From: williamfbartlett@yahoo.com   
      
   On Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 4:29:22 PM UTC-5, Phillip Helbig (undress to   
   reply) wrote:   
   > In article <147cd594-0dca-44a8-bf83-79dfbd47e78f@googlegroups.com>,   
   > Geoff  writes:   
   >   
   > > I first browsed this group in 1997.  It was always a good source of   
   > > news, gossip, and discussion.  There were usually good debates going   
   > > about the music and possible interpretations of Neil's Lyrics.   
   > >   
   > > Things began to change I guess during the "W" years, with increasing   
   > > numbers of posters assuming (goodness knows why) that Rush were   
   > > neo-cons.  They put that delusion to rest with Snakes and Arrows.   
   > >   
   > > But this notion that Rush are actually an Alt-Right/Redneck band?  You   
   > > guys might be drinking Bud Lite (porcine urine), but what are you   
   > > SMOKING?   
   >   
   > Indeed.  Of all the petty, stupid things one could do, the worst has to   
   > be abusing a newsgroup to spout one's own drivel.   
   >   
   > Geddy and Alex were along for the ride.  Neil was a strong libertarian,   
   > which, famously, Miles confused with being right-wing, to which Neil   
   > quipped "Right, we're a Nazi band with a Jewish bassist".  I don't see   
   > any evidence that any were ever neo-cons, and Neil has distanced himself   
   > from his strongly libertarian, Ayn Rand days ("I was a child!").   
      
   Alex said several years ago that "We're basically liberals," and all three   
   guys have shown evidence of being atheists.  Lifeson can be seen intently   
   reading Christopher Hitchens' God Is Not Great in one of the documentaries.   
      
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