PJ speak up!

seanwon said:

"Protesting," "Speaking Out."  It does absolutely nothing.  Meaningless.  Go get a second job and do that on the weekends instead of holding colorful signs. Donate that money to candidates of your choice so they can win and enact change.  Artists already have enough money for that.

Historically speaking, it takes 3.5% of the population to stand up and protest nonviolently to ensure political change.

gotthebottle said:

seanwon said:

"Protesting," "Speaking Out."  It does absolutely nothing.  Meaningless.  Go get a second job and do that on the weekends instead of holding colorful signs. Donate that money to candidates of your choice so they can win and enact change.  Artists already have enough money for that.

Pathetic comment...

Weak, watered down comment with no substance, pure emotion.

lexicondevil said:

seanwon said:

"Protesting," "Speaking Out."  It does absolutely nothing.  Meaningless.  Go get a second job and do that on the weekends instead of holding colorful signs. Donate that money to candidates of your choice so they can win and enact change.  Artists already have enough money for that.

Thanks for the pep talk and for demonstrating how sitting on your hands "does absolutely nothing."

I guess you reacted emotionally as well, without even understanding or comprehending what I said.  "Sitting on your hands does absolutely nothing."  I didn't say sit on your hands.  I said work more and donate some of your earnings to the campaigns of candidates who won't be doing these things. Increase their chances of winning.  

Bruce just dropped a new song… Streets of Minneapolis. 

Tom Morello just announced a Solidarity concert in Minneapolis this Friday, all proceeds to the families of the people murdered.
This is the way.

Shaindli1 said:

Tom Morello just announced a Solidarity concert in Minneapolis this Friday, all proceeds to the families of the people murdered.
This is the way.

Where's Zach et al? The heroes of our childhood have mostly seemed to cash their checks. 

I did see Neil is giving greenlanders full access to his online catalog. 

CC55781 said:

Shaindli1 said:

Tom Morello just announced a Solidarity concert in Minneapolis this Friday, all proceeds to the families of the people murdered.
This is the way.

Sold out immediately. Damn.

Good thing it sold out. It sends a message!

Through the winter’s ice and cold
Down Nicollet Avenue
A city aflame fought fire and ice
‘Neath an occupier’s boots
King Trump’s private army from the DHS
Guns belted to their coats
Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law
Or so their story goes
Against smoke and rubber bullets
By the dawn’s early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringing through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood
And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renee Good

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Crying through the bloody mist
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

Now they say they’re here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight

In chants of ICE out now
Our city’s heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

kmcmanus said:

Ed had comments at their most recent show in Pittsburgh. There are lyrics about this administration on both Gigaton & Dark Matter. Jeff and Mike have both posted on Instagram about Minneapolis. Exactly what else should they be doing?

Right .
They have spoken and band member speaking is basically representation of the whole band .

kmcmanus said:

Ed had comments at their most recent show in Pittsburgh. There are lyrics about this administration on both Gigaton & Dark Matter. Jeff and Mike have both posted on Instagram about Minneapolis. Exactly what else should they be doing?

I want PJ to do something that gets picked up in a news cycle. I only heard about the new Springsteen song because I saw a story on the Yahoo page. It would be great if they did something big to put the spotlight on this administration murdering its own citizens. It really wouldn't take that much to do, just a little creativity.