PennyPurple said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Social Commentary. He was not political.

Social Commentary... promoting 'Albums Still Matter'

That song is everyones cry for peace. It is not political.

And appealing to God, is definately taking it right where he goes.

Whether you want to believe it or not, Prince was political. From some of his songs, to him working for causes behind the scenes, such as BLM & Trayvon Martin's family, amoung MANY others.

what was political about what happened to Trayvon Martin? Had nothing to do with Police or Government. We can leave it at we have 2 differing opinions.
I'll be starting Prince 101 in a few weeks, class will be in session.

OldFriends4Sale said:

PennyPurple said:

Whether you want to believe it or not, Prince was political. From some of his songs, to him working for causes behind the scenes, such as BLM & Trayvon Martin's family, amoung MANY others.

what was political about what happened to Trayvon Martin? Had nothing to do with Police or Government. We can leave it at we have 2 differing opinions.
I'll be starting Prince 101 in a few weeks, class will be in session.

You can have what ever class you need. So stop trying to demean me at every turn, just because I don't agree with you. See this is the problem, are you posting as a mod or a regular person? Because if you are posting as a mod, I will get hit with rule #7. If you are posting as a regular person, then be prepared for backlash and when you don't like the backlash that you receive don't turn into a mod as a safeguard.

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And you can leave it at any opinion that you want. That doesn't mean the rest of us, have to stop giving our opinions on the subject.

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PennyPurple said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

what was political about what happened to Trayvon Martin? Had nothing to do with Police or Government. We can leave it at we have 2 differing opinions.
I'll be starting Prince 101 in a few weeks, class will be in session.

You can have what ever class you need. So stop trying to demean me at every turn, just because I don't agree with you. See this is the problem, are you posting as a mod or a regular person? Because if you are posting as a mod, I will get hit with rule #7. If you are posting as a regular person, then be prepared for backlash and when you don't like the backlash that you receive don't turn into a mod as a safeguard.

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And you can leave it at any opinion that you want. That doesn't mean the rest of us, have to stop giving our opinions on the subject.

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You are a grown person. Get a thicker skin. I don't think you are new to the org as your joined date says. So you should know Prince.org fans are intense.
Trayvon Martin's situation was not political. There are way too many black men killed, mexicans(George Zimmerman) killed, Latinos, whites etc in the same fashion. Police had nothing to do with Trayvon.

You can continue giving your opinion. I never told you to stop, but if you reply, I can still reply, so can others. I'm not breaking any rules.

OldFriends4Sale said:

PennyPurple said:

You can have what ever class you need. So stop trying to demean me at every turn, just because I don't agree with you. See this is the problem, are you posting as a mod or a regular person? Because if you are posting as a mod, I will get hit with rule #7. If you are posting as a regular person, then be prepared for backlash and when you don't like the backlash that you receive don't turn into a mod as a safeguard.

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And you can leave it at any opinion that you want. That doesn't mean the rest of us, have to stop giving our opinions on the subject.

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You are a grown person. Get a thicker skin. I don't think you are new to the org as your joined date says. So you should know Prince.org fans are intense.
Trayvon Martin's situation was not political. There are way too many black men killed, mexicans(George Zimmerman) killed, Latinos, whites etc in the same fashion. Police had nothing to do with Trayvon.

You can continue giving your opinion. I never told you to stop, but if you reply, I can still reply, so can others. I'm not breaking any rules.

Rule #6. I've told you before, run my IP that will tell you if I'm new or not. I've even told you my real FULL name. So stop accusing me of being somebody else.

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anangellooksdown said:

The spiritual life is for those who have found they have nothing left to debate, nothing left to arrange, all there is is peace and encouragement.

That is for when they are dead. Live folks struggle every day.

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This thread is about an article showing Prince's Political Side. If you want to talk about religion there is an entire forum for that.

OldFriends4Sale said:

PennyPurple said:

Whether you want to believe it or not, Prince was political. From some of his songs, to him working for causes behind the scenes, such as BLM & Trayvon Martin's family, amoung MANY others.

what was political about what happened to Trayvon Martin? Had nothing to do with Police or Government. We can leave it at we have 2 differing opinions.
I'll be starting Prince 101 in a few weeks, class will be in session.

Don't save me a seat. I won't be attending. Your offerings are incomplete and dogmatic.

purplepoppy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

what was political about what happened to Trayvon Martin? Had nothing to do with Police or Government. We can leave it at we have 2 differing opinions.
I'll be starting Prince 101 in a few weeks, class will be in session.

