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bryanthelion:
Music and politics are a fickle pickle.I know this has been around for centuries, I just recently (recently meaning five seconds ago)got into the fray after reading an article about Bjork voicing her opinions about Tibet during a concert in China. Do you think Musicians have the right to tell countries what to do? Do you think she was being respectful while in China? Do you think they arent doing this for political gain?

a pack of wolves:
I don't see why musicians should have less of a right to voice opinions on politics than anyone else. Music, like almost all art, is primarily a means of communication. It's inescapable that this communication will often have a political element whether the artist wants it to or not so there's nothing wrong with acknowledging that. As for Bjork not being respectful, I'm having a hard time thinking of any reasons why she should have any respect for the Chinese government. If she said nothing she'd be open to accusations of cowardice and hypocrisy, so I'd say her voicing her opinions was fair enough.

bryanthelion:
I dunno,

If I were performing in a different country, I would have the mentality that I'm a guest at their home. Saying things about Tibet in china is like saying, "That vase looks like shit, and it looks like sewage with those drapes near it." at someone else's home.

Hat:
I think a more important question is "Why would Bjork perform in China if it is committing these atrocities that she feels so strongly against?"

David_Dovey:
Because it's not the concert-going peoples' fault that their government are a bunch of atrocious fucks, there's no reason to punish them. Plus maybe if she says these things, it might get people to pay a little more attention to what their government is doing. Like it or not, people tend to listen to pop stars and celebrities and take moral cues from them.

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