Posted on 10/27/2023 7:34:48 PM PDT by MtnClimber
When I first saw the post, my thoughts immediastely went to the real spirit of radio, Rush Limbaugh, one of our great leaders and a true patriot. The USA misses him.
The best last song on the best last album. So fitting.
https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/liberty-09.1997.php
“Politically, Peart describes himself as a “left-wing libertarian,” noting that he could never be a conservative due to the right’s intolerance and support of censorship. Moreover, the rise of religious fundamentalism in America and throughout the globe “terrifies” him.”
Did you actually read all the words before that quote?
Do you understand that right amd left mean different things in different countries?
Did you see where he refered to the salmon rushdie lesson when talking about religous intollerence?
Did you know that there were also 2 other members in the band
Just admit you are wrong
Just admit that a self-labeled leftist can make nice music.
Peart called himself a leftist. End of story.
you seem to have no reading comprehension whatsoever
(sorry for using the big words)
You’re in denial. The man worked in the music industry, called himself a leftist, was never denounced for any conservative views, wasn’t blacklisted by the left, was never castigated in the media, never supported a conservative cause, voted for and supported NDP candidates, etc.
He was no William F. Buckley. Not hardly.
Interjecting here...
Actually, in the late 70's, Peart (and Rush) were criticized as "extreme right" by the media.
For example, in this 1978 interview, Peart is clear that he's anti-socialism and pro-capitalism, pro-individualism, pro-private property. (Of course, the writer compared Peart's viewpoint to the Nazis.)
Rush: 'You have no freedom. You do what you’re told to do. By the socialists'
As Rush kick off their R40 Live 40th anniversary tour, Rock’s Backpages takes a trip back to 4 March 1978, where Miles, writing for New Musical Express, questions the band’s supposed ‘proto-fascism’
Maybe those of us who were teenagers at that time didn't know anyone was criticizing Rush's message. We (Republicans and Democrats) loved their music. We just thought they were good musicians, and their lyrics tapped into the anti-statist view we all had at the time.
Later, Peart distanced himself from his earlier Objectivist views, but there's no denying that he was a fan of Ayn Rand in the beginning.
Interesting. Thank you.
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