> I'm on REM's side of the political spectrum, and have always found Stipe's activism to be performative I don't think it's performative, but it was definitely

> I'm on REM's side of the political spectrum, and have always found Stipe's activism to be performative I don't think it's performative, but it was definitely a later-stage add-on. The blame for that (positive or negative) falls squarely on Natalie Merchant.