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Ed Sheeran tour drops Macklemore after his onstage support for Palestine (theneedledrop.com)
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Rapper Macklemore is a vocal supporter of Palestine and Gaza residents. During a recent concert at MetLife Stadium, he yelled "Free Palestine!" onstage, projected images of devastation in the area, and performed protest song "Hind's Hall."

Now, it seems that American venues are not willing to play ball with the Seattle artist, and he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.

"After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates," according to Messina Touring Group, the promoter of Loop Tour. This news follows backlash from organizations like StopAntisemitism and others, such as pop star Pink.

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[–] -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

It all boils down to race talk eventually, no matter what intellectual gymnastics you perform. One label is as good as another in that game. Arabs learned well from Hilter's ideas after WW2. Whether you want to discuss the "people of Palestine" or "the Palestinian People", then Jews, Christians, Moslems, Turks, Babylonians (and their descendents..), Romans from the Italian peninsula, Greeks, Western Europeans from the middle ages.. all must be considered in the mix and none excluded for any reason. All have either lived or owned/possessed the land for centuries, across various eras in history.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

    That's a load of 19th century bullshit. The Palestinians are a People because they share a series of attributes (language, kinship, culture, common historical narratives and a shared political national project) and use those shared attributes to self identify as a People. That's it, none of the other crap.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    and use those shared attributes to self identify as a People.

    Go ahead, create your own delusional thought bubble and language that supports it.

    if the rest of the world doesn't see it your way then it still avails you nothing.

    consider the example of ISIL for recent insights on how this will end for those who engage in creating imaginary worlds for themselves.. inside of thought bubbles .

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