fkalosar10 said: This is absurdly and entirely disingenuous if not outright fraudulent. The error lies in presuming that celebrities like John Lennon and Bob Dylan have a special oracular quality that renders whatever activism they may engage in somehow especially important. Whatever they do merely enhances their brand and provides an incentive to consume their products.
What underlies all of this is self-indulgent consumerism and its manifold addictions. Ken Hiebert replies: I think the response to songs such as Eleanor Rigby, Blowin’ in the Wind, and Imagine cannot be reduced to “ ..self-indulgent consumerism...” And I think that taking a stand does not always “...enhance their brand…”. John Lennon had a powerful brand before he took outspoken political stands. And I don’t think the Dixie Chicks enhanced their brand, at least in the short term. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#4442): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/4442 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/78804199/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
