Rebel Music | Joan Baez: Rebel Icon
It is not often that I’ve admired how a speaker, celebrity
or politician has handled hecklers or the noisy people who hate them. Usually the
tactic of choice is to ignore the disruption and go on with the “show”.
While that may be a good move for the moment, it leaves the
incident unanswered and the witnesses guessing if the disruptive element has a
acorn of truth about them.
There is one case which deeply impressed me and clearly left
the hecklers pausing to rethink their outrageously unfounded comments. (“Outrageous
comments” from my perspective because I lived through the Vietnam War era and
served in the U.S. Army.)
Could it be that the two hecklers in this case were
projecting their own sins upon another person?
Please comment and let me know your thoughts.
Here’s the story:
“What would you do if
you found yourself standing face to face with people bearing signs accusing you
by name of killing babies and encouraging the shooting of American soldiers?
Might you lose your cool? Might you get involved in an exchange that would
ultimately lead to anger or descend into the shouting matches we've been seeing
at so many Town Halls lately?”
“Not if you're Joan Baez, who, in the 50th year of her
career, continues to live according to unshakeable ideals of non-violence and
compassion in ways that should inspire us all.”
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