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That might be your personal definition of activism but it isn’t any accepted one. Think about the anti-apartheid boycott movement against South Africa. Effecti
by afavour 5y ago
That might be your personal definition of activism but it isn’t any accepted one.
Think about the anti-apartheid boycott movement against South Africa. Effectively they said “you can have Apartheid or you can have us buy your products”. Was that bullying? Was that exploiting a position? In what world was it not activism?
(as a side note the idea that an artist the likes of Neil Young even has the capability of bullying an company like Spotify is kind of funny in and of itself. The power dynamic between the two skews very, very heavily towards Spotify)
> It wasn't "I'll leave because I disagree with people on this platform"
?!? That’s exactly what it was. According to the source you just posted that’s exactly what he did. He asked for his music to be removed, he did not issue an ultimatum. You’re quoting a rhetorical flourish he made and ignoring his actions.