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Subject: Re: Here's some Shock for all of You: It's Art!

Author: Keith Evans

Date: 18:44:35 04/03/03

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On April 03, 2003 at 20:39:52, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On April 03, 2003 at 18:57:00, Keith Evans wrote:
>
>>On April 03, 2003 at 18:20:24, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>
>>>On April 03, 2003 at 18:02:09, Keith Evans wrote:
>>>
>>>>On April 03, 2003 at 17:09:25, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On April 03, 2003 at 11:45:05, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On April 03, 2003 at 05:58:58, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On April 02, 2003 at 10:59:37, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On April 02, 2003 at 09:04:53, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>You should really learn that CCC is not the forum to debate about the Iraq war.
>>>>>>>>>The topic here was the peace propaganda Bruce and other Americans have got.
>>>>>>>>>Understood? Now that might be boring for you but that gives you no right to
>>>>>>>>>attack me now for a change. You are anonymously here. I never read anything
>>>>>>>>>about CC from you. Go to CTF and try to male your case there and then we'll see
>>>>>>>>>if you can stand the heat. Here such posts are OFF TOPIC.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Peace propaganda?  Excuse me?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Yes, I know that you are smart. But you are not yet experienced enough. As I
>>>>>>>said in a different message there's a whole art in EUROPE
>>>>>>>with such political propaganda if you want. Either you change a picture by
>>>>>>>adding a telling feature or you add a sub line with a well known saying. And the
>>>>>>>two together then make the dynamite for thinking.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This has nothing, nothing, nothing, to do with a personal attack against you,
>>>>>>>Americans or any kind of real persons. It is a form of provokation. Andy Warhol
>>>>>>>BTW used it as an American in his art.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>All what you could do is talking about good art or bad art. But you can't start
>>>>>>>to forbid thoughts or art!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Know what I mean?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I tell you something and also to all the supporters of your position and also to
>>>>>>>Bob:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>You all will be very sorry soon when you realise that Chrilly a good collegue of
>>>>>>>yours took you all for a ride. But I fear he couldn't expect the reaction of
>>>>>>>unexperienced experts. Art! Art! Art!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Or is art forbidden if it's against war?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Yes, that would please certaqin Americans who also hid  Picasso's masterpiece
>>>>>>>Guernica!!!! That is the democracy we all dreamed of!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Chrilly's little postcards are to be seen in that tradition, Bruce & all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Sigh.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Rolf
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>bruce
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Here's some art for you:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Fuck you.
>>>>>
>>>>>This is a personal insult and not art. You are confusing the two. Sorry for
>>>>>making you upset. But your reaction was wrong when you semi-published a personal
>>>>>email and discussed the content with all kind of people. I hadn't expected that
>>>>>from you. You had really style in the past.
>>>>>
>>>>>But I won't provoke you further because I read that you are even responsible for
>>>>>these dead American soldiers...
>>>>>
>>>>>May you find back your peace of mind, Bruce.
>>>>>
>>>>>Best,
>>>>>Rolf
>>>>
>>>>You are being disingenuous. You are not sorry. You said you would not cause
>>>>further provocation, and then you do just that.
>>>>
>>>>Here are a couple of "artistic" exercises which you should perform, and then
>>>>report back.
>>>>
>>>>Go to Thailand. Get a picture of the King. Go to a crowded area. Put said
>>>>picture on the ground. Stomp on it with your feet, and then light it on fire.
>>>>
>>>>If that goes well then I'm sure that you could come up with some other exercises
>>>>which you could perform in a mosque somewhere in the holy land.
>>>>
>>>>If you come back alive, then we'll all apologize and agree that Chrilly is a
>>>>great artist. If you don't come back alive then we'll agree that such acts are
>>>>indeed immensely insulting and should not be done. And yes I include what
>>>>Chrilly did in this latter category.
>>>>
>>>>Good Luck,
>>>>Keith
>>>
>>>
>>>You invent a fine scenario but you missed the main point. Dr. Donninger didn't
>>>go into public with his action. He sent pivate emails. It was Bruce who brought
>>>it into public. This however is a mean action. Beyond that this war itself is
>>>illegal and inhuman.
>>
>>The were unsolicited emails. Bruce is under no obligation to keep them private.
>>It's strange that you want to blame the victim here. There is no implied
>>contract of privacy. In fact Bruce is doing a public service by keeping people
>>informed about these insulting acts. Some people may decide against buying
>>products like Brutus in the future now that they know about this.
>>
>>And why is it not OK to insult Americans publically, but it's OK to do it via
>>email? The fact is that he took the time to target this specifically at
>>Americans.
>>
>>America is at the very least a land, a government, and a people. If you want to
>>take issue with our government then do that.
>
>
>This time you argue way better. But please tell me why Bruce is a victim. The
>dead soldiers are victims, more so the Iraqi civilians. BTW killed by USA troops
>Bruce is supporting. Why couldn't it be sensible to attack Bruce for this
>support? With the killed civilians in mind. I hope you see that Bruce is a
>supporter. So why dealing with your administration? This is left to your people.
>Dr. Donninger dealt with a friend of the programmer group. "Fine" reaction to go
>into public with it from Bruce's side. Sure. USA begins an illegal war against
>the declared will of the UN. But Bruce and you too complains about these private
>emails. That is hilarious. If it were not so sad.
>
>Let's see if you can further improve your arguments.

Bruce basically received a veiled death threat. (English isn't your native
language, so you may not have realized this.) As a result he's not going to
travel to Graz. Explain how this helped the Iraqi citizens.



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