Don't save me a seat. I won't be attending. Your offerings are incomplete and dogmatic.

See, you like a good fight don't you lol

PRINCE/PURPLE MUSIC 101 4 U, I'll pay the tuition. Lemme lemme lemme lemme upgradedgya

purplepoppy said:

anangellooksdown said:

The spiritual life is for those who have found they have nothing left to debate, nothing left to arrange, all there is is peace and encouragement.

That is for when they are dead. Live folks struggle every day.

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This thread is about an article showing Prince's Political Side. If you want to talk about religion there is an entire forum for that.

That same forum 'where religion is talked about' is called Politics & Religion.

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PRINCE 101: PRince through his whole career was about spirituality and religion, even sex was infused with his spirituatl beliefs just like everything else

Jehovah's Witness,

in 1982 he sings:
Some people can't understand
Just bein' inside a church don't make a righteous man
U're high, so high
*fyi from an unrelease track called Purple Music
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and in 2002 he is sitting in the JW Hall

Prince was clearly political. His politics were rooted in his experiences as a black man. I suppose that bothers some people...

OldFriends4Sale said:

purplepoppy said:

Don't save me a seat. I won't be attending. Your offerings are incomplete and dogmatic.

See, you like a good fight don't you lol

PRINCE/PURPLE MUSIC 101 4 U, I'll pay the tuition. Lemme lemme lemme lemme upgradedgya

NOPE, Im boycotting you. For bullying Penny and others upthread AND usurping other people's threads to repeatedly force your own personal opinions.

OldFriends4Sale said:

purplepoppy said:

paulludvig said:

Prince was clearly political. His politics were rooted in his experiences as a black man. I suppose that bothers some people...

cut n paste arguement

Dr King was a black man, doesn't mean what he did was political. Religion/Spiritual beliefs inspired him to make a difference/sacrifice his life. Even if it is to affect government. His direction was to the heart. Legislating laws he knew was only a little part, but if the heart changes, there would be no need for the laws. There is a difference dealing with humanitarian issues and being 'political' not to mention Prince did not take part in the biggest political process of voting. Prince singing about Love and Loving God and a theocratic order show the root of where his actions came from.

purplepoppy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

See, you like a good fight don't you lol

PRINCE/PURPLE MUSIC 101 4 U, I'll pay the tuition. Lemme lemme lemme lemme upgradedgya

NOPE, Im boycotting you. For bullying Penny and others upthread AND usurping other people's threads to repeatedly force your own personal opinions.

man I'm getting U two mixed up... all this Purple

OldFriends4Sale said:

paulludvig said:

Prince was clearly political. His politics were rooted in his experiences as a black man. I suppose that bothers some people...

cut n paste arguement

Dr King was a black man, doesn't mean what he did was political. There is a difference dealing with humanitarian issues and being 'political' not to mention Prince did not take part in the biggest political process of voting.

Are you saying Dr King was not political? Jeez..

paulludvig said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

cut n paste arguement

Dr King was a black man, doesn't mean what he did was political. There is a difference dealing with humanitarian issues and being 'political' not to mention Prince did not take part in the biggest political process of voting.

Are you saying Dr King was not political? Jeez..

post #26 But being altruistic and political are two very different things. That is why he was careful to remain anonymous - even in his altruism.

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Dr King was a black man, doesn't mean what he did was political. Religion/Spiritual beliefs inspired him to make a difference/sacrifice his life. Even if it is to affect government. His direction was to the heart. Legislating laws he knew was only a little part, but if the heart changes, there would be no need for the laws. There is a difference dealing with humanitarian issues and being 'political' not to mention Prince did not take part in the biggest political process of voting. Prince singing about Love and Loving God and a theocratic order show the root of where his actions came from.

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Everyone is political then if we live in a society that has politics and government. Being political is about what drives a person, where their passions and intentions lie.

Some peoples core motivation is from a political standpoint, some from a religious standpoint. And then how it is expressed in the world we live in.

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“I was anti-authoritarian but at the same time I was a loving tyrant. You can’t be both. I had to learn what authority was. That’s what the Bible teaches. The Bible is a study guide for social interaction.” He puts it another way. “If I go to a place where I don’t feel stressed and there’s no car alarms and airplanes overhead, then you understand what noise pollution is. Noise is a society that has no God, that has no glue. We can’t do what we want to do all the time. If you don’t have boundaries, what then?”

