An Open Letter to Pearl Jam: Get off the sidelines and join the political revolution!

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  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    EdsonNascimento said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Don't get me wrong. I think PJ is very socially responsible as bands go, and very generous (FTR, they donated the proceeds from that Oracle show). I just think they have largely abandoned their strong stance against mega corporations. And IMO it's pretty much because they didn't want to bother anymore, and also for business. It doesn't serve their business to stand against large corporations, and helps it to cooperate with them, which they now do. Show me the money.

    Or they simply grew up. It happens.
    Define "grow up". Because your definition is clearly not the same as everyone else's definition.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    EdsonNascimento said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Don't get me wrong. I think PJ is very socially responsible as bands go, and very generous (FTR, they donated the proceeds from that Oracle show). I just think they have largely abandoned their strong stance against mega corporations. And IMO it's pretty much because they didn't want to bother anymore, and also for business. It doesn't serve their business to stand against large corporations, and helps it to cooperate with them, which they now do. Show me the money.

    Or they simply grew up. It happens.
    One has nothing to do with the other.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    One still great thing about this country is that we all get to decide for ourselves who to support or not support politically. My views are entirely up to me. Yours to you. Much the same as Pearl Jam's views are entirely up to them to decide. I don't feel any need to call on the band to echo my political choices, nor do I feel comfortable judging them if they do or don't.

    Live and let live. Pearl Jam is under no obligation to support Bernie Sanders or to tell us who they do or don't support. The members of this band don't sacrifice their right to privacy or freedom of choice just because some may want them to.

    I do believe this thread was created with the best of intentions. If Eddie or other members of the band choose to endorse Sanders, or if the band collectively choose to, good for Pearl Jam and good for Bernie Sanders. But calling on them to do so and speculating why they haven't, that leaves a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.
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