tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post2260878800656727026..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Can champagne activists really change the world?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-50726515870182418402015-09-17T19:26:47.365+01:002015-09-17T19:26:47.365+01:00yes Bob I see that the ever ultra chic kronos Quar...yes Bob I see that the ever ultra chic kronos Quartet, allegedly founded by a dissenter form the Vietnam war, has no problem with collecting the Benjamins from Abu Dhabi. My God, we know what talks and what walks.Perhaps they will discover a new string quartet piece played to the sound of someone being tortured?The Wound Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329621123316492765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-46209040604099943662015-09-13T13:42:40.022+01:002015-09-13T13:42:40.022+01:00While on the subject of champagne activism it is w...While on the subject of champagne activism it is worth noting that although homosexuality is not illegal in Russia, Elton John wants to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss what he called the Russian president's "ridiculous" attitude to gay rights.<br /><br />http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34237031<br /><br />Homosexuality is illegal in Abu Dhabi. But Elton John is quite happy to perform there, and makes no effort to influence the country's inhuman position on gay rights.<br /><br />http://www.admaf.org/en/event/elton-john-featuring-ray-cooper Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com