virus: Tobacco meme's...

Eric Boyd (6ceb3@qlink.queensu.ca)
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 16:46:42 -0500


Sorry Tony;

I lost your post and my reply in the crash, but I'll do my best to
remember it here...

You said something about the important thing in the killing being to
*make*sure* people know *why* that particular person was killed

I agree. You *must* get that meme out there. The killer cannot count
on the media to spread his/her message. Notes should be left at the
scene of the crime. The criminal should turn him/herself in on the
condition that their message be put to press. *everything* should be
sacrificed to get the "revenge", "tobacco company bad" meme out.
Otherwise, the murder has no *value*, and is just another senseless
killing.

Tony (paraphrase):
> the meme I want to spread is "they were killed for lying for the
> tobacco plc.

But, all that aside, I still think you are directing your attention to
the wrong place. Killing for *lies* is just much to strong a
punsihment. You will stir up sympathy for the tobacco company... ("man,
he was just doing his *job*. He didn't deserve to die for just trying
to sell cigs!") By far the better way to go is something like Eva just
described. Use memes. Culture Jam.

http://www.adbusters.org/main.html

ERiC

and there was one more lost message too, but I forget what it was...