Once again the use of an artist's music has come up in the sphere of politics, however this time there is no one prohibiting the use of a song. On the contrary, Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" has been approved by Dee Snider himself for use in "a righteous battle against oppression."
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“I absolutely approve of Ukrainians using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as their battlecry,” Snider tweeted over the weekend as violence unfolded throughout the country. “My grandfather was Ukrainian, before it was swallowed up by the USSR after WW2," he added. "This can’t happen to these people again!" Snyder then added the hashtag #F***RUSSIA for good measure.
After receiving questions about his stance on allowing some groups to use Twisted Sister's music while speaking against others, Snider explained his approval saying, “People are asking me why I endorsed the use of ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ for the Ukrainian people and did not for the anti-maskers,” he wrote. “Well, one use is for a righteous battle against oppression; the other is a infantile feet stomping against an inconvenience.”
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