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In Reply to: Ukrainian national anthem: a friend in St. Louis just heard it at a performance posted by tinear on April 3, 2022 at 07:18:47:
I understand the sympathy for a wrongful and brutal situation, but it is inappropriate. This isn't any different than the pianist Krystian Zimerman voicing his political feelings on the stage. It's simple to NOT be political in the arts...just say no!:-)
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- The playing of the Ukrainian national anthem is a political statement... - SE 04/3/2208:48:27 04/3/22 (13)
- So is the playing of our national anthem, which some symphonies do. nt - tinear 18:19:56 04/4/22 (6)
- Opening Night and 4th of July. nt - oldmkvi 21:14:01 04/6/22 (0)
- True. But, in my experience, very seldom... - SE 01:45:49 04/5/22 (4)
- "Politics" has become a dirty word. This isn't a partisan issue, it - tinear 07:53:51 04/5/22 (1)
- I can understand how this issue, in particular, would be close to... - SE 10:19:07 04/5/22 (0)
- RE: True. But, in my experience, very seldom... - rkw 02:15:13 04/5/22 (1)
- A valid point. I was just trying to get the idea across... - SE 04:31:31 04/5/22 (0)
- "It's simple NOT to be political in the arts..." - Jim Treanor 10:06:13 04/4/22 (1)
- Is the point you are making that the arts CAN be political?... - SE 12:47:25 04/4/22 (0)
- It's not politics... - hesson11 18:59:45 04/3/22 (1)
- It's not the message, it's the context that makes it political. n/t - SE 05:18:51 04/4/22 (0)
- No, it's a humanitarian statement n/t - madisonears 18:43:25 04/3/22 (1)
- You are not wrong. But, it's semantics... - SE 05:26:56 04/4/22 (0)