Quoting the largest party in an EEA state, an organisation that you want labour to campaign for, from a paper that is anti Brexit actually. And yes I see your point about Norwegians poking the noses into British politics.
Any idea why people didn't come ?
That's slightly different to there not being any worth watching.
People prefer bands that sing in English, even the French...
French bands.
I didn't ask everyone. But there is a prejudice against french rock and roll in this country, probably because of jonny halliday.
This kind of thing.
That's not true. Mylene Farmer's 2009 tour played to over half a million people in stadiums across Europe. It's mainly the British that have an aversion to French language music.
Ok I accept the first part completely. Mylene Farmer I have never heard of. Do French bands do well in the US? German bands?
No, they're as bad as us for dismissing non-anglophone music.
Do French bands do well anywhere other than France?
In most of Europe. I've got a friend from Montenegro who was amazed to find Mylene Farmer in my record collection, as I was the first British person she'd met who'd heard of her.
Loads of shit music pulls big audiences, and loads of amazing music gets tiny audiences. I'd hate for audience size/money making potential to be the only thing that determines whether musicians are worthy of travelling.
But you do support closed migration and protectionism right? Thats got be core to Lexit
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Well if you only have a handful of punters who pays the musicians and for the elec bill?
Usually one better paid gig (maybe at a festival or something), which might get arts council funding or something, funds a run of smaller show that might only pay for petrol money. Anyway this is pretty niche.
Can't remember ever seeing that thread. Yes I do support immigration controls and I'm in favour of some forms of protectionism. However whilst I might come back to that thread it wouldn't be with the idea of winning you over thanks Ska I think you are set in your ways.But you do support closed migration and protectionism right? Thats got be core to Lexit
If you do Id like to talk this through more, and see if i can be won over to the case (going to be pretty much away from a computer the next three days though)
I tried a thread here but it never took off
I think protectionism is the elephant in the room of global politics for years now - seems to never get talked aboutProtectionism
Considering recent world political events Im curious if anyone has any thoughts about economic protectionism...as an economic policy and inevitably with its relation to nationalism. Seems to me its a policy that divides both the left and the right: On the one hand some parts of 'the right'...
My instinct and scant knowledge of 20th century history makes me worry of a return to a closed border protectionist Europe composed of competing states, especially so at a time when the right is ever dominant and capitalism moves into a worrying new survivalist phase.
im not won over by the case to follow that path, and worry that in so doing deeper values get chucked on the bonfire, whatever other strategic left gains might be made.
maybe we can come back to it in the new year. if youve got anything to post on that protectionism thread id be keen to read it
I can now think of a few faves too.
not at all, ive never been tribalist or sectarian in politics
