How do you know this? Were you ever an artist living in communistic Russia?
Anna
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From: hrearden_hr
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:31 PM
Subject: [Libertarian] Re: the truth....
Under Soviet communism art was only what the state said was art.
Artist in the USSR were only artist if the state said they were
artists. Communism kills art. Art would thrive in a capitalist
system. Art is what the individual says it is, not what the state
says it is.
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--- In [email protected], "Anna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Under communism, art flourished. For example, neither Bolshoi
Ballet nor Kirow could ever achieve the artistic excellence they had
when they were not "free". What killed art, was capitalism, or
rather a change of goals, from a spiritual/artistic, to PROFITS
FIRST.
> Do you think USA has culture?
> Please note, that culture is a foundation of every enlightened
society.
> Anna
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> From: mark robert
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:42 AM
> Subject: RE: [Libertarian] Re: the truth....
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> Anna,
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> A gold-based economy is yet another topic. For purposes of this
> discussion, money is a scorecard for the amount of goods/services
> produced. In that sense, capitalism "values" art; artists are
> some of the richest people. Are you also trying to say that this
> system doesn't value the spiritual? Wrong again. Capitalism
> values anything that people value - the more free the market, the
> less the difference. If you disagree, please point to
> non-capitalist places that have bigger churches or more people
> with more time and money to pursue all sorts of traditional and
> non-traditional "spiritual" goals.
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> -Mark
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> This would be only correct if money was backed by the real goods.
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> Otherwise money is as good as the paper it is written one.
> This is actually the situation that USA is now in.
>
> What about other values? A good model must also acknowledge
> spiritual needs.
> Where does an artist fit in your society?
> Anna
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