[Fmpro] Yes We Can

[Fernando Rivas]

To recap my previous message in regards to this one -
When it ceases to be profitable to sell mindless trash as opposed to
socially educational and valuable intellectual property the tide may turn.
Remember it is all fueled by profit and the expediency to achieve profit.
A time may come when even those whose only goal and sacred cow is financial
profit will realize that we are drowning in trash (literally and
figuratively) because of the expedient solutions that reward only base
instincts and a limited historical world view.  But who knows? That time may
never come - or when it does it may be too late to change the long-range
effects of the social toxicity we've endured for almost a century.

On 2/6/08 5:15 AM, "bipcress at comcast.net" <bipcress at comcast.net> wrote:

> Rick, I certainly find no great joy in busting anyone's optimism, but may I
> suggest you personally visit two or three local public schools, and casually
> interview random students on the topic of the fine arts. I can guarantee
> that you will be grievously dismayed by the utter lack of understanding of,
> or appetite for, the arts that these unfortunate young people will exhibit.
> To them the arts consist of rap and/or rock (Beethoven is a movie about a
> big dog). Any with higher aspirations may want to be "movie stars". Almost
> none will even know what a film score is or what it does. I have taught art,
> both college and grade school levels, and so I know first-hand that an
> intensive arts education can be viable - all can learn. Rich people putting
> money here and there, as the mood may swing them, has done nothing to
> alleviate this situation. The impetus must come from, to use your own words,
> a heterogeneous consensus. For lack of a better word, it must be a socialist
> imperative, meaning "our" imperative - not "their" imperative. - JohnB
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Blanc" <pazuni at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Yes We Can
> 
> 
>> When discussing arts funding in the American system there are a couple
>> points, often overlooked, worth considering.  There are many incentives
>> built into the tax code for philanthropy, including incentives for giving
>> to the arts.  American philanthropy is currently at its highest ever
>> levels.  Private philanthropy -- as opposed to say, NEA funding -- is less
>> susceptible to political mood swings making it a more dependable revenue
>> source for any cultural institution.  This is fundamentally how the issue
>> has been approached in this country.  Private philanthropy also doesn't
>> depend on political consensus, and political consensus is much more
>> difficult to achieve in a heterogeneous society (USA) than in a
>> homogeneous one (European countries).  While I would agree that we here in
>> the US could do better, all is not lost, in my opinion.
>> 
>> Rick
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