Submitted by Mark Thistel (not verified) on February 22, 2008 - 12:40am.
To Jack, thanks for your different perspective. I too think this is an exciting development for Marc, and I hope and trust that he will make the most of it. Unfortunately for the rest of us, the story's not so simple. I am not ready to cede the battlefield to those who so obviously think that neither your opinion nor mine (nor the 300 admirable folks who showed up last night) matters. Marc Steiner's show is but one issue here. What about all the other reasons I choose (still) to tune in every day? There is nothing weird about continuing to fight for a valuable public resource that has been coopted by commercial interests and commercial thinking. This is especially true if, as is the case with I'm sure the vast majority of us contributing to this discussion, we have put our money where our mouth is in the past. I still think I own a piece of that station, albeit a small one, and I'm going to push for the recovery of that asset. You should too. These people are wealthy and have better things to do with their time, so keep making them feel uncomfortable and see what happens.
I wish Marc the best but I'm going to continue to believe we should hold onto our money, bug the underwriters, and generally make life unpleasant for those who are responsible for taking this radio station away from those who have contributed to it. Nope, nothing weird there.
To Jack, thanks for your
To Jack, thanks for your different perspective. I too think this is an exciting development for Marc, and I hope and trust that he will make the most of it. Unfortunately for the rest of us, the story's not so simple. I am not ready to cede the battlefield to those who so obviously think that neither your opinion nor mine (nor the 300 admirable folks who showed up last night) matters. Marc Steiner's show is but one issue here. What about all the other reasons I choose (still) to tune in every day? There is nothing weird about continuing to fight for a valuable public resource that has been coopted by commercial interests and commercial thinking. This is especially true if, as is the case with I'm sure the vast majority of us contributing to this discussion, we have put our money where our mouth is in the past. I still think I own a piece of that station, albeit a small one, and I'm going to push for the recovery of that asset. You should too. These people are wealthy and have better things to do with their time, so keep making them feel uncomfortable and see what happens.
I wish Marc the best but I'm going to continue to believe we should hold onto our money, bug the underwriters, and generally make life unpleasant for those who are responsible for taking this radio station away from those who have contributed to it. Nope, nothing weird there.
Mark Thistel