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Monday, September 13, 2021

Real Rebels: Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Defy COVID-19 Groupthink

As vaccine mandates spread across the country, rockers and standup comics — groups who once saw themselves as social rebels — are mostly silent.

Comedians like Lenny Bruce once risked jail time to slam the status quo. Rockers routinely mock authority, like Green Day's Grammy-winning screed against President George W. Bush, "American Idiot."

Now, as vaccine mandates spring up across the country those rebellious groups are mostly silent about rules insisting citizens get the jab before resuming normal life.

A few, like Dee Snider, are cheering on the regulations.