In the western countries, musicians need to be government approved to perform on stage. : memes

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Let's be honest, that's true in every country where the government has real power. The moment you're an actual threat to those in power, you'll get shut down.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right, and that's why talk of authoritarianism is infantile. The question that's actually important is whose interest the government represents.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Of course. The moment a government feels threatened, it will show you 'the violence inherent in the system'.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago

Which is the desirable outcome if the government represents the working class and exercises violence against attempts at a capitalist counterrevolution.

[–] hyacin@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

Help, help, I'm being repressed!

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 weeks ago

Yes but counterpoint Pussy Riot is white and Bob Vylan is black.

[+] ordinarylove@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

just ain't the case, this is a thing that happens sometimes at monied levels of capitalist event planning in Imperial Anglophone countries, not in day-to-day life for all the Volk

don't pretend like western governments have this kind of reach and power, it will cause people trapped in their borders to kill themselves

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

counterpoint: Bob Vylan

[–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It's not the case...it just happens sometimes? It doesn't count when it does happen because it's capitalism? We have to ignore when it happens because if people realized, they would be too distraught?

I genuinely don't understand what's doing on with this comment.

[–] hyacin@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

lol why'd you delete? that was on point. I hit upvote and 'poof' it was gone. :-(

[–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought it might be interpreted as mean spirited which wasn't the intention and assumed nobody had seen it yet anyway. I'll bring it back just for you!

[–] hyacin@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago

I thought it might be interpreted as mean spirited

ngl, it is, a touch, but, I mean, seriously, "no it's ok because capitalism and don't tell people or they'll kill themselves" lol, um, wut? lol ... there is no other way to respond to that.

I’ll bring it back just for you!

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[–] ordinarylove@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

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 4 weeks 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.

[+] Abidingphantom@lemy.lol -12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's .... Just not true? Ragebait?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

welcome to the real world https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/uk/bob-vylan-uk-band-glastonbury-us-visa-intl-latam

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Another https://shunculture.com/article/why-is-onefour-banned-from-performing-in-australia

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