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   [Date]: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 10:20:25 +0100
   [From]: "die.tipse" <die.tipse@snafu.de>
     [To]: Cultural Exchange via Internet <forum1@hkw.kbx.de>
[Subject]: Re: [forum1] Censorship

hai worldcitizens,

referring the discussion about art censorship, i wanted to remark the special level berlin has reached within the years.

the unspoken and ignoring behaviour of our former politicians - the conservatives - about our reunion evoke an
explosive atmosphere within the streets. a lot of artists and newabies fullfilled exhibitions and performances on
selfmanagement. the government was not able to censor anything because they were not involved or had no clue if
this is dangerous for the system or not. normally, germany has this special kind of control addiction. it didnt
work here for a longer time!

the more the government tried to censor any event or organization, not only 100 ppl demonstrated against, no, half
of the city did it and throw the popular <pflastersein>.

since that time, there are 100 of more or less big gallaries in the town with exhibitions sometimes beyond control
- even now! our government now concentrated on the manipulating crowd of the usual working society to fixe them on
the 2 dimensional way all kapitalistic systems are based on.

the artificial climat in berlin spread over to all other institutions, architecture, shops, bars etc. that also
means, that the art becomes understandable for nearly everybody. on one hand i m happy to see also ordinary ppl
consuming art and trying to envolve themselves. on the other hand that makes the art content more flat and low.
its some sort of abusing art for entertainment - on the same route its no longer a political speech - its only
just for fun than.

art will eat itself - therefore its no longer necessary to censor anything! art censorship is unprofessional
schikane of unexperienced politicians.

another censor-similar strategy of our government is based on our drug-politics. nearly everybody who is on the
criticism side, i. e. artists, writer, interlectuals has more or less contact with soft drugs. instead of the
legalization which had to be since a longer time - the government leaves the ppl with a tolerance level which is
based on apperance of the user and the police-file. persons who are system friendly have more chance to have no
trouble.

that makes a lot of ppl feel guilty all the day! this feeling stole a lot of word power, a lot of subcultural
energy and made a big crowd very loudless and shy.

this is in my opinion a very subtle kind of censorship which is much harder to discuss and fight against than an
explicit art censoring.

free mind - free people?

love
die.tipse