Stupid patriotic Americans

[GePap]

The dixie chiks did not speak to the press, they made a statement to thier fans, and moved on. That the rpess decided to make it public cause they are famous, well, that was the press.


A similar act would be for someone who ahd disagree with them to, when some reporter came by, say "I though it was inappropriate", or "I think the rpez is right in what he is doing", or "I am proud GWB comes form Texas", and people writing to the editor saying the same things: these would have been similar acts of people voicing thier opinions. Boycotts and burning of materials are beyond: they are trying to punish people for what they had every right to say.

THey are not the same thing!

[GePap]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Would you want to go to the county fair's stock yard, only to have a pig start singing?

No, but I wouldn;t boycott bacon because it happened.

[Ming]

Originally posted by GePap
If I start a boycott of the product, call over the press, get some examples and burn them in public..that goes beyond me just voicing my opino of their act, of their product. it becomes me trying to force the maker to stop what they are doing..it is me trying to end their actions, to limit their freedom in this one way.

You are ASSUMING what their intent is... They are just saying they will no longer spend their hard earned money to support them... It is not going beyond voicing their opinions. Again... The DC's comments were in the press... nothing wrong with the LEGAL protesters doing the same... that is, unless you have a problem with people who disagree with you being able to use the press as well

SO...

IT IS THE SAME THING

[SlowwHand]

Go make up for the boycotters.
Protest.
Stock up on CD's.

[Ming]

Originally posted by GePap
The dixie chiks did not speak to the press

When their are cameras running and microphones stuck in your face... YOU ARE SPEAKING TO THE PRESS!

[GePap]

There are plenty of Nietzshce quotes that would be very appropriate here, but I don;t crae to waste more energy on this thread to do it.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by DetroitDave


I always thought the greatest freedom we enjoyed was the ability to criticise our government free from threats or repercussions from governments and fellow citizens.

I guess the Dixie Chicks and Tim Robbins learned the hard way that wasn't the case, so they better pack their bags, eh??

Sure, if you like, you could even be their tour guide if you like!

I was simply stating if you dont like being here leave.
I mean, why would a person of adult age, stay someplace that was so oppressive or poorly run by its governments officials?

Wait, maybe these folks whom think they can do it better should run for a political office and show the rest of us how it should be done?

Nope, I have no problems with folks voicing any opinions, I voiced mine and you voiced yours.

My point is this....

Love it or Leave it..please dont run it in the ground.

Peace

Grandpa Troll

[Chemical Ollie]

Yeah, they spoke to the press, but what did they say that was so controversal that it deserved a boycot?

[SlowwHand]

Deserves is in the eye of the beholder.
Fans don't like what they hear, so they do what GePap and Che advocate.

They protested.

[Ming]

Originally posted by GePap

There are plenty of Nietzshce quotes that would be very appropriate here, but I don;t crae to waste more energy on this thread to do it.

Yeah... run away and limit your losses. Probably a good plan for you

You can argue all you want about how they are doing it is different... but it's not.

It's people expressing their opinions in LEGAL ways.

Your whole argument is that the DC's can state their opinions, and people that disagree with them can't.

Not a very fair or good argument

[SlowwHand]

Nietzshce's (sp) dead.

Long live God.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Ming


IT IS THE SAME THING

[GePap]

Your whole argument is that the DC's can state their opinions, and people that disagree with them can't.

Not a very fair or good argument

fans can state their opinons, but not in ways designed to expressly chastize or punish someone else for having a different political opinion than theirs. TRhe statement made by the Dixie Chickas was never concurrent with the acts of the disgruntled fans, and if you fail to see that, well, then that's your problem.

[Chemical Ollie]

To anyone who doesn't like Göran Persson, the great prime minister! It's my right to tell them to go to hell! I will buy a liberal newspaper every day and burn it for everyone to see, so they understand how wrong they are to not speak well of our great Social Democrat government.

*Irony*

[Dinner]

I doubt the liberals will care about you burning the newspaper as long as you pay for it first.