Eye of the Beholder

Wherein lies the beauty?

"I decline to discuss, under compulsion, where I have sung, and who has sung my songs, and who else has sung with me, and the people I have known. I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent this implication that some of the places that I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical . . . make me any less of an American." -- Pete Seeger to House Committee on Un-American Activities, August 1955 "Now that I know more, I support the BDS movement as much as I can.”  -- Pete Seeger,January 2014  (Mondoweiss)

"SodaStream is a company that is not only committed to the environment but to building a bridge to peace between Israel and Palestine, supporting neighbors working alongside each other, receiving equal pay, equal benefits and equal rights. That is what is happening in their Ma'ale Adumim factory every working day...I believe in conscious consumerism and transparency and I trust that the consumer will make their own educated choice that is right for them. I stand behind the SodaStream product...."  --Scarlett Johansson, January 23, 2014

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