Sure …… I have opinions on a lot of things. But I don't share them from the stage. To me, the microphone is a tool for making music. If I was a politician, or philosopher, or activist it may be different. But I'm not. I'm a musician. I make music and people come to hear me sing and play guitar, not to hear my opinion on geo-political issues.
We have plenty of opinions running amok out there. Everyone has one. Just ask them! They are all over social media and even the evening news these days (oh I long for the days of Walter Cronkite and opinion-less news). And of course there are even false opinions created for the sheer purpose of raising even more hate and division. There is one thing this society is not short of and that's opinions.
When I go to a concert, or the local brewery to hear music, that's what I want to hear. Music. And I get it. High-profile musicians turned activists want to use their platforms to voice their opinions. But you how Dylan and even The Dead did it? Through music. They didn't have to get up in front of the microphone and preach their opinion. They let their music do it for them.
And that's the way it should be. If I have an opinion I want to share, I will do it through my music. Because after all, I am just a musician, and it's only my personal opinion.