[Dixielandjazz] Backbeat vs. Downbeat

[pj.ladd]

Put simply, marching (colonizing) cultures see the
> downbeat as something to follow, and the "marched-upon" (colonized)
> cultures see the downbeat as something to react to, >>

Is this codswallop supposed to be serious?

People with marching bands are colonisers.? What aload of rubbish. Every 
culture that walks on two legs and plays a musical instrument play a rhythm 
which matches their walk. When they organise groups, who move in step 
together, winning or losing (which is what defines colonisers or colonised) 
they have marching bands. What happens when a coloniser is in turn 
colonised. Do they issue new music to their bands?

Cheers

Pat