Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.
Being a good Hans Haacke student part of his influence on me is that there's no difference between a gallery show and a film – or even an ad and a T-shirt-in terms of cultural legitimacy. They're just different contexts in which to have some sort of communication.
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Republicans use think tanks to come up with a lot of their messages. The think tanks are the single worst most undisciplined example of communication I've ever seen.
