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Mike Barthel on the Voice blog ..

Cyrus herself is a great guide as to how the image of an anti-capitalist movement could make so much sense next to the processed guitars and gloopy affirmations of “Liberty Walk.” The anti-establishment rhetoric of the 1960s, once so controversial and divisive, has been processed by children’s entertainment into a kind of self-esteem builder, rebellion turned from a political stance into the mark of a well-rounded personality .. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing depends on your perspective. If you think that success for Occupy involves becoming truly mainstream, then Miley’s video is fantastic news .. If, on the other hand, you’re the type to worry about the movement being co-opted, watered down, or misinterpreted, this is cause for worry .. Either way, though, Miley Cyrus making a video in support of Occupy Wall Street seems to be a far more important development than it’s being given credit for

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