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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Offering comfort to the enemy is treason. And of course they weren't convicted of treason. They didn't commit it.

How exactly is a soundbite or an article criticising American policy treasonous?

If they had run their mouths in the states it probably wouldn't have been a problem but they had to be "cool" in front of the British crowd just like a lot of the Hollywood types do over there in England.

Originally posted by CliffLandin
You are, indeed, a better man than the Dixie Chicks.

What do you mean?

Originally posted by slimjim
What do you mean?

Just a little joke. See since you said that you wouldn't have talked crap about Clinton in front of foreigners, I was saying that you were better than the Dixie Chicks. However, I threw in the" better man" to make it a bit of a jab.

Originally posted by slimjim
If they had run their mouths in the states it probably wouldn't have been a problem but they had to be "cool" in front of the British crowd just like a lot of the Hollywood types do over there in England.

Did they break the law?

Originally posted by CliffLandin
Just a little joke. See since you said that you wouldn't have talked crap about Clinton in front of foreigners, I was saying that you were better than the Dixie Chicks. However, I threw in the" better man" to make it a bit of a jab.

I didn't always agree with the other presidents when I was in the Army either. I just didn't have the luxury of publicly disagreeing with them.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Did they break the law?

In the eyes of some of their fans they did. They sure as hell didn't sell as many CD's as their earlier ones.

Originally posted by slimjim
In the eyes of some of their fans they did. They sure as hell didn't sell as many CD's as their earlier ones.

In the eyes of some of their fans doesn't mean crap when we're talking about the law and you know it. Did they or did they not break the law?

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
In the eyes of some of their fans doesn't mean crap when we're talking about the law and you know it. Did they or did they not break the law?

I never said they broke the law. I just said they ran their mouths and their fans didn't like it and their sales suffered. If you want to buy their music then go right ahead and buy it. I won't give them a damn dime of my money.

Originally posted by slimjim
I never said they broke the law. I just said they ran their mouths and their fans didn't like it and their sales suffered. If you want to buy their music then go right ahead and buy it. I won't give them a damn dime of my money.

Would you have bought their music if they hadn't said anything or if they had said it in Texas rather than in England?

Originally posted by slimjim
I never said they broke the law.

You called them traitors, didn't you? Guilty of treason.

If you didn't mean that, don't say it.

EDIT: Sorry, you didn't call them that, but it seems you agreed with the label.

Originally posted by orfeo
You called them traitors, didn't you? Guilty of treason.

If you didn't mean that, don't say it.

EDIT: Sorry, you didn't call them that, but it seems you agreed with the label.

I think unpatriotic might be more accurate.

I suppose if an English band came to Texas, and said some not so nice stuff about the Queen, how would that be recieved back in the UK? Or maybe that is not a big thing for you folks in todays world?

Originally posted by CliffLandin
Would you have bought their music if they hadn't said anything or if they had said it in Texas rather than in England?

If I was a fan of theirs then like I said if they had said it in Texas then I probably would buy their records. I don't own any of their CD's.

Originally posted by slimjim
For running their mouths in a foreign country. Why do I even try to explain it to dweebs like you.

I'm not the dweeb, thug. I know what a traitor is. Apparently you don't.

Originally posted by Dace Ace
I think unpatriotic might be more accurate.

I suppose if an English band came to Texas, and said some not so nice stuff about the Queen, how would that be recieved back in the UK? Or maybe that is not a big thing for you folks in todays world?

Yes, unpatriotic is a much better description (or allegation).

I've always felt that Americans take patriotism a lot more seriously than some other countries. On my first visit to the USA I was struck by the number of houses displaying flags, a lot more than I was used to back home.

As I understand it, there's also a lot more emphasis on civics education in schools. The whole pledge of allegiance thing is a bit of a mystery to me. Yes, we used to sing the national anthem, but that was about it.

Originally posted by Dace Ace
I think unpatriotic might be more accurate.

I suppose if an English band came to Texas, and said some not so nice stuff about the Queen, how would that be recieved back in the UK? Or maybe that is not a big thing for you folks in todays world?

It would be more like they said some not nice things about Tony Blair.