So, do you people have anything to say about the collapse of folk clubs, or do you feel more constructive with all your petty squabbling?

Or is it the petty squabbling that is causing the collapse? I see the same bickering and pettiness in folk clubs in the U.S. and the UK, and then I see people asking why young people don't show any interest in folk music.

I thought folk music was about peace and justice and good times and enjoying being together over a pint of something or another. I thought folkies were supposed to be idealists who were out to transform the world with kindness.

Too often, that's not the case. We can't run a folk club or an Internet music forum for very long without the bickering coming to the foreground. Why is that? What can we do to stop that trend?

-Joe-