Ok - so Neil Young told Spotify that if they continued to air Joe Rogan's Podcast - that he wanted them to remove all his music from their Service... That is because Rogan is NonVaxx'er ,,, a Non Masker,,, a Non human if you ask me,, but we will hold that thought for now... Joni Mitchell, and Nils Lofgren have followed suit. - Oh and understand that I do not understand how all that works with Rights to the Music, and what they get paid to have their music on that Service,... and what Spotify pays Rogan for his Podcast... However; While I don;t have clear answer on this ,, these are my thoughts...
- Neil or Joni , or Nils are not Immunologists. scientists, doctors or any of that, they have their opinion like anybody else,, the ONLY reason that they and many others like them carry any weight is due to their musical talent. Period. And yup - many celebrities have and have had opinions on this topic, and in the past on a variety of Social issues.
- And EVEN though I think Rogan is nut job , on the fringe of Full Goose Bozo. That he spreads mis information on the Topic of Covid, of vaccines. That does not mean he should necessarily be Muted... IF you are on that side of the discussion I think it dangerous. That Rogan and his like are not to be believed. They lie, They Deny... But if you have an opposite view then you might think about all that Freedom of Speech thing...
- Now that said - here is the meat of the 1st Amendment :
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
This applies to the Government (Congress) , NOT to Private businesses. SO if Spotify wanted to kick Rogan and others like him off their service, I Think that is their Right. Like Face book and Twitter have to many of the Election Conspiracy theorists, and Covid Deniers. They are a private enterprise. They get to set the Rules on their business - the 1st amendment does not apply to them - it only applies to the Government restricting rights.
I think all should have their say , and IF you chose not to listen , or believe that is up to us - you and me. You can point out to your children, and peers that what is said is Not True or Makes no sense. that is up to YOU . Not Neil Young.
- AND ,,, and,,, I guarantee (although I do not know specifics) that these musicians music is played on other platforms that mimic to one degree or another what Joe Rogan spouts.
A Side note : Young is a survivor of Polio . He contracted the Disease when he was a child, and a Vaccine..... the Polio Vaccine - greatly helped his recovery.
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The former POTUS continues his threats to our country. In a Speech over the weekend he floated the Idea that under his administration - the January 6th people would be dealt with "fairly" - I am guessing the Idea is that they are not being dealt with fairly right now... and how like every other one of his talking points, you will hear no specifics from him on how he would impact their treatment in the courts except that he talked about pardons for them. Pardons ....
Officer Brian D. Sicknick of the Capitol Police, who was attacked by the mob, died on Jan. 7.
Officer Jeffrey Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department killed himself after the attack.
Officer Howard S. Liebengood of the Capitol Police also died by suicide four days afterward.
and 150 officers from the Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department and local agencies were injured.
Pardons ??? Now talk to me about "Backing the Blue"
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