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Thread #128242 Message #2870025
Posted By: *#1 PEASANT*
23-Mar-10 - 11:04 AM
Thread Name: BS: Seeger Smothers Party- Left=right?
Subject: RE: BS: Seeger Smothers Party- Left=right?
No not that extreme in the area of balance approaching balance or giving the impression of overal balance would be good enough.
Yes once again smothers and seeger are in the right when they design their programming according to their interests.
Is the narrow view resulting in audience and genre branding good for folk music No.
Presenters imho - those entrusted with media power should be responsible in that they should try to open what are essentially variety programs to the widest possible range of political outlook.
Was the power of music used to exclude political points of view? Maybe dont know. Someone should study this. Seems to me hard to complain that your song can't be played but at the same time make sure that others with opposing views can not put their material on the air space you control.
Yes one can do a themed show- trouble is that in the case of smothers and often with seeger shows were presented as variety shows or open shows but none the less they projected only one point of view. Did smothers ever include pro war material or anti civil rights material? Did seeger ever share the stage with pro war or anti civil rights folks?
The public airwaves and public stages are powerful positions in society. If you are having a themed series- fine say so- "the smothers brothers free culture, anti war, show"
As for collectors yes - I am very familiar with collection self censorship. That is what this thread is in part about. Self censoring of music that is available on limited public airways and stages.
Conrad