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Nov 16, 2004
Yes, the times they are a changin' From Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Back in the days when this was a free country, it was possible to sing an antiwar song like "Masters of War" without having to give the Secret Service a second thought.Ah, yes. The good old days. There was a time when artistic expression didn't bring the black van or the guys with shades and in-ear monitors. But we voted for this expansion of the police state, where thought crimes are viewed as more dangerous than actual crimes, didn't we? Three cheers for the Christianistas and the states of red.
Norman goes on to talk of the jingoism that passes for political debate these days:Decades after the trauma of Vietnam, the public's attitude toward the military has become less skeptical than it was at the beginning of the Cold War. Since 9/11, most Americans prefer to let the yellow ribbons on their car bumpers debate the issues for them. "Support the Troops" has become shorthand for "Don't Ask Questions."The band, btw, was able to perform the song as planned after the Secret Service gave them the go ahead.
Man, it's going to be a long 4 years!
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