Words are such wondrous things. Lately i've been drawn to odd words that are not used commonly but have such rich meanings. The one i chose this week is one i wish i had learned many years ago.
Agnotology--Culturally constructed ignorance, purposefully created by special interest groups working hard to create confusion and suppress the truth.
Why do so many of us around the world fall for this? Have any of your friends let politics trump friendship?
Instead of spreading ignorance, spreading peace through multimedia presentations enables friendship and trust in a manner all of us can understand.
A friend sent me a link to this website earlier in the week called Playing for Change. It was created to spread peace through a connection with music. i've sent this out to everyone already in an e-mail but decided it was important enough to do a repeat.
Mark Johnson, the sites founder, says:
"The act of playing music with people of different cultures, religions, economics and politics is a powerful statement. It shows that we can find ways of working together and sharing our experiences with one another in a positive way. Music has the power to break down the walls between cultures, to raise the level of human understanding."
Listen to the music there and tell me it doesn't make you feel good. Tell me you don't appreciate those people around the world working together.
http://www.youtube.com/user/PlayingForChange
Every once in awhile i post music i'm listening to:
Here are a few links to some different sorts.
Jon Hassell does a kind of visionary music he calls Fourth World this is for you Mark
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=244255708
Breathing Aether....rock and roll...this was a random find...but fun!
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=49488739
Franz Ferdinand if you like to dance around the house their new album is great.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=8712457
Department of Eagles does disorienting music...interesting and varied
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=69036797
There are two songs here i like from the Harmony in My Head Festival....Sleep and Musee Mechanique
i don't like Alone.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=320107433
Also Karina Denike who i think is the singer above has another song Polka Dot
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=49526696
Share what you are listening to with us here in the comments!
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