The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54568   Message #845873
Posted By: GUEST
12-Dec-02 - 09:59 AM
Thread Name: Any Mudcat Artists Against the War?
Subject: RE: Any Mudcat Artists Against the War?
Hmmmm, apparently I made myself less than clear when I started this thread.

I wasn't looking for people to "name names". What I was hoping for was for artists who are already actively opposing the war and working with/through established *organizations* to share what they were doing and tell us about the organizations they are involved with. That was why I initially provided the names of organizations I knew a lot of artists were already working with.

I do understand some people's reticence to openly admit on the internet that they are doing anti-war work. Many US citizens are now afraid to use their constitutional right of free speech, for fear of retaliation from the government. That in itself is pretty damn frightening (and Troll, I expect you are concerned with the effects the Bush administration's policy is having on US citizens feeling they have lost that basic freedom due to the so-called "war on terrorism"?).

Sorry I brought it up. The folk music community has been known for it's social activism in the past. I guess we won't be known for it now and in the future, if this is where Mudcat is at.

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