yeah i lived nearby in the 1990s...i've been to 2030, submerge as far back as a decade ago, etc. and know quite a few people from the old days. spent time with juan, kevin, carl, gerald donald, etc. so i'm not exactly unaware of the intricacies of the detroit scene and its internal politics. i've never met mike personally, but know several people very close to him. so again, i'm pretty aware of where he fits into all this. that said, i'm not about to claim to know his personal politics without having met him myself, regardless of UR's persona. that was all i meant by that bit. i will reiterate what i said earlier, that it is quite possible that in the early days, and especially for jeff mills and rob hood, UR's political image was more about stylized image than firmly held politics, whereas for mike it seems as if it was always a lot more sincere.
back to the original question...why do you think there isn't more political techno along the lines of UR? more activism among techno artists/afficionados? more political iconography used by artists?