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5 comments:
That is an interesting article. Do I take it that they are making a list of liberals to watch like conservative are watching the "enemy"?
The list seems heavy on entertaiment types. I think I'd pay more attention to the good work done by some of the statesmen on the list.
"That is an interesting article. Do I take it that they are making a list of liberals to watch like conservative are watching the "enemy"?"
Those are your words, not mine. I never called them the enemy. You did."
Heh heh. You two are silly. Of course they are the enemy, in a political sense.
The entertainment types are the left wing part of the part, and are taking over. So they are the ones to be watched.
1. "Maybe because much of their "good work" is not considered good work by much of the United States."
They are doing good work by representing the interests of some Americans and giving a vocie to those viewpoints - just as conservative statesmen do good work giving voice to many Americans. I disagree with many conservatives, but I know that they do "good work", working hard with good intentions and represent the viewpoint of many Americans.
2. Political enemies: We have gone down that road too far in this culture. I am guilty of it myself. I have to calm down sometimes and remember that there are different perspectives and different priorities. When I sit down to dinner with a conservative, we usually have a good meeting of the minds.
3. Entertainment types taking over? What the heck?
I agree Liz. A system works to some degree when everybody is watching everybody else. I like to keep an eye on major Republican donors. As you can surely see in many of my rants.
But on a more abstract note with regard to artists, they have always had influence....that is the whole point of art. Now don't get all "he is a crazy liberal" on me. I do believe there is bad art just as there is bad thought. We do have to becareful about the art that is spread over the masses. But we also must tolerate art cutting on the edge of culture and thought.
One aspect of art is to push popular thought and to be on the forefront of new ideas. Art can explore issues on the edge of what society deems appropriate in a way that questions our values. I think that our values need to be constantly questioned. I am just getting my coffee and I don't think this is expressing my idea very well...but I am trying.
But, please, don't think that I am advocating the government funding for things like the Crucifixtion in urine. I think one important aspect of art is to sugest new perspectives and to question established persepectives.
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