Why the anger people?

David makes a valid point: we rarely give music its due (yes, Kermit, all kinds of cool music happens in the march itself). Do we really doubt music's ability to inspire action, to get the blood flowing, even to incite a fleeting sense of hope? So why not take advantage of that and carve out a space and time for it?

To Andrew and Mike's point, yes, there are all kinds of music types that speak to all of us in different ways. There's nothing stopping any organizer from incorporating a range of music.

Instead of getting into a dissing fit about folk music or punk music, why not open up to all music? And yes, celebrate life, not just focus on what we're against, but acknowledge what we're for.

franklin (at) blowback.org