Comments for http://bryanfarrell.com Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:58:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Television’s Greatest Indictment of Power, Politics and Capitalism by Jason http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/68#comment-75 Jason Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:34:21 +0000 http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/68#comment-75 Wow, I thought I was going to shit myself when I read the part where he says that Obama's unable to "address the fact that we’re a money-obsessed oligarchy and not a democracy." You're right, nobody in the mainstream entertainment world says things anything like that -- how very un-Liberal of him! He, he. I've only seen about half of one episode of The Wire, so it looks like I'm going to have to give it a second chance. Thanks! Wow, I thought I was going to shit myself when I read the part where he says that Obama’s unable to “address the fact that we’re a money-obsessed oligarchy and not a democracy.” You’re right, nobody in the mainstream entertainment world says things anything like that — how very un-Liberal of him! He, he.

I’ve only seen about half of one episode of The Wire, so it looks like I’m going to have to give it a second chance. Thanks!

]]> Comment on What It Really Means To Be Anti-War by Sarah http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/63#comment-37 Sarah Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:36:40 +0000 http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/63#comment-37 Hey Bryan! I didn't know you had a blog, but at Kairos tonight we heard both that you were sick and (which you never mentioned...) that you have an entire website for your writing! I really like this entry in particular. We actually discussed the "Hitler" argument for just war tonight, by way of Gandhi's open letter to Hitler appealing to his humanity and urging non-violent response to threats to his fatherland. I had no idea he wrote such a letter, but the fact that he did shows that Gandhi actually engaged with the issue first-hand without treating it as an anomaly (as some non-violence thinkers tend to do today.) I also like the response I heard once to the "hitler issue": in a truly non-violent nation-- morally, spiritually, physically, socially non-violent, with enough people willing to suffer for their non-violence-- the situation could never have progressed to the point where war was the only solution. It would have been impossible. when you try to imagine, it's pretty inspiring, but also terrifying. You should email me when you finish that tobacco piece... or even in-progress if you want. I'd like to read it. -Sarah Hey Bryan! I didn’t know you had a blog, but at Kairos tonight we heard both that you were sick and (which you never mentioned…) that you have an entire website for your writing! I really like this entry in particular. We actually discussed the “Hitler” argument for just war tonight, by way of Gandhi’s open letter to Hitler appealing to his humanity and urging non-violent response to threats to his fatherland. I had no idea he wrote such a letter, but the fact that he did shows that Gandhi actually engaged with the issue first-hand without treating it as an anomaly (as some non-violence thinkers tend to do today.)

I also like the response I heard once to the “hitler issue”: in a truly non-violent nation– morally, spiritually, physically, socially non-violent, with enough people willing to suffer for their non-violence– the situation could never have progressed to the point where war was the only solution. It would have been impossible. when you try to imagine, it’s pretty inspiring, but also terrifying.

You should email me when you finish that tobacco piece… or even in-progress if you want. I’d like to read it.

-Sarah

]]> Comment on Exploiting Activism by E.S.M. http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/42#comment-25 E.S.M. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:59:31 +0000 http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/42#comment-25 Proud to be rockin' this moment in history with you, and the rest of our crew. It's an honor to share space and time, brother. In Solidarity, Ed. Proud to be rockin’ this moment in history with you, and the rest of our crew. It’s an honor to share space and time, brother.

In Solidarity, Ed.

]]> Comment on The People’s Voice by Lisa Ferber http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/58#comment-21 Lisa Ferber Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:15:35 +0000 http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/58#comment-21 Thanks, B! Thanks, B!

]]> Comment on Exploiting Activism by clare grady http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/42#comment-10 clare grady Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:48:52 +0000 http://bryanfarrell.com/archives/42#comment-10 simply, thank you well done and well said blessings, clare simply, thank you
well done and well said
blessings, clare

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