On 07/17/2011 07:19 PM, Michael Shiloh wrote:
On 07/17/2011 09:15 AM, Stan Goodman wrote:
To be more general, it is unheard of for a prospective guest to set
political conditions for his hosts. Aside of any other aspects, the man
is a boor, and should have been ignored.
I'm not sure that's true. Haven't musicians and other performers used
their platform as a way to express agreement or disagreement with
particular political positions for ages?
Michael
Expressing agreement or disagreement is not what I said. I said making
political conditions for deigning to accept the invitation (and,
parenthetically, taking the hosts money). I did not mention e.g.
Barenboim, but that is a whole nuther story. Stallman has the chutzpa to
announce that he won't come unless we endorse his politics, those of a
man who lives 10,000km away, and doesn't have to be frisked before he
goes into a supermarket, and who would laugh at you if you suggested
that he do what it takes to vote here. If the invitation has already
been issued and accepted, I can only hope that nobody shows up except
the committee, and that those worthies be left to explain to him why he
is speaking to an empty hall.
--
Stan Goodman
Qiryat Tiv'on
Israel
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