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Wednesday, 29 November 2017
quote [ German public broadcasters have dropped plans to air concerts next year by ex-Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters, citing what they call “accusations of antisemitism against him”. ]
I see this as a pretty blatant example of "antisemitism" being used to bludgeon free and fair criticism.
If Pink Floyd had a history of antisemitism, than okay, but as far as I know they are not and have never been Nazi sympathizers. Hey, what do I know .. maybe I'm just reading the lyrics wrong ..
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midden said @ 3:52am GMT on 29th Nov
Opposing the actions of the political state of Israel is no more antisemitic than opposing the political state of Russia is anti-Eastern Slavic, or opposing the trainwreck of the current Unites States government is anti-American.
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EvilNinjaX24 said @ 5:24am GMT on 29th Nov
[Score:1 Classy Pr0n]
I hate liver, but love cow. It's the same deal, just on a much grander, more-convoluted scale.
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backSLIDER said @ 5:57am GMT on 29th Nov
I like this medifor. May I steal it?
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EvilNinjaX24 said @ 9:19pm GMT on 29th Nov
LOL - sure.
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Fish said @ 6:23am GMT on 29th Nov
[Score:-5 Flamebait]
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Kama-Kiri said @ 7:16am GMT on 29th Nov
[Score:0 Good]
"As if Israel gives a fuck what you or any other pansy leftist thinks."
Israel can and does ban entry to people who have voiced support for the same group Waters supported. I think it's petty and ultimately counterproductive but that's their right. But here we're talking the German public broadcaster refusing to air his concert citing the same reasons. I'd put that in the same box as NPR refusing to air an interview with a Ai WeiWei because the Chinese government felt he expressed unflattering views about China. |
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Fish said @ 11:17am GMT on 29th Nov
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Fish said @ 6:24am GMT on 29th Nov
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midden said @ 1:39pm GMT on 29th Nov
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cakkafracle said @ 2:34pm GMT on 29th Nov
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5432 said @ 3:18pm GMT on 29th Nov
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C18H27NO3 said @ 7:13pm GMT on 29th Nov
Texas city refuses to give people hurricane aid unless they pledge not to boycott Israel
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-hurricane-aid-dickinson-israel-boycott-pledge-harvey-financial-help-free-speech-a8011141.html Anti-BDS Website Seeks To Ruin Careers, Reputations Of Those Who Support Palestine http://www.mintpressnews.com/anti-bds-website-seeks-to-ruin-careers-reputations-of-those-who-support-palestine/209741/ Congress and state legislatures are on the warpath against BDS http://mondoweiss.net/2015/05/congress-legislatures-against/ And another one that I can't seem to find - A woman was hired and then fired from a state government job when she refused to sign a pledge to Israel and against BDS. This is some truly dangerous shit. And it's not just in Germany. |
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norok said[1] @ 6:34am GMT on 30th Nov
I think this debate really stems from a lack of principles. I clarified mine a few years ago by using a simple tool: Google Maps
It's pretty clear who is in the wrong when you realize the dividing line between those two obviously distinct lands is a militarized fence and few if any of those living inside the concentrated area are allowed to leave. |
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5432 said @ 8:26am GMT on 29th Nov
[Score:-2 Boring]
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cakkafracle said @ 2:35pm GMT on 29th Nov
[Score:1 Funny]
oh look he brought the whole family today
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