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Re: Political Johnny
Posted by **The Duke** on May 6, 2013 at 3:30:14 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Political Johnny posted by **murray** on May 6, 2013 at 10:34:02 AM:
**** I have always deplored Lennon's politics.
**** He always seemed to focus on one segments wrongs while ignoring the misdeeds of those he championed.
**** This man of peace advocated those who advocated violent upheaval. Not quite giving peace a chance there.
**** Such as supporting that Black Panther who turned out to be very violent indeed.
**** Abby Hoffman, Jerry Ruebin .... these were violent and agressive men.
**** Even his buddy Phil Spector, well, we know what he did.
**** Timothy Leary... just a drugged out whacko.
**** John's choice of associates seem to be outside his expressed philosophy.
**** Not that he didn't mean well.
**** But, being an artist, a musician, a composer, and a poet, doesn't mean one is politically astute.
**** Also, one must note the pronounced dichotomy of the man himself. As George Harrison remarked, John Lennon was both a saint and a bastardize.
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*** John and Yoko were pretty radical liberals when first coming to the U.S. But by the mid 70s John had mellowed out when it came to being a political activist. I mean he still wasn't afraid to speak his mind about how he felt regarding a current event but he wasn't out demonstrating either.
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*** John wasn't a saint and I'm sure he would've been the first to admit it. Although didn't he go around saying that he was Jesus sometime in the late 60s?:) But if he did say that I'm sure drugs had an influence.
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** His "Beatles bigger than Jesus" statement was a philosophical statement made to Maureen Cox, then taken out of context bye American Christian fundamentalists.
** The statement was meant as a reflection on the state of Christianity among the youth of the day, and not an actual comparison between the Beatles and Jesus. It got blown out of proportion.
** In another interview, 1969, I believe, he did say that everyone had Hitler as well as Jesus inside them, which I think is pretty accurate.
** The guy had great vision.
** But, yes. I'm glad he toned down on the activism in later years.
** I don't knock him too hard for doing what he did, the remarkable place the times put him in is enough to turn anybody's head.
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*You're thinking Of Maureen Cleave...
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*Maureen Cox was Ringo's first wife...
And you are, of course, right! Thanks for the correction. It saves possible future confusion.
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