I hardly think the Smothers and Seeger "monopolized" the stage and media - the opposite is the reality.

I just could not picture the dorky type of concert that Conrad is trying to push. Who in their right mind would enjoy such an event? Music is not a debate. Art, literature and music are the perspective of the artist who is imparting their craft - no one is expecting a balanced picture, and if they received it, they would be experiencing something that is hypocritical and a lie.

Mark Twain once said that people who do not read newspapers are un-informed, and people who do read newspapers are mis-informed.    His point was that the reader needs to seek out their own balance, not expect to have it handed to them.

Conrad, you are twisting in the wind with your opinion on this one. You are certainly entitled to think as you wish, but that doesn't mean you are correct.