This is one of a series of artwork I’ve been creating.
This piece of artwork is titled “Interface”. Interface is about coexistence of people regardless of ethnicities, languages, religions or nationalities. Interface raises awareness with regard to tolerance and respect to one another in this increasingly small space, as we are becoming a global community.
Interface fundamental part in this fundraising campaign is to integrate and remind us the importance of harmony and solidarity. Minorities or not, we all deserve an equal space. Everyone can help achieve the political and humanitarian engagement of the GfbV campaigns through charitable donations to push the plight of the minorities towards equality.
Putting the “-ism” out! Say no to the KKK if you know what I mean with regard to racism, sexism, so on and so forth.
Rate it and “-ism” out! at http://pitsch.org/pitsch20/index.php?page=pitsch---illu---gallery---detail&image=26
Vote for me yo! I am short-listed for Coke Zero Viral Video Pitch! Here's the link, http://www.bitfilm.de/club/pitch_votelist.php?id=1 The title is "Delivery in 20 seconds" Mojo in a vendor by Chonglai.
Up against the big boys and big budget production studio. And if this goes through, there is this talented dude who wants to remain anonymous I like to thank. And also my mentor who pushes my ideas up till the deadline. You guys know who you are, heartfelt and godspeed. We’ll warred some more battles in time to come, mates.
There was once a cautionary tale told by Coke Zero to generate a so-called user generated content. It was then later exposed to be the same folklores told by the bumper bees’ writers slaving for the MNC. Somehow, the cat is out of the bag and nothing stays the same again when Coke calls for a Viral Video Pitch! Silly me, why do I still take part?
Let's hope the same cautionary tale does not happen with their latest coke zero viral video pitch. Apparently, it seems they are trying to pull it off as a "viral" reserved for the public to come up with an interesting video idea. However, it seems big budget "TVC" production house (in-house perhaps) is involved in the video pitch as well. If they are trying to tap into "viral" using a "TVC", then what's the whole point? Might as well named it Coke Zero "TVC" Pitch. Spare me the jargon.
War and terrorism are often two sides of the same coin. They always pay each other back in the same coin. And they are trying to get us to use their currency.
They always dress up as the goody two-shoes but in truth, they are Siamese twins. They will stir you up with their own beautiful words. And when you are not wary, they will bring bite with double the usual venom. And anywhere with a beautiful garden is bound to have one-two many lurking around.
They don’t speak for our ideology and majority of the moderates. So we like to see them stop fighting and above all, see them French kiss and make up.”
Now a round up on George Bush and Osama. Both are often inferring God against each other. At times, it seems to spiral into a kids-like spat of “my god against yours”. Let’s see who’s god is better than the other?
The latest godly demand is that America drops the whole idea of capitalism and converts to Islam.
The differences here in my opinion lies in the idea of imposition and influence. Anyone ought to be allowed to practice whatever religion pleases him or her. I am sorry I omit the racism, sexism, “class-ism” and lots of “ism” inequalities in between and make a “leap of faith” statement. All religions generally teach us to be good people and do well in general. But I also think that atheist in general shouldn’t be discriminated! But this is totally another issue altogether.
The America demand will be - I want to dominate the world politics and economic as the number one superpower. So please allow me to continue to use your countries as bases for our air forces or naval. If not, I will sanction you in the name of Calvinism! Your country export goods will not be imported! You will not get financial aid from our country! Your country does not have human rights unless you lead our way of life! Listen to us immediately and allow “US” to baptize you in the name of democracy and all’s well end well. And we may even consider selling you our unregulated arms, so you have extra hands in the raping and plundering of different ethnic women. Of different conquered states like Genghis Khan!
Now slowly, but really, we approach the arm issues in America. The sales of firepower to selected nations to neutralize or create an offset of balance of power are anyone guess. The main issue of capitalism is about the manipulation of resources. And if we examine the trade from a resource point of view, Osama’s men are actually involved in capitalist trade! On top of the ransom to free the Korean hostages, of course. I guess these are all rather “uncapitalistic” and “unreligious” only in the face of a higher cause. A hypocrisy popularized by the Americans now has a new face.
What goes around, comes around. And what’s the difference? Tell me, I implode you, I implore you…
I was thinking of writing about the hole in the sky and I reckon lots will be writing in on that as well. So I decide on a sensitive topic that is real and still bothers me.
Personally, this is my two cents worth based on my personal observations during my educational stay in Australia. And this is also the reason I withdrew my application halfway through my permanent residency in Australia after much careful deliberations.
What constitute the Identity of Australia? Should Australia be a cohesive Multicultural society? Or should Australia suspend its identity of being apart of Asia for political-economic sake but wallows in its self-fulfilling prophesy of rejecting an Asian-tic people and its influence (Asianization) citing erosion of OZ’s identity as an explanation? Namely, the National Republicans.
People get deluded into blaming the “Asian” for bottle-necking the demographic of OZ population. They are unaware such tool as a propaganda is one of the easiest way to garner political support for a given group. Through steady blaming and consistently channeled hatred at descriptive characteristics of a given group. It is not uncommon, as we seen first hand how Hitler does it during political rally during his speech to fan emotions for prejudiced support. Common laymen are easily susceptible to stereotyping and attributing behavioral qualities that in truth varies from individual to individual. Such a political strategy is a rather cheap shot that is often lost in the watering down of what constitute “Asian” or “Asian-ness”.
If we adopt the late Edward W. Said’s “Orientalism” and Benedict Anderson’s “Imagined community” perspective, we might even understand better that Asia is “South-east” only relative to enthnocetricism. The master and servants’ servitude continues its new saga from the hypocrisy of US treatment of Indians to the apartheid of South Africa. The trilogy should rightly be so of how the aboriginal are marginalized – they are biased towards unemployment when there the law states equal wages for Australian with an “Aboriginal” tag. So much for an Australian being the new European country allowing colonization and eugenics policy on its own.
The solution I proposed is a system of migration based on meritocracy with two blind eyes cast on racism, sexism, nationalism and ethnicities. The selective criteria is purely based on merits, free from corruptions and does not discriminate an individual based on his or her nationality, sex group, sexuality orientation(s), race(s) and ethnicities. This is a system built to control and “filter” migration. For instance, not everyone is allowed migration as in, preferences are given to those who merits themselves to do so. They are able to contribute with skills or talents of some sort to the overall well being of the country as an individual. They are economically sound and able to finance or invest in business that generate employments and churn out products with export potential. Socially and culturally, they have a given set of values that can contribute to moral health without contradicting the political and social stability of the country.
I wish Australia well and decide not to settle there as a second-class citizen, where the rightful first class Aboriginals Australians are not even first-class citizen. I’ve since decided at a place built on meritocracy and equality (hierarchical status almost minimal) where an individual with talent will shine through sheer hard work. It is not an American dream; it is reality in an Asian country they label as a “Fine City”. And William Gibson rightfully quotes it as “Disneyland with a Death Penalty”. And where William is from, it is likely to be a place where the sentence is past, and they like to hold on to that right.
