tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068861.post6309804893258906561..comments2023-05-09T09:21:24.140-04:00Comments on Death Row Diary: August 27,2011William Van Poyckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16486150722447418814noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068861.post-83419309530560137562011-10-01T19:33:47.259-04:002011-10-01T19:33:47.259-04:00I love Bill and support him and agree with much of...I love Bill and support him and agree with much of what he says, but he's just a tad naive about Seeger.<br /><br />There is certainly a lot to admire about Pete, as a performer and activist, and I'm not given to the typical American often paranoid 'pinkophobia'. But much of the criticism of Seeger's politics is quite reasonable. He was for many years an apologist and defender of Stalin, long after virtually all leftists acknowledged he was an indefensible monster. He did eventually apologize for this, but much too late (just a few years ago in fact). He also has often pandered to anti-semitic black radicals such as Louis Farrakhan and Al Sharpton (back in the days when Sharpton was universally acknowledged as a divisive, racist demagogue).<br /><br />So, again, I love Bill, and I like Seeger, but he (Seeger) is not quite as noble as Bill seems to think. Like all of is, he has some serious flaws and mistakes.<br /><br />Anyway, all the best to Bill and his sis, as well as her dog.Joenoreply@blogger.com