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To: Neocon who wrote (6141)5/15/2003 10:57:37 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7720
 
Popular entertainment is an informal means of cultural
transmission, reflecting and to some degree transmitting the values of either the
mainstream of society, or some numerically significant portion of society.

Scary thought when you realize that watching cars zoom around and around and around a track is the most popular spectator activity in the country, by far.



To: Neocon who wrote (6141)5/15/2003 7:07:37 PM
From: average joe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7720
 
I suppose in some you are right because popular entertainment is not influential in any meaningful way. The plays of Shakespeare were popular during his lifetime but I would hardly compare his characters to Howdy Dowdy. Kant on the hand was not widely read but very influential. It is also interesting to note that "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was written by a Jew in New York, from the same clan that brought you Ward Cleaver.


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