[A6] A6 in for repair, yay!

[matrix]

Yep, you get all sides of the coin in the US. Check this out http://imdb.com/title/tt0497116/.  It was done by Al Gore who ran for president and actually won the popular vote running agains Bush but lost the election.  

There is also http://imdb.com/title/tt0361596/ done by Michael Moore and American.  So, again you get all sides of the coin in the US.  It's a big country with tons of Europeans, Asians, Hispanics, Africans, etc...  

But yes, big business rules here and it feeds individual freedom by providing jobs and opportunity, but unfortunately sometimes some business do so at the expense of the environment and others.  

One of the biggest issues during the Bush election was drilling in Alaska.  The Democrats were completely against it while the Republicans were for it.  But people had 911 on their minds and Bush won.

cheers,
matrix
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steven Wartofsky 
  To: 'Andromeda UserGroup' 
  Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 9:26 AM
  Subject: Re: [A6] A6 in for repair, yay!


  Moreno,

  Yes, let's not make this a topic of conversation here, but my impression is that there are a small percentage of us here in the US who are outraged our government has basically turned into a rubber stamp for big corporations to make money at the entire planet's expense; and the rest are busy driving giant trucks and SUVs and believe any propaganda they hear that convinces them a wasteful lifestyle is perfectly fine.

  I put myself in the former category; my family owns small, fuel-efficient cars and we drive them into the ground (buying a new vehicle, period, frequently is one of the harshest things you can do as a solo consumer to the environment).  We conserve as much as we can, and recycle as much as we can.  We try to have a use and repair instead of use once then throw away policy.  It's really not that hard.

  But our entire culture and propaganda system encourages massive waste, massive consumption and ignorance, at multiple levels, has done so for over 20 years now.  I don't see that changing radically any time soon.

  Apologies,

  Steve

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Moreno RENGA 
    To: 'Andromeda UserGroup' 
    Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 11:03 AM
    Subject: RE: [A6] A6 in for repair, yay!


    Well, what I'm going to say/ask might sound totally off topic, but it certainly affects you in a way or another and certainly the interaction with your music.

    Do US citizens accept so easily that the US government didn't accept the new international protocol agreements on reducing their emission of harmful gazes to the environment???

    I'm talking about it because it doesn't only concern the US citizens but also myself, living in Europe. Think about it...

     

    Moreno

     

     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: a6-bounces at code404.com [mailto:a6-bounces at code404.com] On Behalf Of Steven Wartofsky
    Sent: jeudi 15 février 2007 06:28
    To: Andromeda UserGroup
    Subject: [A6] A6 in for repair, yay!

     

    Well, a little update on my A6-died saga.  Apparently my synth made it safely to T.S.I. in Paramus, NJ.

     

    That's the good news.

     

    The bad news is that global warming has precipitated a new Ice Age for the entire Northeastern and Midwestern U.S.

     

    So I may never see my synth again, but that's the least of our problems at this point..... <g>

     

    My sympathies for everyone stuck in the blizzard up there, and I hope you all have had a safe and happy Valentine's Day despite the weather.

     

    And I want to thank everyone on the list for your sympathy and attempts to help, it was very heartwarming, and I am now hopeful I may get my instrument back in working condition at some point (perhaps July, when New Jersey has finally started to thaw out....).

     

    Thanks again!

     

    Steve

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