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From: paul@dual.UUCP (Baker)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Noise pollution (flame)
Message-ID: <1148@dual.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 10-Oct-85 16:18:26 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 10 16:18:26 1985
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> > I didn't much care for pop music when I was a teen, and I still don't.
> > I am FED UP with having others musical preferences forced on me.
> 
> Are you suggesting that you want your musical preferences forced on others?
> 
> > * At play *  Around here, all the city owned swimming pools are
> >            equipped with metal horn loudspeakers -- the better to
> >            blare top 40 MOR music with.  The park district people
> >            respond "but most people using the pools like it".
> >            Maybe so, but it is my pool too - I pay taxes to
> >            maintain and operate it.
> 
> Big whoop!  So do the other people that use the pool.  Remember this is a
> democracy, majority rules.  If you don't like it move somewhere else.

So being a democracy (subject for another chain of flames) entitles the
majority to force itself on minorities does it?  Interesting.  I would
also be interested in knowing the democratic process used to decide to
install music playing equipment.  Was it voted for by the pool users do
you think?  Personally, I would recommend the original poster to take
some wirecutters with him to the pool next time.

> > * At home *  My city gov't thinks it's a great idea to allow
> >            the merchants assoc. to hire rock bands to play in
> >            city parking lots -- LOUD, you can hear it over a
> >            mile away.  I don't LIKE being forced out of my home
> >            by city hall.
> 
> It is a great idea.  It gives kids something to do and it keeps them amused.
> And again here, its a democracy.  If you don't like it vote for other
> city leaders.

And again here, I doubt if anyone voted for rock music in city parking
lots.  It is interesting to note that the merchants don't pay bands to
play in their parking lots, I guess that would drive too many customers
away.

It is a great pity the constitution doesn't guarantee a few useful things
like freedom FROM religion and freedom FROM the pursuit of other peoples'
happiness, but then what can you expect from a bunch of slaveowners anyway.

Just so that nobody points their flamethrowers in the wrong direction, please
note that I am not the original poster, who probably has things of his own to
say.  However, I do agree with him.  I also object to loud music from cars
and ghetto blasters.

Paul Wilcox-Baker.