Louder than war

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Originally Posted by Phil C

Castro turned up. He wasn't invited (which is made so clear in the documentary I'm amazed you can say he was). The band didn't arrange it. They were being filmed for a documentary which had nothing to do with meeting Castro as it was arranged before they knew anything about him coming. What should they have done - switched the cameras off and airbrush it from history?

You honestly think that in the plans it took for this to happen that there were was never any conversation about meeting Castro or his being at the gig? That they just merrily went along with everything?

Originally Posted by Phil C

Castro is a major 20th century figure, who did a lot of good things for Cuba...and a lot of less good things. It's interesting that people are determined to ignore the good things and highlight the bad when the band themselves have been much more balanced in their views.

I haven't denied his historical importance or the good things that he had accomplished; nor have I painted him as bad or evil. What I pointed out was that your GWB analogy didn't hold water and that they should have realised that intention and public perception aren't always the same thing. I don't think that is irrational or insulting.

Come on, were talking about a band that prided themselves on manipulating the music press and political stance - not JLS!