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Slyngstad | Bluesky
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A three-panel political comic by Slyngstad highlighting the long history of political activism in music. In the foreground of all three panels, two audience members are seen talking in profile.
Panel 1:
On Stage: A modern musician holding a microphone calls out, “FREE PALESTINE!”
Foreground: One audience member complains, “UGH, WHEN DID MUSICIANS START TO BE SO POLITICAL?”
Panel 2:
On Stage: Freddie Mercury performing at the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert, with the “Live Aid” global logo in the background.
Foreground: The second audience member replies, “START?”
Panel 3:
On Stage: Folk singer Woody Guthrie playing an acoustic guitar with his iconic slogan written across it: “THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS”.
Foreground: The second audience member continues, “MAYBE YOU JUST WEREN’T LISTENING.”
No, it’s not. Politics doesn’t have to be shoved into literally every facet of life.
Politics affects every facet of life. It’s there whether anyone wants it to be or not.
And? That doesn’t mean it needs to be the focus at every conceivable moment.
And? That’s not what’s happening. You can’t just say that every time someone speaks up. You don’t get to tell victims how to behave while they’re being victimized, and you don’t get to tell their advocates to be quiet. You have no right to a world where the oppressed don’t bother you.
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If you got nothin you can just say so. There’s no need to make it a personal attack.
You clearly didn’t read my initial comment, so there’s nothing more for me to say.
You said:
That is what I responded to. Complaining because I didn’t respond to another comment is irrelevant.
So you responded to something completely out of context. Cool.
I did not, at any point, even remotely suggest that it should never be talked about, or that this should happen any time sometime speaks up. My opinion is only about this one tour.
I literally said my opinion would be different if it was Mackelmore’s tour or if he was with someone who was also about political messaging. Like the concerts in the comic.
Not what I said. You don’t have to think about politics every waking second, but you can’t never think about politics.
I’m really not sure why you’re assuming I was talking about never thinking about politics.
My point was that this tour wasn’t about spreading a message, unlike the concerts in the comic. Like I said, my opinion on this would be completely different if it was a “Free Palestine” tour.
But, if the person you’re opening for has expressed a desire to not focus on politics, it’s kind of a dick move to kill the tour by focusing on politics. And honestly, it’s likely pushed more people away from the cause than it converted.
Because that’s the usual definition of “apolitical”.
In the first place, protesting genocide should not be about politics. Trying to silence people for that under the guise of being “apolitical” is the kind of support for status quo I’m talking about.
You mean, it made more people self aware about their own acceptance of genocide.