"but sharing the stage with those with whom he disagreed....

I don't think it ever happened...."


Your entire arguement hinges on that single statement - and you have created your own criteria. You could put anything in that first sentence -
"but walking on water... I don't think it ever happened"
"but finding a cure for cancer... I don't think it ever happened"
"but hitting .401 for the Yankees... I don't think it ever happened"
"but turning a frog into a prince... I don't think it ever happened"
"but making Conrad face reality... I don't think it ever happened"

You - and only you - have created a standard that you do not even hold up yourself to, and you cannot name a single artist who ever did what you suggest. Yet, because the impossible never happened, Pete Seeger and the Smothers Brothers were wrong for their actions.

Does this honestly make any sense to you?