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
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
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.
Invite an extremely political punk band to perform at Glastonbury
They make political statements
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