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From: kaufman@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Michael L. Kaufman)
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Subject: Re: Oh Say Can You See?
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In article <9008300843.AA11311@EDDIE.MIT.EDU> Love-Hounds@gaffa.MIT.EDU writes:
Really-From: nrc@cbema.att.com (Neal R Caldwell, Ii)
>Second, if Sinead doesn't want to be associated with our National
>Anthem she has the right to excercise whatever influence she has to
>prevent that.  But by doing so she is suppressing the ideas of others.

This is crazy.  First of all, she did not say that people are not to sing the
natoinal anthem, only that she didn't want it sung before her concert.  (I know
that I am going to get flamed for this but...)  This is alot like the argument
that says that if I don't support NEA sponsership for some piece of art then I
am censoring that art.  Second, since you are saying that she should suppress
other peoples ideas before her concert, would you have the same opinion if the 
promoter had wanted to play a few anti-irish songs before the concert?  Or
maybe the latest Andrew Dice Clay album?  If it's not her show until she
starts, why not?  If you don't think that there is anything wrong with her 
objecting to these things, then tell me what the difference is.  Just because 
you and I might respect the National anthem, why does she have to?

Michael

Michael