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Politics and Music

The Trumpets of Jericho

Beethoven and Napoleon 

Wagner and the Nazis

"Ohio" and the Vietnam War

"Imagine" and consumerism 

The Dixie Chicks 

Countless examples illustrate the intersection of Music and Politics. Jerry Garcia referenced his group as "just a dance band." Always pondered how we react to our choices of music. Divorce it entirely from the controversies of the day and merely enjoy the artistry or allow it to change the way in which we view the world. Transformative, escapism, nostalgia, intellectual profundity, cultural discovery. Large questions. Your thoughts?

jpwarren58
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mahgister
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You are right!

Thanks...

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unreceivedogma
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@mahgister 

I met both Oppens and Rzewski when I was attending The Cooper Union. Dore Ashton, the highly regarded art history scholar, Dean of the art school, a card-carrying communist and the most important influence on my intellectual development, didn’t need any excuses to veer off topic and bring people like them in to speak to her classes. 
 

I was very blessed. 

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mahgister
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Interesting!

You are not a sheep...

Thanks for your interesting postings...

My deepest respect...

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@mahgister

 

Likewise.
check out the link to the oral argument in my case that was decided by SCOTUS, Scalia opinion in my favor (yes, dialectical materialists and Originalists  can see eye to eye). Have a good weekend.

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