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Originally Posted by mykalberta
With respect to artists, they gave up the right for their opinion to matter on how their music is used when they sold it for profit. Everyone has a right to an opinion, my argument is their opinion is worth no more than anyone else on the issue so long as agents of the US government purchased their music legally.
How do we know its used for official state puproses. Maybe Joe Iowa CIA and his Arkansas farm boy buddies like to listen to annoying NIN music. Since when is playing loud music of any kind considered torture - could it be the liberal media has blown this out of proportion - nah they wouldnt do a thing like that. The funny thing is that some people consider that to be torture - sure NIN might be considered torture but Pearl Jam pre commercial sellout days - come on - new stuff yah.
So yah, my "SHUT THE HELL UP" message to commecial artists stand. The problem with these "artists" is their fanboys take their opinion to be worth more than what it actually is which is why unfortunately some of these artists feel empowered to tread on subjects and topics that they have no business interfering with.
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Actually, you don't give up your right on how your music is used once its sold.
Its already been stated that the music has been used for interrogation purposes. Its not quite as simple as the prisoners finding the music distasteful (otherwise I would press charges against muchmusic for torture), its the manner in which the music is used (listened to repeatedly at high volumes) in order to cause the person distress. So I think its a little more than Joe Iowa CIA playing his ghetto blaster in the background of gitmo.
As for the artists treading on subjects and topics they have no business interfering with, that statement is a complete joke. I always find it funny that people who are claiming to defend America's freedoms are the first one's to be incapable of understanding that people have a right to speak out about their government's actions. Its a fundamental democratic practice. So really, they should'nt "shut the hell up". That would be unAmerican.