Celebrities can, but should they?

**Lemur** · 10-13-2006, 21:38

Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump

A couple issues ago the Weekly Standard had a great piece on Bob Dylan, and how hippes and liberals thought he was their musical champion, even though he never said jack poop about politics and none of his songs were about any specific war.

Originally Posted by Bob Dylan

In the 1960s, came the Viet-Nam War;
Can somebody tell me
What we're fightin' for?
Too many young men died,
Too many young mothers cried;
So I ask the question,
Was God on our side?

It certainly sounds as though he's talking about a specific war ... not to dispute the Weekly Standard ...

**Kanamori** · 10-13-2006, 22:14

Why should performers keep their opinions to themselves if they want to voice them?

**Crazed Rabbit** · 10-13-2006, 22:29

Of course they have the right, but what gets me is that they seem to think their fame makes their opinions important, that they know more about it than the average joe.

not to dispute the Weekly Standard ...

As well you shouldn't!

CR

**Major Robert Dump** · 10-14-2006, 06:37

Originally Posted by Lemur

It certainly sounds as though he's talking about a specific war ... not to dispute the Weekly Standard ...

That lyric you gave does not mean he was against the Vietnam war. Plus, its one verse from one song from a man who has written and recorded 100s. Several of his songs were about war and corruption in politics, but again, people took the vague refernces and assumed they were about vietnam, johnson, nixon etc and in support of protesters and marchers even though some of them were written in the 50s. He also has a history of snubbing political concerts.

Anyway, thats off the point. But I like styles like his

**JimBob** · 10-14-2006, 06:55

As much of a duty as any citizen, so yes they do.

**Samurai Waki** · 10-14-2006, 07:33

There are some celebrities that champion good causes, and some that Champion their own. You have to be able to distinguish between who's being truthful and whose not. Now, I live in a place, fairly close to the "Hills", where many-a-celebrity live, and for the most part they don't tend to cause any dissention, or we're so used to the pandering that we just ignore it. The one celebrity that I do respect is Brad Pitt, who actively helps in rescueing endangered species, more commonly bears, but he isn't outspoken about it, he doesn't complain or whine about the situation, he just does what he can to actively help out, during whatever free time he has.