The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #60271   Message #2091628
Posted By: alanabit
01-Jul-07 - 12:02 PM
Thread Name: amplified buskers
Subject: RE: amplified buskers
I suppose we are back to semantics. If I am an anarchist, libertarian or whatever, I hope I am not a very strident one. I am not a fan of complete chaos, but I do have an instinctive trust in most people to reach sensible compromises. I see powerful authority as being a necessary evil, but only for those situations in which people are unable to achieve that.
At any rate Peter, your final statement is one, which I thoroughly endorse. It is all part of the fast buck, quick profit mentality, which I see as the curse of our age. I have been a busker for over a quarter of a century now. Although the greedy buskers and the bullies have left devastation in their wake, they have profited very little from it. They have few friends among the buskers and they can not return anywhere. They rarely stay in business for more than a couple of years.