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   [Date]: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:59:26 +0200
   [From]: "PEACE" <ami_iss@netvision.net.il>
     [To]: "Cultural Exchange via Internet" <forum1@hkw.kbx.de>
[Subject]: Re: [forum1] Re: Democracy

Hi All,
The examples that Juan brings below are not art censorship, but
rather, examples of what happens when politicians meddle in art.
If the City of N.Y. pays for something, then the City of N.Y.
will meddle with it, unless there is a law that prevents
such meddling.

I have a friend who is in favor of stopping the "meddling" (a la
Newt Gingrich - who knew exactly what he was doing). I
think that the "meddling" is necessary - public support for the
arts and culture has been going on since the days of Ur
and it is the only way that civilization is maintained.

The problem is to make sure that government supported art
does not need to reflect government views.

Ami