An amazing article about how being left wing in music isn't as edgy anymore as it used to be.
I am extremely surprised that the LA Weekly (basically like the Village Voice, another publication I follow) had the :: ahem :: backbone to run this piece. I am 100% certain that the majority of their fans and readers can't get over their screaming rage when they see the headline, much less actually read the article.
The writer, Nicholas Pell, makes many brilliant points but his best quote is when he says "You will not get invited to the cool parties if you vote for the same guy as down on their luck rust belt Americans". Musicians like Springsteen claim to be for the common guy (sorry, I know I've said that many times) but in reality they are elitists who sneer at the little guy and their values.
If you really want to "speak truth to power" and "question authority" you'll do so to everyone, not just the other side. Sadly though, the people who have those bumper stickers are usually too obtuse to really understand that.
No comments:
Post a Comment