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Big_Stacks

Big_Stacks

"I don't worry about hittin' power, cause I don't give 'em nuttin' to hit."

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  • You can't afford free speech

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    ketan said:
    Broken down well here: 
    http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/15/political-correctness-free-speech-racism-misogyny-university-yale-missouri

    CORE at University of Washington are doing some great work to help transform that school.


    Hey,

    I'd say the missing element here in the debate about political correctness and free speech is empathy.  If we truly mean to encourage a civil society, then we as members of it need to exercise some empathy toward those who are disparaged.  I'm often aghast by people who claim to be 'open-minded', yet they seem incapable of perspective taking when it comes to people who are mistreated.  At a more basic level, to maintain healthy relationships, we need to be able to take the perspective of other individuals to show appropriate sensitivity to their concerns.  It's not about being right or wrong, but it's about showing humanity toward our fellow human beings.  Asking White college students, for instance, not to wear blackface is about showing empathy toward their Black classmates.  I'm shocked that people wish to defend the right to offend their fellow human beings by celebrating the vestiges of our horrific and shameful racial past in the U.S.  I'm equally shocked that individuals who are enrolled in institutions of higher learning, where I should (perhaps naively) expect some degree of greater 'enlightenment' than the general populace, can rationalize displaying such egregious behavior.  It speaks to a greater ill that institutions of higher learning have devolved into these 'credential mills' of sorts, where getting a college degree trumps intellectual development, cultural discovery, evolution to a higher level of consciousness, and broadening of the mind to appreciate varying streams of thought.  More importantly, the fact that political correctness and free speech are posed as a 'debate' is symptomatic of a society that devalues civility while celebrating hedonism and narcissism.  A 'win-at-all-cost' mentality has taken hold that is systematically eroding the very foundations of a truly civil, progressive, creative, and innovative society.  This mindset allows us to tolerate inequality, disparage the downtrodden, and justify our own advantages by blaming others who are less fortunate than we are.  It becomes a self-perpetuating rationalization of our own privileged position, and lets us turn a blind eye to the anomie around us.

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak

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  • Beat Post

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    Hey 'Strutters,

    I was up in the lab today and came up with a joint.  I thought I'd share, so here's the link:


    Enjoy!!!

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak
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  • Soulstrut R.I.P. (1999-2016)

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    Hey Parallax,

    I log on to Soul Strut every single day.  It is still very much a part of my life.  I Soul Strut.

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak
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  • Bored, so bish-bash-boshed out a beat

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    Hey Duder,

    You're new joint is quite nice, really creative.     Here is a new joint I banged out today:


    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak
    para11axDuderonomyBeatnick Deecove

  • POPEYES ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET

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    Hey,

    I don't even think my insides could endure Popeye's food these days.  I'm on some healthy-eating steeze these days, 90 pounds down and counting. 

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak
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  • You. Lately.

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    Hey Raj,

    I have been well, just very busy finishing up mixing and mastering our album.  I'll drop a link in the announcements.  I hope all is well with you and all the 'Strutters.

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak
    JuniorRAJ

  • LPs from START to FINISH?

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    Hey,

    I must add on a few more:

    -"Natural Illusion", "San Francisco", "Oblique", and "Waiting" by Bobby Hutcherson
    -"S/T"-Colours
    -"Weasels Ripped My Flesh"-Mothers of Invention
    -"S/T"-Leroy Hutson
    -"Better Part of Me"-Clifford Coulter
    -"Contact"-Freda Payne
    -"Powerhouse"-Chester Thompson
    -"Infant Eyes"-Doug Carn
    -Something...Anything"-Todd Rundgren
    -"Shades of Blue"-Ted Taylor

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak
    rcwinkly

  • MC Shan Challenges KRS-One To Settle The Bridge Wars Once & For All…With A Battle

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    Why?

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak