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“To the children of Mao Zedong, take my arm and walk me in.Oh, dancing, yeah, let’s win!” Dipshit hippies. I fully support DeChristopher’s release, but fashion shows like this are embarrassing. Thank god our own revolution wasn’t fought with drum circles.
Brent, you raise a good point. The video does evoke a 1960s era protest vibe, which is no doubt a turn-off for a lot of people. Generally I’m in that camp as well. I think protesters should avoid cliches and stereotypes because they often overshadow the issue and make it easier for people to write off. For some reason it didn’t occur to me with this video. Perhaps because I tend to like this artist’s music. So do a lot of people, which is a good thing because that could expose the issue to a wider group, many of whom are likely apolitical. Hopefully not everyone will have your reaction, but if they do, I think it’s understandable. Thanks for pointing it out.
I love how Democracy Now just lets him speak for himself. So much has been said about him, but not nearly enough has been said by him. Check it out: http://tinyurl (dot) com/3pbksth