I think an artist saying shit on stage at Glastonbury, even “death, death to the IDF”, is pretty mild in comparison to actually murdering babies.
That being said I’d be all for non-killing rhetoric, but I’ll still join in on any class war and poke some fascist/capitalist piggies with sharp knives. (Like if anti-killing rhetoric which includes killing some killers is more anti-killing than rhetoric with no implied killing, then yeah, I’ll pick the former.)
I’m more appalled by Rod Stewart saying:
“We’ve got to give Nigel Farage a chance”.
and
“It’s hard for me because I’m extremely wealthy, and I deserve to be, so a lot of it doesn’t really touch me. But that doesn’t mean I’m out of touch.”
The actual fuck. No way he actually said that
He’s forever saying stuff like that. He’s in utter lunatic.
I actually know a multi-millionaire and he’s exactly the same, they have convinced themselves that they deserve this money and so it’s totally moral and acceptable and therefore they don’t need to give it away to good causes. He is your stereo typical rich idiot, inherited his wealth but thinks he’s a big shot as a result, and cheated on his wife with his secretary.
He once said to me, “I would vote for labour but I have a moral responsibility to the public, so I vote for the conservatives because they are a better party for the people”, if I hadn’t been at work and didn’t have to be civil to him I’d have given him a slap for that.
Sadly, it’s been reported in numerous newspapers, from an interview between him and The Times.
Here’s one from The Independent, but it’s pretty much in all the papers.
“Rod Stewart tells UK to ‘give Farage a chance’” - The Independent
Goddamit, how out of touch is he or how much was he paid to say that… jesus christ
I’m hoping it’s not one of those sudden lurches to the far right which seem to occur when someone suddenly needs access to the “special lawyers who make historical allegations disappear”.
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“You’ve got too much money and now you are a Nazi
Tell me Rod it isn’t so.
Is it for defending, sexual offending?
Tell me Rod it isn’t so.”
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(Tune of “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy”)“special lawyers who make historical allegations disappear”.
weird how often that keeps happening
What??? Did he actually say that??
A festival being “appalled” is ludicrous. A festival is not a person. What the article actually means is that Glastonbury PR has decided to condemn the comments and chant as they don’t think it fits their brand.
I’ve had enough of having to pretend the “opinions” of companies and entities matter. They are just a business and will go along with the perceived status quo to protect their business interests. Their stance on anything is bullshit and they should be told to shut up - we don’t need Glastonbury telling us what we can or can’t hear or think.
Whether you agree with what was said or not, we really need to push back against the corprotisation of opinion and discourse.
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I think this reaction meme is a better fit for this community.
