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   Phillip Helbig (undress to reply to Curtiss   
   Re: When Were Rush Co-Opted by Right-Win   
   22 Feb 19 05:42:22   
   
   From: helbig@asclothestro.multivax.de   
      
   In article <6fcb6f70-39a1-4db7-9e13-1e92775038be@googlegroups.com>,   
   Curtiss  writes:   
      
   > People who haven't read Rush's post-70s lyrics, interviews, or Neil's books   
   > are locked into this idea that Rush are Ayn Rand disciples.  This is how   
   > they excuse their idea that they are right wing, Fox News-watching band.   
   > Ted Nugent with better musicianship.  In fact they've been making it clear   
   > that Ayn Rand was just an infantile stage for Neil - as she is for most   
   > people, who are briefly enamored with "Anthem" or "Atlas Shrugged" as kids.   
      
   Indeed.  Neil has said "I was a child then!" when referring to his Ayn   
   Rand phase.  Also, Rand (and Peart then) were libertarian, which is not   
   the same as right-wing.  As Neil said even back then regarding the claim   
   that they were right wing, "Right.  We're the only right-wing band with   
   a Jewish bassist."   
      
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