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Varg Vikernes (Burzum) released from prison after 16 years
Inlander:
Depends. If it's music espousing Nazi ideology, or produced when he was an active Nazi, then yes I think that's pretty disgusting. On the other hand I like to believe in the possibility of redemption and rehabilitation, so if he's cut all ties with Nazism and starts producing music that has absolutely nothing to do with Nazism, I think it's okay to listen to and/or buy that music.
(Bear in mind that I'm talking hypothetically, my knowledge of this particular situation basically comes down to the key words "Norwegian", "Nazi", "murder", "church burning", and "parole".)
BeoPuppy:
That seems a fair point of view. However, I think that personally it would be hard for me to support someone who hated jews, for instance, being linked to that way of life via birth. Forgiving and forgetting are, in this one aspect, for me fairly hard to do. But that's a personal viewpoint, I suppose.
Spluff:
In my opinion, music can exist as a separate entity from the person who created it. I'm not particularly keen on funding Varg Vikernes, but I don't feel that listening to his music means I approve of his actions - just that I enjoy his music. Music is an entirely subjective experience; each listener will get something different out of it, different to what the artist got out of their song. What is, say, a nazi anthem to one could be a peace protest to another.
David_Dovey:
Do you listen to gangsta rap
Gridgm:
--- Quote from: David_Dovey on 13 Mar 2009, 20:16 ---Do you listen to michael jackson
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