Klezmer in corporate hands?

[Ingemar Johansson <hebanon...>]

Dear list-members,

An American friend of mine sent me this, apalled, angered and distressed by
recent developments in the US. The reason why I forward this bitter
statement to the list is that he included some words about Jewish Music. 

> US remains the country with more people held in jail than any police
> state in the world. The criminalization of Black and Latino youth 
> continues unabated. The death penalty has become an acceptable
> "liberal" position. There is an escalating war on immigrants, with raids,
> concentration camps, and militarized borders. The actual ability of women
> to obtain abortion is methodically stripped away through gangster action,
> parental consent, waiting periods, and the denial of government funding.
There 
> is no foreign military venture of the Bush-Reagan years to which Clinton
has
> not wholeheartedly subscribed. The openly racist, misogynist, homophobic 
> and murderous Christian-fundamentalist demands for "family values" and
> preparation for Armageddon continue to fester in growing organized
> networks. The censorship of music and culture has passed directly into 
> corporate hands. This goes for rebel culture and odd music, too - like
Jazz  
> and Klezmer, both of which you're very fond, I know.

Any comments?

Ingemar J.