Murders against Manufactured Consent

Murders against Manufactured Consent

Ravens and Crows are intelligent birds that have significance in a variety of cultures associated with gods; sometimes as a god, trickster lore, creation myths and the quest of knowledge. These corvids can provide be an architype or a symbol to help resist falling prey to manufactured consent, doing things your way and turning the system against itself.

In Viking mythology ravens flew around the world to collect information and act as messengers for Odin the all-father who sometimes would shape shift into a raven. His ravens were called thought and memory. In the Pacific Northwest Native Peoples lore Raven the God freed humans and then using his charm to enchant Eagle’s daughter stole fire, the sun and the moon so that people would have light. There are many stories about ravens and crows a rich lore of fantasy, myth and reality. In reality ravens and crow are two of the few animals who have found success with the rise of man learning to live among us, they are intelligent and self-aware.

To me this is symbolic to the cause of protecting our access to information. Working together like a murder of crows/ravens we can gather our resources, share information, and in some cases do it ourselves.

The jacket is surplus army camouflage in woodland pattern, with patches of a raven skull and silhouette printed with block print and ink. The lettering is hand painted.  The message is to think critically, gather knowledge and act but remember you do not have to act alone; Join the Murder.

James (Jim D.) Davidson



Question 1. How do you know when your consent is being "manufactured", how would you measure that. 

Question 2. Can you live in this world without getting and giving at least some "consent" that is being manufactured for you?