I've never seen Joni as a radical, especially never far left, and she's said many things about politics over the years.
There was one story about her turning a bowl of oatmeal onto Graham Nash's head, out of anger? frustration? because he wasn't interested in what was happening in his country, which gave me the impression that she feels that some political involvement is important, at least on the personal level. I looked a couple of days ago but couldn't find that story in the archives. And whether Joni calls it "political" or not, many of her songs do express a definite political opinion, not always overtly. It's kind of like her saying she's not a feminist, even though her life shows that she very much is. Joni might like to believe she lives outside the confines of society, but she's very much a part of it. Debra Shea NPIMH: The Arrangement (political opinion expressed in a personal way) kakki wrote: > > http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=859 ... > So for me it's been lack of identification > with groups. I mean I have no religious affiliation, I have no national > affiliation. I'm a Canadian living in America, but I don't feel any more > like a Canadian or an American or -- you see what I mean?
