tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post4769745251746357800..comments2024-02-22T01:36:48.427-08:00Comments on On Theatre and Politics - Matthew Freeman: It's really not that complicatedFreemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-51847724705297698802011-03-15T12:01:51.684-07:002011-03-15T12:01:51.684-07:00In short, Comrade Freeman, like all counter-revolu...<i>In short, Comrade Freeman, like all counter-revolutionaries will be put up against the wall when the revolution comes.</i><br /><br />God bless America.<br /><br />I love Big Brother.RVCBardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481089855894764409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-76252991777611056552011-03-14T21:08:15.821-07:002011-03-14T21:08:15.821-07:00No, were Comrade Freeman were a real communist he&...No, were Comrade Freeman were a real communist he'd be insisting that journalism, government and the arts serve the revolutionary proletariat, and that the metaphysical ideals of truth, justice, and beauty that these institutions pursue are no more than bourgeois ideology. In short, Comrade Freeman, like all counter-revolutionaries will be put up against the wall when the revolution comes.Ian Thalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348768867561450314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-55581977365408783582011-03-14T20:56:33.445-07:002011-03-14T20:56:33.445-07:00Could we please, then, discuss journalism and gove...<i>Could we please, then, discuss journalism and government and the arts on their own terms - in terms of what they exist for, which is not, at their core, to turn a profit?</i><br /><br />It pains me to say this, but you're sounding unAmerican. In fact, you're starting to sound like a pinko commie sympathizer. I've forwarded this blog post to Homeland Security for further investigation.RVCBardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481089855894764409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-57027540151613125972011-03-14T13:51:48.009-07:002011-03-14T13:51:48.009-07:00There is this increasing tendency to see the human...There is this increasing tendency to see the humanities and humanistic values as a luxury that either is, or should be limited to the economic elite-- to a point that even when we make the case for the arts and humanities without recourse to either business or home economics models, we are often arguing with regards to secondary utilitarian benefits, i.e. the cognitive development of students as opposed to the arts, without addressing the meaning of the arts and the humanities.Ian Thalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348768867561450314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-3712480923881844722011-03-14T09:29:37.344-07:002011-03-14T09:29:37.344-07:00I actually agree there. I think there's certai...I actually agree there. I think there's certainly a place and time for economics, etc. But we've sort of let the language of the market become the default language for far too many discussions.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-50461648908484515372011-03-14T09:27:25.646-07:002011-03-14T09:27:25.646-07:00thank you so much for writing this. you've cap...thank you so much for writing this. you've captured my exasperation perfectly. if i hear one more person comparing government to either a household budget or a business i'm going to lose my fucking mind.<br /><br />i do think we bear some responsibility for people thinking that arts organizations should run like businesses, namely that we (well not really "we" because i don't, but you know what i mean) keep using that vocabulary and way of thinking to make our decisions. If you treat the nonprofit as simply an alternate way of creating revenue, you kinda reap what you sow.isaac butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815094790605298884noreply@blogger.com