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[-] ordinarylove@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It isn't the case that stage musicians need to be government approved. It is the case that high-profile acts at high profile shows are being censored. There is a huge difference.

*and thanks for bringing your comment back, it was civil and i was happy to clarify

[-] qt0x40490FDB@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

I think the line between needing corporate approval for your music, and needing government approval for your music is a blurry one, and it is difficult to judge what actually happens from the outside. The people who grant the corporate approval play golf, do drugs, and get hookers with people in government, so the government could have politely asked the capitalists to ban the act. Let's not undersell the deep alignment between corporate and government power.

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