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Finneas and Every Other Ed Sheeran Opener Have Abandoned His Tour in Support of Macklemore (www.rollingstone.com)
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[–] 19 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

You're being downvoted because the stuff you're assuming is directly addressed in the quotes from the artists in the article for this whole thread. You don't even have to go find them somewhere else, they're literally in quotation marks in the article that this entire thread is a about.

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  • [–] -2 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

    I neither see nor care about downvotes (or upvotes for that matter).

    the stuff you're assuming

    I didn’t assume anything. I questioned the articles headline and expressed sceptisism. As for the quotes, both Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe’s were walk-the-line neutral. Fineness and Beoga are the ones who explicitly state their position.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    You can say that you just read the article after being called out. I just wanted you to realize how dumb you were being. Now you're trying to cites specifics to save face and it makes you look way worse.

    This quote from Lukas Graham from the article doesn't sound neutral to me:

    Graham wrote, “It’s hard to watch families in other parts of the world burying the people they love. We should be able to speak about war, about civilians being killed, about children who deserve to grow up. Wherever they live. Whatever flag flies over them.

    “Money doesn’t give you the right to own the conversation. Nobody’s bank balance should decide who gets to speak or which suffering we’re allowed to acknowledge,” he added. “I love Ed, and I’m grateful for everything we’ve shared. That hasn’t changed. But I can’t put these words out into the world and carry on with this tour as things stand. We’re withdrawing from the remaining dates. I’m sorry I won’t be there. This is a difficult decision, but it’s one I need to stand by.”

    Nor does this sound neutral from Aaron Rowe:

    “I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide and who highlight the savage,” Rowe wrote on Instagram. Rowe added that he did not “take the decision lightly,” thanking Sheeran for his friendship and for the opportunities he’d given him. “But,” Rowe continued, “as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation… I need to be true to myself and my ancestors who resisted colonization, and fought for a freedom that I enjoy today in Ireland.” (Humanitarian groups and a United Nations commission have said Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide. Israel and its allies, including the United States, have denied this.)

    I swear to god if you try to keep back pedaling the chain is gonna fly off your bike and kill someone.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Do you usually resort to insults and inflammatory language with everyone you disagree with?

    I don’t need to “save face” with you because I don’t care what you think about my “honor or reputation”.

    Instead I’ll just block you and continuing discussion with people who can behave in a mature and respectful manner.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

    I don't disagree, I'm telling you that you are wrong because the facts are clear and you said something contrary to the actual facts. Not only that, you are being silly and dumb by doubling down. I'm not saying that you are always silly and dumb person, but in this instance you are digging your heels in against the facts presented which is both silly and dumb.

    But if you only want to be right then, you're welcome to do that. This is the internet and I can't really stop you from acting dumb. With that said, you can absolutely take the "holier than thou" attitude and shove it as far up your ass as possible. I doubt you'll be able to reach where your head is currently.

    The absolute gall you have to say that those artists were being "middle of the road." Irish fucking artists that relate the genocide in Palastine to their own countries at that. What an absolute buffoonish thing to say and then just double down on it. Please block me at your earliest convenience. I don't think I want much to do with someone who can't admit when they were wrong or someone who can't admit they made a minor mistake and didn't read the fucking article before shooting off in the comments.

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