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David P Bangtson's avatar

Just an outstanding post today.

Clint Collide's avatar

Why thank you, David. I appreciate you and your kind words. Cheers!

Dr Ray Lightbown's avatar

I like the way you distinguish between competing and counter-programming. You feature images from the bodybuilding mags which were finding ways to produce "softcore' material to gays under the radar. You include it as part of your presentation of artistic and photographic merit. A reframing.

Clint Collide's avatar

Thanks, Uncle Ray! I guess we’ve been counterprogramming in one form or another since the beginning of time.

Dr Ray Lightbown's avatar

The other day someone, with whom I was speaking about my views on the troubles in the world, said in shock "You are an anarchist. I knew that you were more left wing than I am. I am moderate right."

He is wrong, if he sees me as cloaked with a bomb under my arm. I am subversive, maybe, certainly critical and disappointed that the world does not adhere to my romantic idealism. I do not come out fighting. I may occasionally use psychological judo throws to undermine their security so that they reframe or re-evaluate.

From a US perspective, I am certainly way out on the anti-authoritarian far left. I am the red under the bed, gentle, charming, seductive (intellectually not erotically).

Clint Collide's avatar

Keep rocking the boat, dear one. Your politics are pretty close to my own, methinks. I need to learn some of your judo. It’s way more elegant that my back-alley fighting moves. :-p

sixes's avatar

Thanks Clint, Keanu and River. 🐧❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🤎🖤🌈🏳‍🌈🥁🎸🎵🛏 This scene re-popularized Bella Ciao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ao4FEaDGhQ RT 03:07 Luke Rainieri and the word ciao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAsNO9eXLgM RT 07:13 🛏🎵🎸🥁🏳‍🌈🌈🖤🤎🤍💜💙💚💛🧡❤🐧

Clint Collide's avatar

Gracias, Steve…for the song and history lesson! :-*

Doug Thompson's avatar

Cheers Sixes

Doug Thompson's avatar

Well Clint, how I would, if I could sprinkle fairy dust around your Collide Press path. But I can't. I can only comment from afar. I can like your posts and when I can, donate some cash. What I won't ever do is show you any disrespect even when I can't see where, or why your heading. Cheers DougT 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Clint Collide's avatar

Thank you, dear Doug! You’re a friend indeed. As for where/why I’m heading, just trying do a little raindance to offset the dry month that was January here. You do plenty…I appreciate all your fairy dust. Cheers!