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Originally Posted by lorenzoduke
What injustice was McCain trying to address exactly? The fact that he only had one elevator for his cars? I jest.
No, if a musician wants to use their position to trumpet their political stance they're welcome to go for it. They're also welcome to face the consequences and their fans are under no obligation to like it. It's the idea that certain people should be given a platform where they are beyond reproach - where they can stand up and say 'hey fans! Look where I am! Look who I'm singing for! Vote for this guy!' and we all have to go 'oh, well, crumbs, I shouldn't say anything negative about that because I might offend the person who just asked for my attention".
I don't think anyone on the planet has the right to be deliberately divisive, deliberately air their views and then be immune to any responses that are less than positive. Luckily very few people think that's true. Very few.
To get back to your original point, I don't think politics and rock n' roll mix and I don't enjoy overtly political artists but that's of course just personal preference.
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Thank you for answering honestly.
I wasn't suggesting (nor do I think that you thought I was) that artists should be immune from criticism for speaking out. I do, however disagree with those who say they should just "shut up and sing".