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I claimed identity as Jewish musicians for political reasons, because most of us were touring in Germany and, at this ti
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"I claimed identity as Jewish musicians for political reasons, because most of us were touring in Germany and, at this time, twelve years ago, there was a strong resurgence of Nazism in the places we were touring and part of that was on the music scene"

- Marc Ribot

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This quote by Marc Ribot talks to the power of identity and how it can be utilized for political factors. Ribot and his fellow Jewish artists were visiting in Germany twelve years earlier, and at that time there was a strong renewal of Nazism in the locations they were touring. To combat this, they chose to declare their Jewish identity as musicians, utilizing it as a form of political resistance. This quote talks to the power of identity and how it can be utilized to combat versus overbearing forces. It likewise talks to the importance of standing up for one's beliefs and using one's identity to make a declaration. Ribot's quote is a suggestion of the significance of standing up for what one thinks in, even in the face of hardship.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Marc Ribot somewhere between May 21, 1954 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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