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To: Angelino97
"For 30 years I've said that conservatives need to enter the arts and create counter programming."

That will never happen. Creative people lean decidedly left. Yes, there are non-leftwingers (myself included) in the Arts but we're a small minority. I've been involved in the arts on several different fronts and was once married to a talented, working painter who had a broad professional circle, so I can confirm this with no doubts. Look up why Jordan Peterson says this is so.

The other reason is that "conservative" artists' work tends to be conventional, literal and not "edgy," so it doesn't get noticed like that of some idiot, for example, who drops a crucifix in a jar of piss.

A third reason is that conservatives generally don't support the work of non-leftist artists. Here's an example: I'm a musician who writes and produces his own music. My themes are anti-totalitarian, pro freedom and pro-traditional Western/Judeo-Christian values. For a few years I've posted links to my work here on FR. Now I realize that no matter what sort of art one kicks out only a small percentage of people will like it and even fewer will like it enough to buy it. My tunes cost around $1 to buy and a digital album goes for around $10. And though I've been posting links on FR to my work for the past several years I've sold a grand total of 4, $1 songs to Freepers.

Does my music suck? You be the judge.

A final reason for leftists dominating the Arts is because non-leftists and conservatives do financially support their work by buying movie tickets, music by leftwing idiots, Netflix subscriptions etc. - those proceeds ALL go to leftists, leftist politicians and leftwing causes.

Based on my long term experiences, non-leftists will never support a "conservative" Arts movement.

13 posted on 12/02/2024 12:44:43 AM PST by Rocco DiPippo (Either the Deep State destroys America or we destroy the Deep State. -Donald Trump)
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To: Rocco DiPippo
Maybe the problem is your P.R. director sucks. Nobody comes to free republic to buy music.

Perhaps you should lower your standards and go post on YouTube..

18 posted on 12/02/2024 3:13:39 AM PST by Ikeon ( Why don't they, do what they say? Say what they mean? One thing leads to another. )
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