Let me start out by saying that there are many fans out here who don't give a damn about who was the political Beatle, or who was the 'avant-garde' Beatle.
Personally, I don't respect John for his political views. I have long suspected those political views were actually Yoko's political views, but that's another story. I've always viewed the bed-ins and bag-ins and the 'Give Peace a Chance' chants as a big pile of crap, sprung from the mind of a couple of hippie junkies. My feeling is that anyone who enjoys freedom, but runs away and cowers (or lies in bed complaining) when it comes time to defend that freedom, doesn't deserve to be free. Perhaps all those antics were out of fear and frustration at being one of the protected rather than a protector?
Regardless, when we are all dead and gone, all of us, Paul will be remembered for his music. He'll be remembered for his success as a Beatle, and the success of his solo career. Maybe John will be remembered for bed-ins and bag-ins, and peace-ins... but by then, who the hell will care?
No one remembers or cares about Beethoven's political points of view. But everyone knows of him and has heard his music. Paul should be spending his time focusing on his music.
He should leave the significance of the political activism and peace-ins and the bed-ins happily in the minds of John's neo-fans. It's all they got. The certainly can't sit around discussing the music, the chart toppers and the world tours.. you know the things that musicians are supposed to accomplish.
Sorry if I seem a little abrupt here. I place no value whatsoever on that so called "political activism" BS, I have no respect for fans who dwell on it, and I'm sorry that Paul has sunk to the level of caring about it.
cheers