Wow, episode 343 of the Highwire was very revealing of so called rock & roll artists who caved to health tyranny and censorship at the height of the Coofid.
Highlights:
Bruce Springsteen demanded only vaccinated audience at his shows.
Harry Styles demanded masking and proof of vax.
Maroon 5 demanded proof of negative covid test, or proof of vax.
Foo Fighters demanded proof of vax.
Gene Simmons (KISS) is shown in an interview in which he said, "This delusional, evil idea that you get to do whatever you want, and the rest of the world be damned, is really terrible. We gotta identify those people and bring them out in the open so you know who they are. If you're willing to walk among us unvaccinated, you are an enemy".
Queen's Brian May: "I beg you and plead you to get jabbed if you haven't already, because you need the help. I despair seeing people protesting against the vaccine, protesting against their rights being violated because they might have to wear a mask. Jesus Christ, guys".
Covers Neil Young's tantrum to Spotify, "him or me", demanding Joe Rogan be kicked off Spotify for his interviews with front line doctors over failures and harms of the so called vax. For Young it came down to "get rid of him or I'm leaving". Joe Rogan was hugely popular, so Spotify said "okay bye" to Young.
Joni Mitchell threatened to remove her music from Spotify, in solidarity with Neil Young. To her too, Spotify said "bye".
It shows Dolly Parton using the tune to "Jolene" to sing "vaccine, vaccine, vaccine vacceeeeeen. I'm beggin' of you, please don't hesitate".
Then Bigtree interviews a new band, "Defiant" with:
Dickie Barrett, kicked out of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones for refusing the vax
Pete Parada, kicked out of The Offspring for refusing the vax
Greg Camp (Smashmouth), whose wife marched in a protest against vax mandate laws
Johnny Rioux (Street Dogs), who simply did not trust an un-trialed emergency authorized vax
Joey Larocca (The Briggs)
The interview, of course, was about rock & roll and its meaning to the artists, in the face of government tyranny, in the face of the shutdown of their work during the height of the virus panic, in the face of a whole recording/concert industry that swallowed the narrative.
I don't mind whatever people decide to do for themselves, and this was the position of these men of Defiant who were interviewed, but to support government censorship of debate and discussion, to insist that everyone bow to health mandates, goes against one of the deepest meanings of rock & roll, which is rebellion against tyranny, preservation of your rights, standing up, teaching your children critical thinking.
Wow!!!!!! Comparing these real rockers of Defiant to the likes of Neil Young and Gene Simmons is like
comparing big fierce cobras to slimy little worms.
And bravo Del Bigtree for a series that would have been massively recognized and awarded in some other era before the enforcement of one fascist narrative.
And hooray for Spotify for refusing to cave to the demands of washed up so called rockers demanding censorship of the healthy presentation of informative interviews.
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