i think i'd have taken the cash under the easy argument 'someone will do it and my refusal won't stop the project anyway'...
morals and money
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- KVRAF
- 3266 posts since 22 Sep, 2003 from under the sun
vurt, you are admirable.
i think i'd have taken the cash under the easy argument 'someone will do it and my refusal won't stop the project anyway'...
i think i'd have taken the cash under the easy argument 'someone will do it and my refusal won't stop the project anyway'...
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- addled muppet weed
- Topic Starter
- 111283 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
believe me wopelka it did cross my mind
but a few people here who know me know i sometimes have a hard enough time liking myself as it is
no point giving my hatred more ammunition
but a few people here who know me know i sometimes have a hard enough time liking myself as it is
no point giving my hatred more ammunition
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- addled muppet weed
- Topic Starter
- 111283 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
i heard a similar tale about a buddhist whos reply was something along the lines of "no but my childrens childrens childrens children will finish and then you will thank me"
either way a beautiful story
thanks for your words hassan
either way a beautiful story
thanks for your words hassan
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- something special
- 8627 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Birmingham, Alabama
well vurt, you're the one who has to live with the decision. seems like you're at peace with the decsion you've made and that's the important thing.
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- addled muppet weed
- Topic Starter
- 111283 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
still cant stop thinkin of the fact i could have my korg right now n stuff
but yes gary im at pease with the decision.i would have had a real problem being part of something so destructive even if i know it will be done with or without me
and like i said theres another one in the pipeline for holidays
i aint got no probs with holidays
but yes gary im at pease with the decision.i would have had a real problem being part of something so destructive even if i know it will be done with or without me
and like i said theres another one in the pipeline for holidays
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- KVRian
- 1262 posts since 15 Feb, 2003 from Up the Pennine way
Respect to you
Do whatever makes you happy and dont regret it.
Money makes life easier that's all but it don't guarantee happiness.
fake
Do whatever makes you happy and dont regret it.
Money makes life easier that's all but it don't guarantee happiness.
fake
You cant beat people up then have them say "I love you"
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- KVRAF
- 8700 posts since 9 Jan, 2004 from leroyaumeuni
vurt wrote:
hmmmm right ive been offered a decent amount of cash for a tune,lets just say it would help me out of some debt and make it easier for me for a while,BUT its for something im not sure i agree with
basically a mate works for a maketing comapny and wants me to do a backing track for a presentation video for a leisure complex-not so bad in itsself but the proposed complex would be built on greenbelt land and this is where i have my problem
in my opinion there is plenty of unused industrial plots around the country and this would just end up spoiling more of what little greenery we have in this country
now i know that whether i do it or not it will be done and the cash is a great deal more than i get for stacking shelves
what would you do?
feed your family
My other host is Bruce Forsyth
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- KVRAF
- 4960 posts since 21 Oct, 2003 from UK
Fantastic thread!
I'm glad you didn't go for it - I wouldn't have for the same reasons.
Suleyman summed it up nicely imo.
It's probably CenterParks anyway - they who tore up a massive chunk of Sherwood Forest despite massive national protestations.
Rather than do the track for them, I'd rather go and camp out in protest; just like I did at Sherwood Forest (being a Nottingham lad, the historical significance of Robin Hood's stomping ground and the sheer arrogance of these idiots with money wanting to tear it up was just a bit too much to swallow).
It made not a ha'peth of difference - they built the f**king place anyway, but I'm happy that I at least protested about it rather than got a job on the building site, know what I'm saying?
And we both know the music's more important than the money anyway - other things will come along.
I'm glad you didn't go for it - I wouldn't have for the same reasons.
Suleyman summed it up nicely imo.
It's probably CenterParks anyway - they who tore up a massive chunk of Sherwood Forest despite massive national protestations.
Rather than do the track for them, I'd rather go and camp out in protest; just like I did at Sherwood Forest (being a Nottingham lad, the historical significance of Robin Hood's stomping ground and the sheer arrogance of these idiots with money wanting to tear it up was just a bit too much to swallow).
It made not a ha'peth of difference - they built the f**king place anyway, but I'm happy that I at least protested about it rather than got a job on the building site, know what I'm saying?
And we both know the music's more important than the money anyway - other things will come along.
