Pueo
I agree that they shouldn't have said anything in the first place.
freedom of speech...as long you say what we like to hear
What kind of perverted freedom is it when you get fired for telling your opinion (or the truth?!?). This happened when Peter Arnett was fired by NBC for telling, that the conflict was not going to plan because of fierce resistance. Peter arnett is fortunate that he is a prominent reporter and got a job at "Daily Mirror" at once after he was fired. He can afford reporting about those things he sees. But what about all those rather unknown journalists, artists and other people who have another opinion too? They have to risk their jobs when telling their opinion. They have to consider twice if they should tell their point of view. For me this smells like censorship.
owi
I agree, but in this case the Dixie Chicks are just banned by many radio stations, so it is kind of like being fired, but not at the same time. It will surely hurt their careers.
Welcome to A2K :-D
therefor i just said: "risk their jobs"
If worse comes to worse, they're always welcome here in Canada :-D
Political asylum in Canada!
Sounds like a repeat of the Viet Nam war. c.i.
Frolic
Love your new avatar, LOL!
CI
It sure does, but I hope the soldiers are treated with respect when they come back home this time.
Perfect description isn't it?
It really is. Sad, but true!
Anyone who would treat returning troops with disrespect -- no matter how much they despised the war in which they participated -- is a goddam jerk.
I hate the idea that we are over there -- I think the motives of the Bush administration stink.
But when these folks come home from having done their jobs -- they should have the respect of everyone.
BTW -- although I hate this war and consider it contrived and unnecessary -- the people fighting it have my respect. They took an oath when they enlisted to fight when told to do so. It is their job. And I can admire and acknowledge the way they are doing it without compromising my great anger towards the politicians who started it.
I'm not too surprised about the backlash against them. First, the Dixie Chicks are glamorous, and very mainstream. Had they been more along the vein of a Michael Moore, where they made political statements from the start, the general listening audience of patriotic 'Mericans would've never bought their stuff.
Apologizing was wimpy. Her anti-warBush comment was sincere, but her choice of audience to verbalize this sentiment was a poor choice. For example, I would never stand before the National Rifle Association and tell them I think Charlton Heston doesn't know what he's talking about.
Frank, ditto for me too. c.i.
