[wizzler]

Again, I don't disagree with the idea of boycotting the Dixie Chicks. In a free market -- which we ostensibly still have in America -- there are few better ways to make a point than to vote with one's feet.

I think the level of invective here is what caught my concern. At some point, it's possible to cross a threshold where a cause becomes bombastic or even counterproductive. In my judgment, that threshold has now been crossed. It's like... OK! Enough already!

Of course, by contributing these thoughts, I'm helping prolong the issue. So, yes, I realize the paradox presented by my posts.

[Tempest]

I agree with execising my free right to boycott any group which I find to be offensive or in bad taste. Such as gangster rap or the Dixie Chicks. Although I place the Dixie Chicks far lower than gangster rap :^D

After all. IT IS MY FREE RIGHT IN A FREE MARKET TO DO SO.