Re: museum collections? (now OT)

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it's about passion, not acceptance :)

i'll stop now

On 1/26/11 9:49 PM, Kim Mosley wrote:
Unfortunately, Hitler was not accepted into art school.

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Trevor Cunningham <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

    when the rhetoric says we can't afford such spending, and the
    reality has distinct polarity, all i can think is that someone is
    upset that some wealthy investor isn't in on the deal...gosh,
    imagine the government makin' a buck or two to try and make the
    country better or, perhaps, buy a soldier some body armor to help
    us protect our freedom and energy rights...anyway, the notion that
    good business should be restricted to the private sector is balderdash

    indeed, having the debate about what is right for a nation is
    important for its growth...but, if we privatize the arts,
    education, or anything else not nailed down, only a small number
    of very like-minded people will be able to participate in such a
    dialogue

    gotta stick to the topic...art...hitler was an artist, right?


    On 1/26/11 9:09 PM, mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


        Now some things are best to local control.  IF a community
        values a public art museum, and that community values it
        enough to pay the bills more power to them.  But if someone
        really made 18 bucks for every buck invested, don't you think
        that's enough that it could support itself?  It makes no
        common sense.  Now if the "minks" want to pay for it,
        companies are willing to sponsor it for the advertising
        benefit or the improvement in life of the community of which
        they are a a part great.

        It's one thing to have tax dollars to pay for an item with
        which you don't agree.  That happens every where and all the
        time.  You might not think a road, ect insert the item here,
        is not necessary, and that's part of a republic.  You will not
        agree with everything all the time and that's good.  Where I
        see the big difference is having your tax dollars advocate a
        point a view with which you do not agree that advocates
        policy.  Having the debate is important.  But should tax
        dollars be used to fund either side of the debate.  IMHO  No
        no but *$%# NO.  Art is often the debate and that's the problem.






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