Post by roddy on Nov 16, 2004 15:52:54 GMT
A BATTLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS
News Flash: Apparently, normally mundane activities such as worshipping Rudolph Hess can be made more appealing if supported by a few badly played power chords.
In September 2004 a fascist record label in the United States claimed to be producing 100,000 CD samplers of 'white power music' for concentrated distribution throughout disaffected white communities across America - from coast to coast, in every state. These CDs are to be handed out in middle schools, high schools, university campuses, shopping malls, sporting events, mainstream concerts, parties, and via direct-mail schemes.
Although the concept of grown men skulking around schoolyards is disturbing enough on its own, the express aim of the propaganda drop is to lure white youth 'between the ages of 13-19' into the fascist movement. They have a name for their initiative: 'Project Schoolyard USA'. According to their own estimate, 20,000 CDs have already been pressed and shipped, while an additional 20,000 are reportedly on the way. As expected (and eagerly anticipated by the fascists), the hysterical media and liberal lobby machines have gone into overdrive hyping the situation, inadvertently adding fuel to the fire. The negative yet newsworthy representation of 'skinheads' is on the upswing again.
Fact is, these fascists aren't proper skinheads at all. They exhibit no lineage to the traditional merits of true skinhead culture, one that is rooted in working class pride and ethics that vehemently reject prejudice. Anti-fascists commonly refer to the fascist variety of the shaven crop as 'boneheads'. They've got nothing on real skinheads and hardcore kids of the street. Ultimately, they are the enemy of anyone who cares about the welfare of their scene and broader community.
To this effect, Insurgence has set up its own project to combat the influence of their opportunistic bullshit: Project Boneyard USA. The aim is to counter the cancerous quick-fix ideas and selfish motives of these sideshow hucksters. We're motivated to take action here, not simply because they sully the name of real skinheads in their bid for mainstream acceptance, but because they push their empty-headed propaganda on disenfranchised white kids. This social group is OUR natural constituency - not theirs.
We call on real skinheads and anti-fascists everywhere to remind these chumps where their place is. In the dustbin of history!
To help mount a counter-campaign in the same areas they are targeting for manipulation, we are offering a free music sampler of 16 tracks, available electronically (Preview the sampler on the Radio.Blog on our front page). Download the relevant materials below and follow the quick and easy instructions to run off copies, all from the convenience of your home! We encourage fans of real street music, concerned individuals and groups in the United States to produce stacks of our sampler to disseminate across the country.
In order to make a serious impact, the project relies solely on street-level promotion. That's where YOU come in! The success of this project will depend on the sheer QUANTITY of CDs we can get into circulation. We need your burning ambition to make this a significant campaign. We need to top the output of the opposition and show them that the kids on the street can think and act for themselves. Send the boneheads and their low-rent racket packing with Project Boneyard USA!
For free downloads,music and artwork,go to;
www.insurgence.net/
News Flash: Apparently, normally mundane activities such as worshipping Rudolph Hess can be made more appealing if supported by a few badly played power chords.
In September 2004 a fascist record label in the United States claimed to be producing 100,000 CD samplers of 'white power music' for concentrated distribution throughout disaffected white communities across America - from coast to coast, in every state. These CDs are to be handed out in middle schools, high schools, university campuses, shopping malls, sporting events, mainstream concerts, parties, and via direct-mail schemes.
Although the concept of grown men skulking around schoolyards is disturbing enough on its own, the express aim of the propaganda drop is to lure white youth 'between the ages of 13-19' into the fascist movement. They have a name for their initiative: 'Project Schoolyard USA'. According to their own estimate, 20,000 CDs have already been pressed and shipped, while an additional 20,000 are reportedly on the way. As expected (and eagerly anticipated by the fascists), the hysterical media and liberal lobby machines have gone into overdrive hyping the situation, inadvertently adding fuel to the fire. The negative yet newsworthy representation of 'skinheads' is on the upswing again.
Fact is, these fascists aren't proper skinheads at all. They exhibit no lineage to the traditional merits of true skinhead culture, one that is rooted in working class pride and ethics that vehemently reject prejudice. Anti-fascists commonly refer to the fascist variety of the shaven crop as 'boneheads'. They've got nothing on real skinheads and hardcore kids of the street. Ultimately, they are the enemy of anyone who cares about the welfare of their scene and broader community.
To this effect, Insurgence has set up its own project to combat the influence of their opportunistic bullshit: Project Boneyard USA. The aim is to counter the cancerous quick-fix ideas and selfish motives of these sideshow hucksters. We're motivated to take action here, not simply because they sully the name of real skinheads in their bid for mainstream acceptance, but because they push their empty-headed propaganda on disenfranchised white kids. This social group is OUR natural constituency - not theirs.
We call on real skinheads and anti-fascists everywhere to remind these chumps where their place is. In the dustbin of history!
To help mount a counter-campaign in the same areas they are targeting for manipulation, we are offering a free music sampler of 16 tracks, available electronically (Preview the sampler on the Radio.Blog on our front page). Download the relevant materials below and follow the quick and easy instructions to run off copies, all from the convenience of your home! We encourage fans of real street music, concerned individuals and groups in the United States to produce stacks of our sampler to disseminate across the country.
In order to make a serious impact, the project relies solely on street-level promotion. That's where YOU come in! The success of this project will depend on the sheer QUANTITY of CDs we can get into circulation. We need your burning ambition to make this a significant campaign. We need to top the output of the opposition and show them that the kids on the street can think and act for themselves. Send the boneheads and their low-rent racket packing with Project Boneyard USA!
For free downloads,music and artwork,go to;
www.insurgence.net/
