John Lennon - Conservative voter
Barb Alan Atkinson
conservative Republics of the U.S. Secondly, John never voted conservative
as he admitted he had never voted in his life. What gave you the idea he
voted?
Barb
Douglas Yexley wrote:
> In the sixties John voted Conservative, he felt that they were the party
> who best represented himself and other high earners. Does this square
> with his later radical posturing? (I was tempted to insert the phrase
> "half-arsed")
Douglas Yexley
Matthew Wootton
<b...@ns.webzone.net> writes
>First of all the British Conservative party should not be equated with the
>conservative Republics of the U.S.
The Conservatives are pretty bad, evil bastards in the uk. Thank God
they're out of power.
But a lot of good people vote for them.
>Secondly, John never voted conservative
>as he admitted he had never voted in his life. What gave you the idea he
>voted?
I doubt very much that Lennon ever voted Tory. I would be even more
surprised if he admitted to it, and, seen as all ballots are secret,
that's the only way people could find out.
--
Matthew Wootton
"Nature is a whore/Knocking at Heaven's door/Never rains but it pours/Remember
when Man City scored?" - Noel Gallagher (the next Oasis single).
Seanswin
this simply given his background- it is pretty sure that Mimi voted Labour. I
think John was pulling people's leg.
Derek J. Larsson
Lennon never voted conservative in his life. He did make a statement
at the young age of 23-24 about "being with the (British) labour party
but also supporting the conservatives because they look after your
money".
But Lennon's political views and activism came of age sometime during
1964-1965 when he made began to make more specific statements
questioning the
Vietnam war, organized religion, and even (on their American tour in
1964) why
Kennedy was assassinated ("why did THEY kill him?", asked Lennon).
Read the book "Come Together" by John Weiner for the history
of Lennon's political activism and viewpoints.
Lennon despised the conservative politics of the 60s-70s,
the Vietnam War, the presidency of Richard Nixon, the
reactionary oppressive tactics of the CIA and FBI, and the
criminalization of marijuana.
Lennon was an advocate for the anti-war movement,
also woman's rights, worker's rights. He worked successfully to
get John Sinclair (one of the 1968 Chicago demonstrators) out of
a 10 year jail sentence over possession of a very small amount of pot.
In 1972 Lennon had planned to organize a "Rock against Nixon"
movement and tour when he had hooked up with Jerry Rubin
(of the 1968 Chicago seven), and poet Abbey Hoffman.
Lennon tried to persuade Bob Dylan and others to join the Rock
tour. Lennon was very sincere in his belief that Rock music
could change the world and be a true political force. He was
committed at this time to working to get people to vote against
Nixon in 1972.
That's when the FBI and Immigration Service began to harrass
Lennon and revoke his Visa and order his deportation.
Republican Senator Strom Thrumond had written a memo to
Nixon's attorney general John Mitchell that began the
legal proceedings against Nixon. The Republicans were
also concerned (after Woodstock) about the political power
of Rock music.
Lennon immediately had to back off any organized polticial efforts
and focus a lot of energy into fighting to stay in the country.
Nixon's re-election in 1972 was a huge downer for Lennon and led
to events that caused his breakup with Yoko in 1973.
Fortunately for Lennon, Watergate blew up in Nixon's face
in 1973 and with Nixon on the ropes .. Lennon successfully
fought off the deportation actions and eventually became a
permanent citizen. It was a fight thought that spanned
4 years (1972 - 1975).
Lennon (with Yoko) attended Jimmy Carter's inauguration in 1977.
Lennon was no conservative.
-- Derek
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Derek J. Larsson EMail: derek_...@3com.com
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Derek J. Larsson
Derek J. Larsson wrote:
> Douglas Yexley wrote:
>
> > In the sixties John voted Conservative, he felt that they were the party
> > who best represented himself and other high earners. Does this square
> > with his later radical posturing? (I was tempted to insert the phrase
> > "half-arsed")
>
> Lennon never voted conservative in his life.
> He did make a statement at the young age of 23-24 about "being with the
> (British) labour party but also supporting the conservatives because
> they
> look after your money".
>
> But Lennon's political views and activism came of age sometime during
> 1964-1965 when he made began to make more specific statements
> questioning the Vietnam war, organized religion, and even (on their
> American tour in
> 1964) why Kennedy was assassinated ("why did THEY kill him?", asked
> Lennon).
>
> Read the book "Come Together" by John Weiner for the history
> of Lennon's political activism and viewpoints.
>
> Lennon despised the conservative politics of the 60s-70s,
> the Vietnam War, the presidency of Richard Nixon, the
> reactionary, oppressive tactics of the CIA and FBI, and the
> criminalization of marijuana.
>
> Lennon was an advocate for the anti-war movement,
> also woman's rights, worker's rights. He worked successfully to
> get John Sinclair (one of the 1968 Chicago demonstrators) out of
> a 10 year jail sentence over possession of a very small amount of pot.
>
> In 1972 Lennon had planned to organize a "Rock against Nixon"
> movement and tour when he had hooked up with Jerry Rubin
> (of the 1968 Chicago seven), and poet Abbey Hoffman.
> Lennon tried to persuade Bob Dylan and others to join the Rock
> tour. Lennon was very sincere in his belief that Rock music
> could change the world and be a true political force. He was
> committed at this time to working to get people to vote against
> Nixon in 1972.
>
> That's when the FBI and Immigration Service began to harrass
> Lennon and revoke his Visa and order his deportation.
> Republican Senator Strom Thrumond had written a memo to
> Nixon's attorney general John Mitchell that began the
> legal proceedings against Lennon. The Republicans were
> also concerned (after Woodstock) about the political power
> of Rock music.
>
> Lennon immediately had to back off any organized poltical efforts
> and focus a lot of energy into fighting to stay in the country.
> Nixon's re-election in 1972 was a huge downer for Lennon and led
> to events that caused his breakup with Yoko in 1973.
>
> Fortunately for Lennon, Watergate blew up in Nixon's face
> in 1973 and with Nixon & his staff on the ropes .. Lennon successfully
> fought off the deportation actions and eventually became a
> permanent citizen. It was a fight, though, that spanned
> 4 years (1972 - 1975).
>
> Lennon (with Yoko) in 1977 also attended Jimmy Carter's inauguration.
scotty fishnetr
a permanent citizen.
I don't think he was a citizen, I think he got a permanent green
card,visa.
scotty fishnetr
rober...@my-dejanews.com
check here, that should give you an idea
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Eric Hartvigsen
>> There is a rumor that John voted Conservative-- it is actually
unlikely he did
>> this simply given his background- it is pretty sure that Mimi voted
Labour. I
>> think John was pulling people's leg.
John stated in 1980 that he never voted. Ever.
Believe it was in the Andy Peebles interview, 12/6/80