Ahh yes. The lefties say it's no big deal and the righties whip themselves into a frenzy because they desperately want it to be a big deal.
Ahh yes. The lefties say it's no big deal and the righties whip themselves into a frenzy because they desperately want it to be a big deal.
Funny but I do not remember hearing anyone on the right making a big deal out of this. In fact far more lefties have posted in this thread then righties. Which should say something to you since they seem to be far more righties on this board.
You guys love to try and attack Foxnews, but you love to quote the NYTs, Puffington Host, and CNN as credible news sources. Yet another double standard.
Define "leftie"?
Someone that isn't a neocon? Or anybody close to being a moderate? Really?
The Russian Revolution spawned a massive human tragedy, but I have to admit, they sure made some rousing tunes during that era, like "the Internationale"... you have to listen to it in a foreign language and without subtitles so the trite lyrics don't ruin the sound of the music itself.
I really don't have an issue with a band playing songs like this, in and of itself. Though they represent a monstrous philosophy, it is possible to appreciate the aesthetic beauty in the music regardless. However, when the band is dressing up in Red Army uniforms and carrying a hammer and sickle, that crosses over into the realm of commemoration, or celebration. I certainly think commemorating or celebrating something like the Russian Revolution, especially the part played by the Bolsheviks, is in very bad taste. It's definitely not something I would allow my kids to participate in. I'm sure very few, if any, of those kids (or even the administrators) were aware of the tens of millions killed, the countless lives destroyed, and the untold suffering that was caused by the government that revolution formed. Most of them probably thought it was funny, or "ironic."
I really don't have an issue with a band playing songs like this, in and of itself. Though they represent a monstrous philosophy, it is possible to appreciate the aesthetic beauty in the music regardless. However, when the band is dressing up in Red Army uniforms and carrying a hammer and sickle, that crosses over into the realm of commemoration, or celebration. I certainly think commemorating or celebrating something like the Russian Revolution, especially the part played by the Bolsheviks, is in very bad taste. It's definitely not something I would allow my kids to participate in. I'm sure very few, if any, of those kids (or even the administrators) were aware of the tens of millions killed, the countless lives destroyed, and the untold suffering that was caused by the government that revolution formed. Most of them probably thought it was funny, or "ironic."
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The Russian Revolution spawned a massive human tragedy, but I have to admit, they sure made some rousing tunes during that era, like "the Internationale"... you have to listen to it in a foreign language and without subtitles so the trite lyrics don't ruin the sound of the music itself.
I really don't have an issue with a band playing songs like this, in and of itself. Though they represent a monstrous philosophy, it is possible to appreciate the aesthetic beauty in the music regardless. However, when the band is dressing up in Red Army uniforms and carrying a hammer and sickle, that crosses over into the realm of commemoration, or celebration. I certainly think commemorating or celebrating something like the Russian Revolution, especially the part played by the Bolsheviks, is in very bad taste. It's definitely not something I would allow my kids to participate in. I'm sure very few, if any, of those kids (or even the administrators) were aware of the tens of millions killed, the countless lives destroyed, and the untold suffering that was caused by the government that revolution formed. Most of them probably thought it was funny, or "ironic."
+10 If the band wants to play the music that is fine. But the hammer&sickle and all the other items mentioned just add to the proof that public schools are nothing more than "indoctrination centers" for the leftist dems.
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Alert the gastopo
We already have the G-E-S-T-A-P-O. They are the progressive/lib/leftwing PC/THOUGHT POLICE.
Wait, are we back into the war on Communism or did we leave that for the war on drugs? The war on Terror is simultaneously going with the war on drugs, but I thought it superseded the war on Communism?
Good God, I'm going to have to create a spreadsheet to manage who we currently hate on which day.
Good God, I'm going to have to create a spreadsheet to manage who we currently hate on which day.
Bonus points if you can predict the next war dujour. You can't be part of the in crowd if you aren't hating the correct group.
I don't think there is a difference of party in these oppressive fanatical ideologies of what is right/wrong/conservative/liberal... Both parties want the same censorship of the individual, both just having different views on a few select topics. but go ahead, drink that kool-aid brother.
