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And I was hesitant to mention politics. Hope you can loop this speech somewhere and to music. I want a ticket! ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Collin" <sfradia@msn.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 4:10 PM Subject: Re: music and freedom > >From: Per Boysen <per@boysen.se> > >Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > >To: Loopers <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > >Subject: Re: music and freedom > >Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 21:10:50 +0100 > > > >On 03-11-09 19.51, "Robin Haas" <rob@robinhaas.com> wrote: > > > > > http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031109/D7UN3AM00.html > > > > > > I certainly realise this is not a political email forum, but I could not > >help > > > but relate the above short article on someone in Hungry stating that > >rock > > > music (and presumably other forms of music) helped bring down communism > >(or > > > repression of thinking from their viewpoint). > > > > > > Music has a way of bringing freedom of thought to the listner, by its > >freedom > > > of personal expression by the performer. Sub and unconsiously, music > >appeals > > > to an individual finding other starting points to what may be their own > > > limited thinking. In this time of a curtailment of freedoms, music >has > >in > > > important service to perform in helping people to keep the faith in > >their own > > > liberated spirit.... Music is a great metaphor for freedom and > >creativity. > > > Rock on, loop on, sound on, etc!!!! > > > > > >I was just going to write something like "Yes, definitely - but music >can > >also imprison the listener into the most rigid and sinister form of > >conservatism"... But then I had a second thought and wasn't so sure any > >more. I know the feeling by instinct but exactly WHAT is it that makes > >great > >music great? I guess it's more about attitude and expression than about > >musical styles? But one thing I know for sure is that great music always > >tends to turn out subversive in a political sense. > > > >Looking forward to see what others have to say in this thread :-) > > > >-- > >Best wishes > > > >Per Boysen > >www.boysen.se > >Well great music may be subversive, but usually it is the way it's used > >that is subversive,take Hitler's use of Wagner to give a soundtrack to his > >exploits, or take our own prezBUSH, who like his mentor Hitler(Hitler's > >rise to power was financially backed by GW Bush's grandfather ,Prescott > >Bush ,before the US courts seized the business,ironically the profits of > >the factories backed by Bush and worked to death by Jewish slaves,were > >given back to Bush at the end of the war,making it easy to support Bush > >the1st as well as Bush the 2nd's rise to power.Too bad Hitler didn't >have a > >son or he might be running for US prez w/Bush support!!)Bush used rock > >songs to give some semblance of populist support to his Military-Industrial > >Complex financed campaign, before Springsteen complained(they didn't ask > >him for usage rights). Even manuel noriega was assaulted by heavy metal > >music by US special forces in an attempt to drive him out of his hiding > >place, yeah the brains behind the lies of our current political reality may > >be ad agencies,and even if they aren't right wing, born again,nazi >loving > >dictators like Bush, they still have BAD taste in music,we can smell it > >from a distance, I only hope the future slaves of the world can smell it > >before it's too late!!..RR > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your computer infected with a virus? Find out with a FREE computer virus > scan from McAfee. Take the FreeScan now! > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > >