This movement may appear to be in good faith, but it is totally lost in appearances (Hegelian, that is). All contingent appearances aside, there are creators of the social wealth of society, and there is that small minority that tries to appropriate this social wealth for itself. You can "label" either side however you wish, but the underlying logic still rules the system... there's always contingency and aberration; but a little added contingent "rationality" placed onto an irrational system will never solve anything in the long haul.
With movements circulating like this one, Marx is more relevant than ever.
-Adam P
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> http://lbo-news.com/2010/12/15/music-news-akon’s-no-labels-anthem/
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> Music news: Akon’s No Labels anthem
> Doug Henwood | December 15, 2010 at 1:50 pm
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> Wow, this is some serious crap:
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> Akon's No Labels Anthem.
> http://nolabels.org/thinking-no-labels/akon-song/
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> It only took one conversation with Lisa Borders, one of the founding
> leaders of No Labels, for Akon to immediately understand the meaning of this
> movement’s message. Never give up your label, just put it aside to do
> what’s best for America. With lyrics like “See a man with a blue tie, see a
> man with a red tie; so how about we tie ourselves together and get it done,”
> Akon shares his passion for politicians to put the labels aside so we can
> find practical solutions to our nation’s problems. Akon stayed up all night
> to create this song and now you can listen to it for free and share the song
> to help inspire others to put their labels aside.
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