At 06:07 PM 9/23/2001 -0400, Andrei wrote:
quoted 4 lines What would you think if there was an artist whose music was dedicated to>What would you think if there was an artist whose music was dedicated to
>terrorist groups whose main objective was the destruction of Brian Albers
>(for being an evil American, of course) and who bombed Brian Albers' house
>? Would you still think he/she's OK cuz he/she makes some cool tunes ?
Okay, I don't think that's a fair parallel. Bryn didn't dedicate his music
to terrorist groups, he dedicated it to the cause of Palestine. He did
voice understanding of terrorists group (I don't think it's the same as
endorsing terrorist acts).
quoted 10 lines It's like back in high school when I loved Mercyful Fate. 'How can you> > It's like back in high school when I loved Mercyful Fate. 'How can you
> like
> > that stuff? It's totally Satanic.' Who cares! I just like the music. I
> don't
> > care what King Diomond's religious beliefs are.
>
>I think the difference here is that noone takes stuff like that
>seriously. And I haven't heard of too many Satan worshipers who were
>responsible for incredible acts of terrorism (heh, besides those Black
>metal dudes who burned down a couple of churches).
Dude. Don't fuck with Mercyful Fate.
- wells oliver [wells@submute.net]
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