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[–] 140 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Ed Sheeran: "I'm not political."

Tommy Robinson: "You are now, mate. Hahaha."

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  • [–] 138 points 3 weeks ago

    Neutrality always sides with the aggressor...and the aggressors know this.

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  • [–] 136 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

    In case anybody else is like me and has never heard of tommy robinson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson) :

    Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon (né Yaxley; born 27 November 1982), better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British far-right, anti-Islam activist. Described as "one of [the] UK's most prominent far-right activists",[1] he co-founded the English Defence League (EDL), serving as its leader from 2009 to 2013.

    Before the EDL, Robinson was a member of the British National Party (BNP), a British fascist political party, from 2004 to 2005. For a short time in 2012, he was joint vice-chairman of the British Freedom Party (BFP). In 2015, after leaving the EDL, he became involved with the development of Pegida UK, a now-defunct British chapter of the German Pegida. From 2017 to 2018, he wrote and appeared in videos on the Canadian website Rebel News. In 2018, he also served as a political advisor to Gerard Batten, then the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP).

    Robinson is also known for creating self-produced videos presented in a documentary format, on topics including the grooming gangs scandal. Some of these videos have been found in court to include defamatory false statements about their subjects.[2][3][4]

    Robinson has criminal convictions[5] for assault,[6] threats,[7] harassment,[8] and fraud,[5] as well as contempt of court rulings relating to his videos, and served five prison terms between 2005 and 2025. In June 2022, Robinson said that he lost £100,000 in gambling before declaring bankruptcy in March 2021. He also said he owed an estimated £160,000 to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). In August 2024, The Times said that he owed in the region of £2 million to his creditors, and was the subject of a HMRC investigation over unpaid taxes.

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    [–] 97 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

    You might not be into politics, but politics sure is into you

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  • [–] 55 points 3 weeks ago

    This is honestly a career low for tommy as well.

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  • [–] 47 points 3 weeks ago* (7 children)

    I feel old. I was around long enough to see Ed go from being a busker to a world famous pop star, and then back to being a busker.

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    [–] 39 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Hitler and Jack the Ripper have also came out in support for Ed Sheeran.

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    [–] 38 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    You don't get on the Titanic after it hits the iceberg

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  • [–] 28 points 3 weeks ago

    I'm sure he will have a nice, open dialog with Tommy. Doesn't want to alienate anyone. Good people on both sides.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 weeks ago

    The story that keeps on giving.

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  • [–] 25 points 3 weeks ago

    What a fucking loser

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  • [–] 23 points 3 weeks ago

    Still insist you are not being political?

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  • [–] 20 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Is he trying to use this opportunity to radicalize Ed? i.e. by trying to be his friend when everyone else is against him?

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  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago

    No, it is just a fascist scoring cheap points in the powerplay they like so much. It is like when Putin criticises US human rights violations (or vice versa, although that doesn't happen much these days). Imagine the trollface emoji when reading their statements about these kinds of things, because that is the kind of intent they are being stated with.

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    [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago

    Tel Aviv Tommy to the rescue

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago

    I'm going to stop listening to this Sheeran guy. I'm not going to start either.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago

    Another dude who I have no idea who they are or why they are famous.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago

    Good to hear that Ed can rely on the support of his best friend in these trying times.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago

    If only there was a way to know you're on the wrong side of an issue...

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago

    Is this the onion? I can't tell

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago

    This is EXACTLY what He Wants! To BRIDGE all sides!

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Who cares about who either of these people are?

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    [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (20 children)

    I want to understand something: was it Ed Sheeran himself, his management or the places in USA where he was to perform who kicked out Macklemore?

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  • [–] 18 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

    kraft banned him , then got all the other stadium owners to blacklist macklemore. Ed shareen had to throw up under the bus to keep good graces with kraft, whom is also in the files. also ED has remaining completely silent on the matter, not uttering a word for or against macklemore. So this tells you shareen really wants continued gigs from kraft.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

    Billionaires do what they do, we don't expect monsters to change their spots. Ed had a choice to make and he chose to stand with money instead of justice. Even if he risked being sued, that's still just money. Everyone left him proving he wasn't supporting his staff. It was just him, siding with money.

    He made the wrong choice.

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