“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.”
-Elie Wiesel
Ser Davos was always wise.
Sheeran posted this on IG:
I am appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The suffering and pain caused on both sides is a human tragedy.
But when a side has a 1000:1 kill rate and it's actively trying to remove/cleanse/genocide the other side from its foundation...
Hamas exists because Israel
Ed Sheeran is a fucking coward that tried to say he can't have Macklemore talking about Palestine because of the children in the audience. The appropriate thing for someone with $400m in the bank would have been to cancel the tour, raincheck or refund the tickets and find decent venue owners for the next attempt.
Also, I'm pretty damn sure that Robert Kraft's stadium gets tax money for something. That should fucking stop immediately.
The funny thing is that I have no interest in watching ed Sheeran, and here in Australia, pretty sure a lot of people would rather watch Macklemore
He's in love with the shape of 💵
Thank dog I never gave a crap about his music. I look forward to ignoring his future commercial endorsements for CapitalOne Bank and Smirnoff Ice.
Cunningham is bad ass, always has been.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vgyn49y4l7o
Ahahaha!
All of the remaining support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour have quit, after the rapper Macklemore was dropped from the line-up for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage.
Among them were Finneas, the brother of pop star Billie Eilish, who said in a statement: "Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed."
Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe and Danish band Lukas Graham also announced their departure. Irish folk band Beoga, who perform with Sheeran on stage every night, dropped out too.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
– Desmond Tutu
Based Davos Seaworth
On the one hand, no one should be taking their political opinions from fucking celebrities. On the other hand, being against genocide is a pretty easy one to get right and he still can't manage to do it...
Liam Cunningam seems like a pretty good dude.
I did not foresee Isreal/Palestine unseating Ed Sheeran's popular image, but here we are.
Take note, Switzerland. Neutrality is a cop out.
Apathy feeds the oppressor.
How does one boycott Ed Sheeran when you already skip all his drivel?
Its probably the only real attention he's gotten for a while.
His soccer team got destroyed by a 16 year old today, too. Love to see it.
And this is why I try to stay detached from entertainers.
It's great if they turn out to be decent people who are willing to stand up for good causes but it always hurts to find out when they're like this.
The Onion Knight is pretty awesome in real life.
How long before he caves?
He can't possibly play his next show, can he? If he does, the only gig he'll get after this is the Republican Convention.
Good. Maybe it will get worse.
Never forget that Ed Sheeran showing up in Game Of Thrones was the harbinger of its inevitable ruin.
“We could change this whole world with a piano Add a bass, some guitar, grab a beat and away we go”
What DO YOU know?
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