anti-BlackMetalism

[prozak at anus.com]

> What an ill-advised strategy, now it will appear as if this anachronistic
> genre has got an actual subversive potential.

Oh, I see - you're not a thinker, you're just one of those people who 
takes a fashionable stand against "the past" as if that solves 
something.

Things from the past - the ancient Indian empire, the ancient 
European ones, and the ancient Asian ones - did not share many of the 
problems of the current time.

But we've got "better technology"

> 
> > Malaysian state bans 'black metal' music
> > August 3, 2001 Posted: 9:13 AM EDT (1313 GMT)
> >  
> > KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysian state is to officially declare
> > a form of heavy-metal music forbidden, or "haram," for Muslims.
> > 
> > Southwestern Negri Sembilan state is making the move to support this
> > week's decision by the country's Islamic leaders to outlaw "black
> > metal" because of its impact on youth.
> > 
> > "We will gazette (the decision) as a fatwa (Islamic edict)," Negri
> > Sembilan Chief Minister Mohamed Isa Abdul Samad Mohamed told
> > reporters. 
> > 
> > Earlier this month officials said they discovered that a cult, based
> > on heavy-metal music, was promoting anti-social behavior and
> > occultism among youth in some northern states.
> > 
> > Religious leaders said they found "Satanic" objects -- necklaces of
> > skulls and references to animal sacrifices in amateur "fanzines"
> > devoted to what is labeled black metal.
> > 
> > Authorities said this week that all foreign rock groups planning to
> > perform in the country would have to submit a concert video for
> > approval. 
> > 
> > The heavy-metal crackdown comes as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
> > defends a ban on political gatherings and police confirm four more
> > opposition figures have been arrested under harsh internal security
> > laws. 
> > 
> > The Malaysian Human Rights Commission has issued a report calling the
> > ban a needless curb on freedom of expression and urged the Malaysian
> > leader to overhaul laws on political gatherings.
> > 
> > The ban, imposed by police on security grounds, has hit opposition
> > parties that gained ground against Mahathir in the 1999 general
> > elections. Human rights groups say it is aimed at stifling dissent
> > against Mahathir's 20-year rule.
> > 
> > Fundamentalists have emerged as the most potent challenger to
> > Mahathir's ruling United Malays National Organization. Both compete
> > for votes among Malay Muslims, the predominant ethnic group in this
> > Southeast Asian nation of 23 million people.
> > 
> > The arrests marked the first time that the Internal Security Act,
> > which allows for detention without trial, has been wielded against
> > the Islamic party in many years.
> > 
> > The country's human rights group, appointed by the government
> > following intense criticism of the sacking and jailing of former
> > deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim in 1998, has urged an end to the
> > permit requirements.
> > 
> > Malaysians are increasingly demanding civil and political liberties
> > and it is "imperative for the government to respond to the changing
> > political climate," their report said.
> > 
> > It urged police to show restraint in dispersing rallies, saying there
> > had been numerous complaints of people being assaulted and fired at
> > with chemically laced water.
> > 
> > But their recommendations are not likely to go far as the commission
> > has no enforcement powers and acts only in an advisory capacity.
> > 
> > Mahathir, who has put a priority on political stability and rapid
> > economic development during his long rule, said Friday he would not
> > allow Malaysia to be ruined at the expense of absolute freedom of
> > speech. 
> > 
> > The size of protests has fallen hugely from the tens of thousands of
> > people who took to the streets
> > in 1998 after Anwar, the heir-apparent, was sacked and jailed amid
> > disputes with Mahathir over
> > how to handle the Asian economic crisis.
> > 
> > Anwar has been sentenced to prison terms totaling 15 years for
> > corruption and sodomy. He claims he was framed in a conspiracy to
> > prevent him from challenging Mahathir for power. The government
> > denies it. 
> > 
> > http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/08/03/malaysia.ban/ind
> > ex.html
> 
> 
> 

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