>>The country music artists should take a warning from the NFL’s fall. They should just sing. I personally am not interested in their opinions about social issues. I have my own.
They should, but they won’t. Celebrity status in a celebrity worshiping culture goes to a person’s head. I agree with you. They are just voices in a speaker to me. I don’t care about the politics or the stands on social issues of the guy who changes the oil in my car and I need to drive that car, so I sure don’t care what the minstrel in the radio thinks.
If these stars REALLY want to make a statement, they should follow Frank Zappa's lead. Frank was interviewed on the Joe Pyne Show, who's host was an angry man, possibly because he lost his leg in WWII. Payne started right in.
Pyne: "So I guess your long hair makes you a woman."
Zappa: "So I guess your wooden leg makes you a table!"
I personally don't care for country music, but if one of these musicians, gets the "why would you support the gun culture after this massacre?" question, I will buy their albums on principle if they respond in kind, e.g., "because I don't believe in being a victim. By the way, you may want to check online because some of my fans may not like your attitude and I can't be held responsible if they release your address and phone number on 4chan in a few minutes. Toodles!!"