[FM] waterbug CD

[Mark Humphreys]

Okay Now I Must Comment Dept.:

mik cou wrote:

> I'm sure there are many country music lists and sites gushing about Toby Keith
> and his right wing tour going around the
> country this summer.  Music and politics have always mixed and reflect all
> political perspectives.  The history of folk music is very leftist, that's
> just historical fact.

All true.  Good points.

>  If you don't like it listen to Toby Keith.  I won't be joining you.

Not helpful.  Kinda nasty.  And quite---you'll forgive the word---intolerant.
How about:  "If you don't like it, let's debate"?  Or better yet: "If you don't
like it, we'll just have to agree to disagree"?

I come from the right side of the political spectrum, and I happen to find Toby
Keith's music beyond idiotic and excruciatingly unlistenable.  I disagree with
the politics of most of my colleagues in the folk community, but as a rule I
find their company preferable to that of most of the people I agree with
politically, and the music made by them supremely fulfilling and deeply
meaningful, even when I don't happen to agree with what they might be saying
with it.

Things aren't as simple as most of us (left and right) tend to want them to be.

Just my two cents.

Cheers,
Mark