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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Music & Politics |
| Date | Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:06:44 -0500 |
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At Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:14:51 Kevin wrote:
>But his latest album is anything but...very anti-Bush...
>
>>Neil Young was a Regan supporter for a while... I do know that there are,
>>but many keep quiet..
Neil Young, at the end of the day, is still a product of a Canadian
upbringing. A fundamental difference between Canadian politics and US
politics is how we choose our leaders -- not the party they represent. Our
system is set up so that to put the person in office we believe in we have
to vote for the party they represent. And sometimes that causes one to vote
Conservative having possibly voted Liberal one's entire life or vice versa.
The American system has the advantage of allowing citizens to vote for the
PERSON rather than the party -- though in both the US and Canadian system
many chose their voting strategies based ONLY on party ideology -- no matter
who's running the show.
In Canada's last election die-hard Liberal supporters became Conservatives
for no other reason than our then Prime Minister, Jean Chretien, was a
doofus and coudn't control is own party members (leading to the defection of
at least one member across the House Of Commons to join the Conservative
party)...leading to scandal and the ultimate collapse of voter
confidence....including my own. I have been a Liberal my whole life and now
the Conservative party's leader Stephen Harper appears to be doing what our
previous government could not -- make decisions that, overall, are best for
the majority of Canadians.
To that end it does not seem unusual that Young was a Reagan supporter at
one point but now despises Bush -- both Republicans. Like Neil, I would put
my faith in the party leader first....no matter what his/her party
affiliation...cause at the end of the day it is one person who is the
face/voice/dealmaker and breaker of a nation.
That's enough politics from me for a life time...bring on the tunes.
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye Records
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