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loukia's journal's avatar

Beautiful review

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Topper Sherwood's avatar

Thanks, Loukia. Means a lot to me.

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Pamela Parziale's avatar

I wanted to share this on my FaceBook page and it was censored. This is an important story, right now, for the time we are in. I will try another way to share.

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Topper Sherwood's avatar

Thank you, Pam! Yes, I feel like I've been trying to scale this "emerging" art/literary/cultural barrier between Germany/EU and the US/UK for some years, now.... Part of the struggle -- not just mine -- is drawing people's attention to this new "Wall in the Mind" -- a term used by today's Germans, referring to the surviving (class-issue) remnants of their old Cold War barrier.... More on this communications challenge, below.

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Topper Sherwood's avatar

Seems like the platforms are constantly changing the game, either to censor or just to make more money for themselves. One case in point is US singer/songwriter Carsie Blanton (for audiences who "wanna see a socialist songwriter yell at rich people -- in a fun way"). One (or both) of the platforms, Instagram or FB, kept Carsie Blanton from sharing US tour dates with her fans - including an antiwar fundraiser in Mass - insisting that she pay them for it.... I captured a couple of images of her tour dates and will try to share them in my Substack Notes....

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