It's much easier to wear a ... by Lester Bangs, an American Critic

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“It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then to actually read the Communist manifesto and things like that and actually become involved in politics.”

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Name: Lester Bangs

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Dec 14, 1948

Date of Death: Apr 30, 1982

Profession: Critic

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