As a folk expression of current politics, political ballad has involuntarily become a non-literary expression, all narrative factors of which have alienated into a profit-oriented expression strategy.

当代时政歌谣已成为主流话语外的民间表达，已体现为身不由己的“非文学”性，它的一切文学叙事因素都异化为功利要求的表达策略。

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Meanwhile in the UK, the punk movement took on the mantle of political protest from its folk and rock forebears, with groups such as The Clash criticizing racial disharmony in British society.

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Historical rides and amusements are showcased in the museum tent, while a theatre tent presents political satire, comedy and folk music.

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However, according to Renford Reese, professor of political science at California State Polytechnic University, the folk hero status bestowed by some on Dorner reflects a lingering mistrust, the root causes of which the authorities have yet to address.

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