I think in our current times we still experience alot of social turmoil and injustice. There are still alot of political, social inequality as well as massacres that still continue till this day.
I don't think it is accurate to say that the reason why popular music is not political is a result of living in different times because we still live in a time where we experience so much social problems and injustice.
We live in a time of:
Trayvon Martin shooting
Boston Bombing
Connecticut Elementary Shooting
Barney's Racial Profiling Controversy
etc and etc.
So we still experience the same issues as past eras have experience.
My question is why do the record labels/artists not want to use music to promote social change like previous eras? They do not have to be leaders or activists to create a song that challenges people to think or to be aware.
Everyone just cares about money.
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