There Is Silence in the Streets: Where Have All the Protesters Gone?
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0831-21.htm
There is silence in the streets
New York Times
by Andrew Rosenthal
08/31/06
The audience rose for Neil Young's blast at George Bush, 'Let's Impeach the President,' and sang the words displayed on a huge TV screen, even the 20-something in front of us who had been text-messaging throughout the concert. That same screen also displayed thumbnail photos of slain soldiers while a counter ran up the most recent toll. It takes longer than you might think to count to 2,600. It was a surprisingly political moment for a rock concert in 2006. But when those four men sang their protest songs four decades ago, their lyrics echoed and personified a powerful political movement sweeping America. Now they are entertainment, something to leave behind in the concert hall...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/31/opinion/31observer.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
There is silence in the streets
New York Times
by Andrew Rosenthal
08/31/06
The audience rose for Neil Young's blast at George Bush, 'Let's Impeach the President,' and sang the words displayed on a huge TV screen, even the 20-something in front of us who had been text-messaging throughout the concert. That same screen also displayed thumbnail photos of slain soldiers while a counter ran up the most recent toll. It takes longer than you might think to count to 2,600. It was a surprisingly political moment for a rock concert in 2006. But when those four men sang their protest songs four decades ago, their lyrics echoed and personified a powerful political movement sweeping America. Now they are entertainment, something to leave behind in the concert hall...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/31/opinion/31observer.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 1. Sep, 11:42
