Cat Stevens & Marillion

Peter

You've heard my last word on the subject

Beware: Politics the red rag the Blacksword bull....

"We come from all over, with differing sexual/political/religious orientations & beliefs, but we are at least united by a love of good music -- why risk dividing/destroying  our cozy little community? "

I agree with my friend Peter Rideout on that.

  A word to the wise: As this -- believe it or not -- is a website dedicated to progressive rock (and the goddess Mariah Carey), there is perhaps no better way to anger long-time  and new members, and cause them to leave, than to discuss (ie, argue and rant about) politics and/or religion, especially in an inflammatory fashion.

We come from all over, with differing sexual/political/religious orientations & beliefs, but we are at least united by a love of good music -- why risk dividing/destroying  our cozy little community?

I speak from experience.

Perhaps this should be in the 'Discussions not related to music'

Political and theological discussions can be very rewarding but can also cause problems. I am registered on numerous news forums, and vent my wrath and disgust at the world there. Not here.

This is where I come to de-stress from politics, religion and war

Marillion, pop?? Nah, I dont think so. This journalist dont know sh!t !!

Mr.Moore is sometimes out of line and definitely stretches the truth now and then to suit his own needs but I for one am still a fan of his because he continues the long and glorious tradition of something coming out of left field and kicking the powers that be up the,er,posterior.. This tradition goes back thousands of years and it's the sign of a healthy society. Agree or disagree with him but without people like him,democracy would be in serious trouble. There are no Michael Mooore's in Iran.

As for Marillion being labelled a pop group,well to the mainstream media it's all pop music. They usually find individual distinctions a very difficult concept to handle.

 Hey, ya gotta love those mellotrons, eh? I mean, a keyboard that sounds like a string section -- how cool is that?

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Clinton did nothing when he had the chance to. Mr Moore hasn't proven anything to most americans. His so called truth's are always stretched or half truths. How well does your National Care work? How much do you pay in taxes for it? Any american can go into a hospital and expect to get treated regardless if they can pay or not. I personally do not want national healthcare. I see no reason why I should pay for someone elses medical expenses. People need to grow up and take responsibilities for themselves.

Reed Lover wrote: It's like Michael Moore never happened! Tell me what The Twin Towers have got to do with Cat Stevens (Yousouf Islam)? Still nibbling on them Freedom Fries? Before you go on about insulting the Good Ole US of A or yourself for that matter, tell me, how many times did Gerry Adams visit the States or does that not count in the Land Of The Free? Free speech, however unpalatable, should be defended by all nations. There are many,many normal, peace-loving Muslims out there who, whilst not applauding those horrific actions on that terrible day, cant understand why it is alright for their peoples to be attacked and culture vilified by Americans but when the boot is on the other foot it somehow becomes more tragic.

               You're treading on dangerous political ground there. I being a republican would like to ask you.."what do you propose us to do?" Talk to any american who flies..white,black ,etc,muslin and all can tell their stories of nightmarish security at the airport..Kennedy got delayed once! Now if we want to turn a plane back because we want to protect the lives of americans on an airplane I am all for it.

I for one would rather inconvenience a few people by acting paranoid than say  "Oh what the heck are we doing? let these poor guys get on with it" and then watch the plane crash into another building. Hind sight is 20/20 and I prefer them to take no chances.

Also trust me when I say that it seems europeans take Mike Moore pretty seriously. I think he is nuts and un-american. His movie is treasonous in my eyes