Russia has often had dictators. Neil can obviously write songs about what he likes but his politics have definitely become more overt in his songwriting in recent years. Maybe that's because his libido has declined - who knows?NotInvisible wrote: Mon 09 Jun 2025, 2:43 pm
It's not difficult to understand. Neil loves Russia and hates that it's in thrall to a de facto dictator, so he sings about that. That doesn't mean he doesn't also care about other things, but no one can cover every subject nor should one have to. The West is broadly welcoming of migrants - North America, Australia and New Zealand are almost entirely built on immigration - and most associated crime is linked to poverty, not immigration per se. In America, for example, immigrants statistically commit crime at a lower rate than US citizens. Migrants are just another scapegoat for wannabe authoritarians - any minority will do, whether that's Jews in Germany or trans citizens in the US. Be better.
And not to get involved in the politics per se, but he is pretty naive. So much fuss about identity cards, for instance. What's the problem? Doesn't he realise the authorities can track your movements perfectly okay without an identity card? Does he not have a passport? Or a phone?
The Iraq War is a good thing. No, it wasn't, it was a bad thing. Etc.
Trump's a loon. Who knew?
I admire him for standing up for gay rights in Iran and he clearly means well but generally the more politics there are in pop music, the more preachy and pompous it gets.
