Politics and Music

"Remember, our business doesn't draw the most stable minded of individuals", is what my bass player said while conversing about a good player who was quite flaky and undependable. Considering that music is generally an emotional exercise, I don't believe them to be a very good intellectual source for forming my worldview and  political choices.

The 60's  movement was all about peace, love and ending wars. Yet since we, the baby boomers have grown and taken the roles of power, we have endless wars, violent riots and now the cancel culture where only one viewpoint is even allowed.

We could discuss how such a great idea became so corrupted. But the point is that  music is for entertainment, not education

My thoughts are constantly expressed  here.

But the point is that  music is for entertainment, not education

It's OK to make a political statement through music but you may limit the number of people that want to listen to it. I give artists a break for expressing their viewpoint using music but there is a line that can be crossed and I wont buy music that offends my sensibilities. 

the author of the topic, are you a naive person or did you write it on purpose?
Anyone (mostly young inexperienced people) should know what an OVERTON WINDOW is.
... dehumanization technology ...
in a playful way, they offer you: let's try the devil a little ... forget God for a while ... a little bit ... as a joke

This is constantly done by (sponsors) oligarchs and arms corporations ... They spend millions on advertising such ideas - to get billions ...

this is a trick - deception of ordinary people

Shostakovitch delivers us straight into the horrors of WWII with his Second String Quartet. No glory. Just madness.