"Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit!"

[Different Drummer]

That was playing in my head when I heard the music they were playing about a minute ago.

[abqtommy]

1. The title of this original op is lyrics from a song in the Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd cartoon

"What's Opera Doc". I've enjoyed it many times...

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vbbh3

[Eugene]

2. I haven't been watching. Please don't tell me they played Ride of the Valkyries.

Using Wagner isn't a dog whistle. It's a North Korea-style 2000 watt loudspeaker.

[2naSalit]

3. Wagner was

a favorite of hitler.

[Hekate]

4. Wagner didn't ask to be, did he?

He was also a bang-up composer.

[2naSalit]

5. Seems to be a trademark of dictators, appropriate

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the works of others for nefarious purposes even if they're only in the head of the dictator.

[Hekate]

6. Trump keeps pirating the work of modern rock, pop, and country composers even though they...

...keep telling him not to in no uncertain terms.

Wagner is a bit ponderous for modern tastes, but he was a genius. Ring Cycle is on my bucket list, and Flight of the Valkyries is just plain fun.

[2naSalit]

7. I enjoy some of his music too.