Indeed, perhaps the misstep was using a creative space that was once fairly neutral into a space that hosts political opinion.
Of course, one would be remiss in failing to mention that not only using the venue of country music to make a politically charged statement, but also to proclaim an anti US war stance.
It might perhaps even be suggested that at the time, Cheney & co had successfully manufactured consent- particularly among conservatives, and they not only didn’t want to hear political rhetoric, but were also turned off by the specific message in conflict with their pro-war, or at least pro-vengeance positions- to which I do NOT begrudgingly add were based on 100% propaganda-grade bullshit.
So, with respect, I think your analysis fails to give adequate homage to every facet of the mainstream political tenor of that time- and a HUGE part of that as evidenced by the poll research done at that time vs now.
Now the old red hawks that urged us to cross sovereign borders for a lie that had zero concrete evidence that cost thousands of deaths are saying “No, we can’t help Ukraine because there are corrupt US entanglements there” (not a direct quote, but I believe that’s a current popular conservative sentiment.) Seems at least a bit hypocritical . For reference:
I think you missed my point that the Chicks took their criticism to a foreign country, England perhaps. True that their fans were interested in their art, not their politics.
It was not universally believed at the time that the war narrative was false, and only in hindsight does that contention have any validity.
I have no idea what polls you refer to or what point they might make.
I suspect you don’t know many conservatives; we are quite a diverse group and very capable of independent thought.
Indeed, perhaps the misstep was using a creative space that was once fairly neutral into a space that hosts political opinion.
Of course, one would be remiss in failing to mention that not only using the venue of country music to make a politically charged statement, but also to proclaim an anti US war stance.
It might perhaps even be suggested that at the time, Cheney & co had successfully manufactured consent- particularly among conservatives, and they not only didn’t want to hear political rhetoric, but were also turned off by the specific message in conflict with their pro-war, or at least pro-vengeance positions- to which I do NOT begrudgingly add were based on 100% propaganda-grade bullshit.
So, with respect, I think your analysis fails to give adequate homage to every facet of the mainstream political tenor of that time- and a HUGE part of that as evidenced by the poll research done at that time vs now.
Now the old red hawks that urged us to cross sovereign borders for a lie that had zero concrete evidence that cost thousands of deaths are saying “No, we can’t help Ukraine because there are corrupt US entanglements there” (not a direct quote, but I believe that’s a current popular conservative sentiment.) Seems at least a bit hypocritical . For reference:
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/03/14/a-look-back-at-how-fear-and-false-beliefs-bolstered-u-s-public-support-for-war-in-iraq/
I think you missed my point that the Chicks took their criticism to a foreign country, England perhaps. True that their fans were interested in their art, not their politics.
It was not universally believed at the time that the war narrative was false, and only in hindsight does that contention have any validity.
I have no idea what polls you refer to or what point they might make.
I suspect you don’t know many conservatives; we are quite a diverse group and very capable of independent thought.
No, you wouldn’t have any idea unless you click the link that takes you to it that I included at the end of my comment so that you would know😂