• JimSamtanko@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    You CLEARLY didn’t read the article:

    “Over the last 10 months, Israel has killed more than one hundred Palestinian journalists,” Gillham told the crowd on Sunday.

    “A number of these have been targeted assassinations of prominent journalists as they were travelling in marked press vehicles or wearing their press jackets. The killing of journalists is a war crime in international law, and it is done in an effort to prevent the documentation and broadcasting of war crimes to the world.

    “In addition to the role of journalists who bear witness, the word Witness in Arabic is Shaheed, which also means Martyr.”

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      3 months ago

      I did. The point I was making is that he got dropped because of political Gaza but not the holocaust. Both of these are confronting and might upset people who just want to listen to some music.

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        3 months ago

        If he spoke out against Gaza and in support of Israel, would you still be against his cancellation?

        Because if you can’t honestly say that you are against this regardless of his stance- than you’re not here to debate the point-

        You’re just here to toss in your support for a cause.

        My entire point is about the concept of what is and isn’t not acceptable for hired entertainment to include in their performance.

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          3 months ago

          I’d be against him speaking against Gaza because I’m against genocide. How is this so hard to understand.

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            3 months ago

            Ahhh. So you’re down with protecting his right to protest, but only because it aligns with your ideology.

            Move along kid.

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              3 months ago

              Yup. Not all ideologies are equal. And not all are worth defending. Not sure where you got that idea.