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[WaiterAtCliftons]

Dixie Chicks Bash Patriotism

06/19/2006 5:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
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There must be something about being overseas that really gets the Dixie Chicks talking. Group members Emily Robison and Natalie Maines have now taken on the subject of patriotism, and apparently they're as big of fans of it as they are President Bush.


In an interview with UK's Telegraph newspaper, Robison accused some country artists of jumping on the anti-Chicks bandwagon to further their own careers. She said, "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do. A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism."


Maines continued, "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism. Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country... I don't see why people care about patriotism."


The Dixie Chicks have been overseas promoting their latest album, Taking The Long Way, with a series of live concerts. In fact, last week the trio returned to very place where their career took a major turn -- Shepard's Bush Empire in London. It was from this very stage that Maines bashed Bush three years ago.

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This is your number 1 band on the Billboard top 200.....fuckin' ridiculous

This post has been edited by WaiterAtCliftons: Jun 22 2006, 3:41 pm

[sandkind]

has the U.S. made mistakes? yes, of course, as have all countries. however, it is still an indisputable fact that the U.S. prevented the Japanese from invading Australia, and the U.S. has done much more good than harm. i could post a link in reply to yours, but it would be pointless and endless. i have seriously studied history and stand by my statements. if you want to call me ignorant, that is your right; however, you won't change me just like i won't change you.

chick, i know and have many black friends that are strong patriots. one of my dearest friends who i call me second mother is from san salvador, and oh yeah, she happens to be black. she loves the U.S. and respects its men and women in uniform, as she actually wears one herself. she would be the first to say one of the greatest things about this country is one's freedom to leave if they don't like it. you are correct that we should never forget our history; otherwise, we are bound to repeat some mistakes. fortunately, most of us learn from our mistakes and move on. is there still rascism in this country, of course there is, from several different directions; however, the country has grown as a whole and it is not even close to what it was even 50 years ago. i have faith we will continue to grow.