And what has rock and roll been from the beginning but rebellion? I doubt anyone reading this is old enough to remember what a fuss it caused in the mid-1950s but read your history, it did cause a stir in a huge way. It may have been reduced to elevator music today, but in the 1920s, jazz musicians were to their era what rappers are today. The works of art that contain this element tend to be the most strongly embraced. Besides, ever heard the joke that the revolutionary will become the conservative the day after the revolution?) So it's my belief that our art, particularly popular culture, is a reflection of this national identity and spirit. And don't think the losing side doesn't forget it - some of them still celebrate their own battle against authority right along the Fourth of July.
(Granted, we fought a bloody four-year war to quell a rebellion within our own country.
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