Mr d'Conch- this thread is about the unwillingness of funders to support anything they don't approve of, in this case music.

'Stalinism' is an emotive term & much misused, but IF Stalinist money was supporting Guthrie's political aims, I'd say that just proves the willingness of 'extremists' to provide money for their cause which had not been available previously!
   Shibboleths notwithstanding, QED