>But you are not alone - many genuinely
>progressive people, including our fearless guru Doug the New Economy Slayer
>Henwood and hip hop fans, fall into the same trap.
Call me reactionary or old-fashioned, but I don't think the mission of art, or even entertainment, is to promote progressive values. Wallace Stevens wrote beautiful poetry, but he could also celebrate the killing of Communists in Korea in a letter. Nietzsche is lots of fun to read, but one wouldn't want to set social policy based on his philosophy. I even like the sound of Skrewdriver.
Actually my office neighbor, Larry Konner, wrote a few episodes of The Sopranos. I'll step next door sometime and chat him up about this.
Doug