A Corporation Carol
Ickle Iz has been feeling doozy, dopy and wheezy. The scaly throat is getting lumpier and grumpier. So instead of lurking in Downtown Dursleyville, Iz will be returning to the lair for snoozies.
But it is hard to know - is it just the remnants of that evil elephant bug that Iz got many moons ago or is the Izzie green cells reeling in shock and amazement from two and one half hours of the absolute ultimate in horror movies? Never mind "The Village" If you really want to be scared shitless - The Corporation is the thing to see. But why take the Izzie's word for it - go and take a sneak peek
It was just one giggle, groan or grump after another. So so many of the Izzie idols like Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Jeremy Rifkin, Vananda Shiva, Mr 'Interface' Anderson and even the ever so evil Mr Moore. They even had that git with glasses that Iz hates even more than John Howard. He is even nastier, meaner and pettier - the one and only 'Herald of Free Enterprise' Milton Friedman.
Izzie was in fits of hysterical laughter when she seen a certain Canadian Minister of Trade sipping chardonnay and nibbling canapes. This was a smarmy flaxen haired creature with a mousie little face and the most likely name of Pierre Pettigrew! Just say it isn't true.
Iz was then revolted and disgusted by the sad saga of the grumpy Monsanto cows of Florida and the interesting fate that awaited the FOX Investigators who were on their trail.
Then the most entertaining episode about the latest trends in product placement.
Then there was Vananda Shiva. She is an activist against the big grain companies and their insidious Terminator seeds and other attempts to turn nature's abundance into patented private property.
Iz knew about those evil schemes to patent Basmati rice but was shocked and disgusted that the litigious bastards had tried to snatch the Neem tree. Vananda Shiva and her evil green friends were not going to have a bar of that sort of shit so they not only challenged this outrageous sneaking thievery of cultural intellectual property but they also won.
But the highlight of the day for the Iz. An old friend of the Iz is a great fan of Michael Moore and used to drool about his television shows. She mentioned one single incident and that alone was enough to make the Iz an instant convert without EVER having even seen the thing.
And today - Iz finally got to see it - The wonderful occasion of Mr Moore being the nice guy and celebrating the season of joy and good will to all good corporate citizens by bringing his choir to sing Christmas Carols for the nice folks at the headquarters of Philip Morris. Iz nearly had tears in her eyes. GET THOSE BASTARDS!
At the end of the movie they had loads of links and every now and again a little sign would say 'This space available' This is one link that the Izzie loved. If you can't beat them, join them!
How is ®TMark defined, in legal terms?
®TMark is a brokerage that benefits from "limited liability" just like any other corporation; using this principle, ®TMark supports the sabotage (informative alteration) of corporate products, from dolls and children's learning tools to electronic action games, by channelling funds from investors to workers for specific projects grouped into "mutual funds."
So ®TMark is just a corporation?
®TMark is indeed just a corporation, and benefits from corporate protections, but unlike other corporations, its "bottom line" is to improve culture, rather than its own pocketbook; it seeks cultural profit, not financial.
Say that again?
Just as ordinary corporations are solely and entirely machines to increase their shareholders' wealth (often to the detriment of culture and life) so ®TMark is a machine to improve its shareholders' culture and life (sometimes to the detriment of corporate wealth).
Basically along with links to Adbusters and Vananda Shiva's stuff, this film deals with all Izzie's absolute favorite issues. Just the perfect source of inspiration for that silly business ethics essay. Also a source of inspiration for all those interested in the struggle against the Litigious Bastards in all shapes or forms.
Izzie is still wondering why King George hasn't yet got around to nuking those pesky uppity muckracking Canadians? Commie pinkie subversives - the damned lot of them (except maybe for Pierre Pettigrew)
But it is hard to know - is it just the remnants of that evil elephant bug that Iz got many moons ago or is the Izzie green cells reeling in shock and amazement from two and one half hours of the absolute ultimate in horror movies? Never mind "The Village" If you really want to be scared shitless - The Corporation is the thing to see. But why take the Izzie's word for it - go and take a sneak peek
It was just one giggle, groan or grump after another. So so many of the Izzie idols like Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Jeremy Rifkin, Vananda Shiva, Mr 'Interface' Anderson and even the ever so evil Mr Moore. They even had that git with glasses that Iz hates even more than John Howard. He is even nastier, meaner and pettier - the one and only 'Herald of Free Enterprise' Milton Friedman.
Izzie was in fits of hysterical laughter when she seen a certain Canadian Minister of Trade sipping chardonnay and nibbling canapes. This was a smarmy flaxen haired creature with a mousie little face and the most likely name of Pierre Pettigrew! Just say it isn't true.
Iz was then revolted and disgusted by the sad saga of the grumpy Monsanto cows of Florida and the interesting fate that awaited the FOX Investigators who were on their trail.
Then the most entertaining episode about the latest trends in product placement.
Then there was Vananda Shiva. She is an activist against the big grain companies and their insidious Terminator seeds and other attempts to turn nature's abundance into patented private property.
Iz knew about those evil schemes to patent Basmati rice but was shocked and disgusted that the litigious bastards had tried to snatch the Neem tree. Vananda Shiva and her evil green friends were not going to have a bar of that sort of shit so they not only challenged this outrageous sneaking thievery of cultural intellectual property but they also won.
But the highlight of the day for the Iz. An old friend of the Iz is a great fan of Michael Moore and used to drool about his television shows. She mentioned one single incident and that alone was enough to make the Iz an instant convert without EVER having even seen the thing.
And today - Iz finally got to see it - The wonderful occasion of Mr Moore being the nice guy and celebrating the season of joy and good will to all good corporate citizens by bringing his choir to sing Christmas Carols for the nice folks at the headquarters of Philip Morris. Iz nearly had tears in her eyes. GET THOSE BASTARDS!
At the end of the movie they had loads of links and every now and again a little sign would say 'This space available' This is one link that the Izzie loved. If you can't beat them, join them!
How is ®TMark defined, in legal terms?
®TMark is a brokerage that benefits from "limited liability" just like any other corporation; using this principle, ®TMark supports the sabotage (informative alteration) of corporate products, from dolls and children's learning tools to electronic action games, by channelling funds from investors to workers for specific projects grouped into "mutual funds."
So ®TMark is just a corporation?
®TMark is indeed just a corporation, and benefits from corporate protections, but unlike other corporations, its "bottom line" is to improve culture, rather than its own pocketbook; it seeks cultural profit, not financial.
Say that again?
Just as ordinary corporations are solely and entirely machines to increase their shareholders' wealth (often to the detriment of culture and life) so ®TMark is a machine to improve its shareholders' culture and life (sometimes to the detriment of corporate wealth).
Basically along with links to Adbusters and Vananda Shiva's stuff, this film deals with all Izzie's absolute favorite issues. Just the perfect source of inspiration for that silly business ethics essay. Also a source of inspiration for all those interested in the struggle against the Litigious Bastards in all shapes or forms.
Izzie is still wondering why King George hasn't yet got around to nuking those pesky uppity muckracking Canadians? Commie pinkie subversives - the damned lot of them (except maybe for Pierre Pettigrew)