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- addled muppet weed
- Topic Starter
- 111283 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
glad you of all people agree
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- Boss Lovin' DR
- 14312 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from the grimness of yorkshire
I would have had no problems doing it. I hate the cuntryside and I'd like to see it all concreted over! 
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- addled muppet weed
- Topic Starter
- 111283 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
spaceman wrote:
feed your family
i have a normal job as does my wife that both together pay for food house and other items
ive never seen music as a way of making money so i am not passing up a regular income for the sake of my morals
music is a hobby to me and this way i dont end up killing myself with guilt
snd i am actually serious about that
but i really woulda liked me korg right here n now
ah well i can wait till normal payday
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- KVRAF
- 8700 posts since 9 Jan, 2004 from leroyaumeuni
absolute f**king displaced loyalty bullshit
using a bit of land to build a recreational park is not going to harm nature in any big way, if at all.. driving millions of cars, having gigantic factories pump all sorts of chemicals in the air and distructive forrest cutting in the name of multi-nationals on the other hand, will.
the guy has a family to feed
total nonsense.. you guys have to set your priorities straight, cut the oh-I'm-so-good crap because you're all doing more than your bit to damage nature and you're all doing f**k all to prevent it
"don't do it vurt, think of the lovely trees .. mnanananablahblah" aaaaah get out of here for f**k's sake
using a bit of land to build a recreational park is not going to harm nature in any big way, if at all.. driving millions of cars, having gigantic factories pump all sorts of chemicals in the air and distructive forrest cutting in the name of multi-nationals on the other hand, will.
the guy has a family to feed
total nonsense.. you guys have to set your priorities straight, cut the oh-I'm-so-good crap because you're all doing more than your bit to damage nature and you're all doing f**k all to prevent it
"don't do it vurt, think of the lovely trees .. mnanananablahblah" aaaaah get out of here for f**k's sake
My other host is Bruce Forsyth
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- addled muppet weed
- Topic Starter
- 111283 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
like i said my family get fed
and much more besides
if you had attended the event or seen the photographs you would have seen that i actually have quite a nice life and shit.perhaps if it had been as you seem to imagine the difference between eating and not eating i would have thought differently
and much more besides
if you had attended the event or seen the photographs you would have seen that i actually have quite a nice life and shit.perhaps if it had been as you seem to imagine the difference between eating and not eating i would have thought differently
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- KVRAF
- 3139 posts since 6 Sep, 2002 from United Kingdom & Opinions Will Travel :O)
Not of this planetspaceman wrote:absolute f**king displaced loyalty bullshit
using a bit of land to build a recreational park is not going to harm nature in any big way, if at all.. driving millions of cars, having gigantic factories pump all sorts of chemicals in the air and distructive forrest cutting in the name of multi-nationals on the other hand, will.
the guy has a family to feed
total nonsense.. you guys have to set your priorities straight, cut the oh-I'm-so-good crap because you're all doing more than your bit to damage nature and you're all doing f**k all to prevent it
"don't do it vurt, think of the lovely trees .. mnanananablahblah" aaaaah get out of here for f**k's sake
Best regards,
Spe3d
:O)
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- KVRAF
- 4960 posts since 21 Oct, 2003 from UK
wow, I'm gobsmacked by your stance on that, spaceman.
I guess being a stoner and an ecologist / conservationist / someone who cares for their surroundings don't go so hand-in-hand after all.
I think you're missing the point though.
It's all about self respect.
I wouldn't respect myself if I sold out to a cause I objected to.
Personal morals, see?
And if we all thought the way you seem to, nobody would protest or stand up to these guys and far more shit'd go down on this planet.
We each have to do what we can, where we can, for the sake of our childrens future, however little that may be.
There'll always be contradictions (cars for instance), that's life though, eh? If there was a cleaner, safer way of getting around (and I'm not talking about cycling round the corner) easily available...
I guess being a stoner and an ecologist / conservationist / someone who cares for their surroundings don't go so hand-in-hand after all.
I think you're missing the point though.
It's all about self respect.
I wouldn't respect myself if I sold out to a cause I objected to.
Personal morals, see?
And if we all thought the way you seem to, nobody would protest or stand up to these guys and far more shit'd go down on this planet.
We each have to do what we can, where we can, for the sake of our childrens future, however little that may be.
There'll always be contradictions (cars for instance), that's life though, eh? If there was a cleaner, safer way of getting around (and I'm not talking about cycling round the corner) easily available...