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JackassJimmy

Tony, do you think Tom Morello being an uber successful musician is too far removed from the plight of the common man and just grandstanding? Can he still be more or less in the trenches, with the rest of us?
- http://blog.tonypierce.com Tony Pierce
  
  I think Morello definitely has a unique perspective and is probably more qualified to talk about what the 1% could and should do than the rest of us because he is part of the 1%. I don’t think at all that he’s grandstanding.
  - JackassJimmy
    
    Yeah, I didn’t mean to imply he was. Rereading my comment, I could see how it might be perceived as such. I agree with you 110% about him using his position to shed light on what could be done. It’s a shame there is not as much publicity for his work with the Nightwatchmen, as there is with Rage.
http://twitter.com/wildbell Will Campbell

Thanks for this Tony. I was a bit waffle-y about the Walmart coming into Chinatown, preferring that residents boycott it after the store’s installed rather than protest it before it gets here. But Morello’s set me straight. It’s much more than just the name on the door, it’s the company’s exploitation of labor.
PS. Morello was absolutely AMAZING at the Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert a couple months ago at Club Nokia. A compelling speaker, a tremendous musician. Fully sincere and 100% involved. NEVER a grandstander.

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