Comments on: Music a Catalyst for Change: Is the message the same today as it was in the sixties? http://debr2.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/music-a-catalyst-for-change-is-the-message-the-same-today-as-it-was-in-the-sixties/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:51:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: debr2 http://debr2.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/music-a-catalyst-for-change-is-the-message-the-same-today-as-it-was-in-the-sixties/#comment-3 debr2 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:41:05 +0000 http://debr2.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/music-a-catalyst-for-change-is-the-message-the-same-today-as-it-was-in-the-sixties/#comment-3 I agree. I wonder what type of protests the inclusion of women in the draft would generate. It seems to me that even though we have women in the military, the number of women being killed versus men is very small. The draft may or may not change that. So many of the protest songs relate to our sons going off to war. I agree. I wonder what type of protests the inclusion of women in the draft would generate. It seems to me that even though we have women in the military, the number of women being killed versus men is very small. The draft may or may not change that. So many of the protest songs relate to our sons going off to war.

]]> By: Professor Hannagan http://debr2.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/music-a-catalyst-for-change-is-the-message-the-same-today-as-it-was-in-the-sixties/#comment-2 Professor Hannagan Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:32:28 +0000 http://debr2.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/music-a-catalyst-for-change-is-the-message-the-same-today-as-it-was-in-the-sixties/#comment-2 Debbie, This is excellent and I could not agree more. I think whether people are completely aware of the message of a song or not is not really the point. Music is a way of expressing values - political or otherwise - and has been especially important for those who do not have a "voice" in mainstream political debate. Young people typically do not . . . and I think that we have not learned lessons from the past. If young people were not only recruited, but drafted, I think the protests and protest music would follow. Professor Hannagan Debbie,

This is excellent and I could not agree more. I think whether people are completely aware of the message of a song or not is not really the point. Music is a way of expressing values – political or otherwise – and has been especially important for those who do not have a “voice” in mainstream political debate. Young people typically do not . . . and I think that we have not learned lessons from the past. If young people were not only recruited, but drafted, I think the protests and protest music would follow.

Professor Hannagan

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