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Hello Ron!

26 Sep 70 16:09, you wrote to Don Vally:

 RL> -=> Don Vally wrote to ALL <=-

 DV>> What a complete ass. I wonder if he knows that the majority of
 DV>> Americans voted for this president and his policies. Bruce
 DV>> basically spit in the eye of Americans with his political rant.

 RL> He just continues to prove that he's irrelevant.

 DV>> He's got a right to his opinion, but people who live in glass
 DV>> houses should not throw stones. This may come back to bite him
 DV>> where it hurts. Guess he figures since he doesn't have to be
 DV>> popular anymore, why not call the majority of Americans traitors.

 RL> I really don't understand why these people put politics into their
 RL> entertainment.  It drives off buyers one way or another.  It's like
 RL> their are trying to commit career suicide.


 yeah, how DARE someone like Tom Morello write "F*** TRUMP" on the back of his
guitar! He's no political expert, he's just a musician!

 To quote Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine,  when someone called him
out on it:

 "One does not have to be an honors grad in political science from Harvard
University to recognize the unethical and inhumane nature of this
administration but well, I happen to be an honors grad in political science
from Harvard University so I can confirm that for you"


It remeninds me when Paul Ryan (Former speaker of House, and failed GOP VP
candidate) mentioned RATM was one of his favorite bands.  Tom pointed out that
he was literally the machine they've been raging against for the last 20 years.

Music has always been political. Punk is an entire genre of music that's
purely political.  Bands like U2 are incredibly political.  lots of early
hip-hop artists were political (you think NWA did "F*** The Police" because it
was "edgy"?)

Even The Beatles were political with themes on social and cultural viewes,
peace, racism and religion.  "Come Together" was written as a campaign song
for Timothy Leary when he ran for Governor of California in 1969.


I don't hear you complaining about Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, Lee Greenwood, Jason
Aldean, or the Village People spouting off about their political views.  Why
is that?


Mike


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