krossfyter said:
From your earlier statements I was led to believe that you thought all art and artists should be progressive. I realize now that such a blanket statement was not your intent but that YOU prefer progressive art. There's a huge difference and it's easy on forums to misunderstand and incompletely state one's opinion.
I didn't make any implications regarding your political position other than stating that there is no ideal -ism regarding the creation of art. Every system has its upside and downside. Communism was unique in its support of the arts and in the early years some amazing things were produced. I think a person would be hard pressed to find any communist art of any lasting value produced after say the 50s. Socialism while it promotes art heavily seems to in my mind at least, to promote a certain blandness which in all honesty could be more a product of the homogenous societies it is produced in. Capitalism also promotes art but more for its monetary rewards. My guess is that when you combine all the isms together you get a fairly progressive world of art. No one system will ever be ideal and while capitalism has made many artists mediocre it has also allowed many artists to continue on beyond what they might have achieved in other systems.
I respect your opinion but I hate blanket statements that aren't backed up with facts. I'm glad that you hung in there so that this discussion could go as far as it has. BTW, I never said that U2 sux, I'm just not very fond of their current incarnation. Who knows, in a couple of years I may change my mind. Opinions should never be set in stone.