“It’s fun being in Islamic countries, to know there’s only one religion. There’s order. You wear a burqa. There’s no choice. People are happy with that.” But what about women who are unhappy about having to wearing burqas? “There are people who are unhappy with everything,” he says shruggingly. “There’s a dark side to everything.”

“I don’t want to get up on a soapbox. My view of the world, you can debate that for ever. But I’m a musician. That’s what I do. And I also am music. Come to the show for that.” ~Prince 2011

Dr King & Prince were both religious & patriotic, but not political

anangellooksdown said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

PRINCE 101: PRince through his whole career was about spirituality and religion, even sex was infused with his spirituatl beliefs just like everything else

Jehovah's Witness,

in 1982 he sings:
Some people can't understand
Just bein' inside a church don't make a righteous man
U're high, so high
*fyi from an unrelease track called Purple Music
.
and in 2002 he is sitting in the JW Hall

Prince was so wise. He really "got it". That's why he seemed to know just how to express his views about society. If he were to take sides (politics) he wouldn't really be able to be effective in getting out his message of Love4OneAnother. I would attend your class. I was taught to keep a good healthy open mind

We know Prince was a JW later in life. How can we not? However this is STILL NOT a thread about RELIGION. It's about an article discussing his POLITCAL works. You are welcome to start a religion thread.

Latin said:

Check out this article written by Lilly Workneh, the Black Voices Senior Editor at The Huffington Post. It's entitled "How Prince Became An Enduring Political Symbol". Here it is: http://m.huffpost.com/us/...d3f722e9de

This is the topic of this thread.

purplepoppy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

See, you like a good fight don't you lol

PRINCE/PURPLE MUSIC 101 4 U, I'll pay the tuition. Lemme lemme lemme lemme upgradedgya

NOPE, Im boycotting you. For bullying Penny and others upthread AND usurping other people's threads to repeatedly force your own personal opinions.

Isn't that what U are doing by saying we cannont disagree with what the author said?

paulludvig said:

Prince was clearly political. His politics were rooted in his experiences as a black man. I suppose that bothers some people...

Thank you. We can't even get to stuff like that because the topic is being blocked.

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

Yeah, no. Of course I agree that Prince made great contributions, but the article feels forced and better fit for a lame Buzzfeed click bait article. Oh wait, The HP is buzzfeed click bait garbage too. Never mind...

Prince was patriotic, but not a political symbol

but more increasingly he looked to 'another government' a theocractic order

Van Jones: At the end, he was a true believer. And he didn't believe in anything but God and music.

OldFriends4Sale said:

purplepoppy said:

NOPE, Im boycotting you. For bullying Penny and others upthread AND usurping other people's threads to repeatedly force your own personal opinions.

man I'm getting U two mixed up... all this Purple

Yaas, all we purple's look alike.

paulludvig said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

cut n paste arguement

Dr King was a black man, doesn't mean what he did was political. There is a difference dealing with humanitarian issues and being 'political' not to mention Prince did not take part in the biggest political process of voting.

Are you saying Dr King was not political? Jeez..

He doesn't think Malcolm X is political either.

purplepoppy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

man I'm getting U two mixed up... all this Purple

Yaas, all we purple's look alike.

purplepoppy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

man I'm getting U two mixed up... all this Purple

Yaas, all we purple's look alike.

Ouch

purplepoppy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

man I'm getting U two mixed up... all this Purple

Yaas, all we purple's look alike.

you need to let go of the assumptions. Not a good look.

Yes, it is about time, you are agreeing to take the seat and learn.
Purple 101 baby!!

School is in session

purplepoppy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

man I'm getting U two mixed up... all this Purple

Yaas, all we purple's look alike.

purplepoppy said:

paulludvig said:

Are you saying Dr King was not political? Jeez..

He doesn't think Malcolm X is political either.

Because he wasn't. What was the internal motivator for Malcolm X, the one that even caused him to begin to join with Dr Martin Luther King near the end? The one that caused him to be at odds with the NOI? And caused him to see all Muslims similar. It wasn't politics.

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And you don't think politics divides people. Yet you proceed to believe you understand what being political is...

PurplePoppy said: "politics does not divide peole anymore than celebrating life does"

paulludvig said:

purplepoppy said:

Yaas, all we purple's look alike.

Ouch

race baiters... not ouch, sad.