John Lydon on Russell Brand's call for revolution: 'The most idiotic thing I've ever heard'

[uhnope]

[mikehiggins]

1. and we should pay attention to him because?

[zonkers]

2. A passionate, well read dude.

[Iggo]

3. Because he's an expert on idiotic. (n/t)

[Dr Hobbitstein]

5. Because he's right...

Russell Brand suggestions not voting. That's an idiotic idea.

Also, he's Johnny Rotten. Anarchy in the UK, God Save The Queen, Pretty Vacant. He wrote some killer passionate political songs with the Sex Pistols.

[santroy79]

12. One of the best bands of all time

and made a major mark in a short time

He also started a band PIL ( Public Image Limited )

[Dr Hobbitstein]

14. I LOVE PiL!

I remember hearing them on the radio when I was 7 or 8, then in my teenage years realizing that they were formed by Johnny Rotten.

[arcane1]

7. Because "not voting" is brainless, conservative-led bullshit, perhaps?

Seems to me he has a point. Perhaps the point is more important than the person making it

[PeoViejo]

15. Exactly

Regardless of the agenda, telling people not to vote is just another form of Voter Suppression.

[valerief]

4. And the Sex Pistols have added so much to our society. Blech! nt

[santroy79]

13. a hell of a lot more then you did

[mother earth]

6. Who cares? This is a real WTF moment in opposing views:

John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer-songwriter, television presenter and painter, best known as the lead singer of punk rock band the Sex... wikipedia.org

There are a million others who would agree that RB is stating the obvious, as far as calling for revolution. Has our own history taught us nothing?
Not actually calling for revolution, but in the absence of "evolution" on the shit that's passing for democracy these days, it's quite mind boggling to say we should just carry on & obey.

The Occupy movement means nothing to DU'ers? Obvious idiots by this guy's standards.

While we are at it, why dissent, at all, which leads to a bigger question, why voice opinion here at DU, how idiotic it ALL is, really.

Hell, our country was and is based on revolution. Don't anybody quote any of the forefathers, obviously, they were a**holes.

The above is just my own obvious misguided attempt at saying, WTF!!?!!??

[YOHABLO]

8. I am not sure RB espouses not voting .. but in the U.S. I think many have thrown their arms up.

The Dem leaders tip toe around issues so not to be criticized by the right .. so no one is hearing what we need to hear. Hillary Clinton will be no savior. If I have to vote for her .. it will be with vomit coming up a little in my throat. Sorry. Bernie would do this country a whole lot of good .. but they'll roll out the ''communist" and ''socialist'' shit. God knows we don't need any of that. Anything that might stand in the way of building another bomb or tank.

[arcane1]

9. That's part of the problem right there: too much focus on federal vs state and local

And that's where we fail ourselves ("We" being the American people at large).

[jtuck004]

10. Many thought, and still think, slaves had it good, why rock the plantation?

Still more worried about the Master's house than their neighbors.

[rizlaplus]

11. Johnny's gone from being a very articulate youmg man to

becoming a very, very articulate old fogey.