[Ed Sheeran] Calling Gaza “the most complex political issue on the planet” is pro-genocide propaganda – CE Media
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Exactly. He could have taken a noncommittal approach focused only on the right for fellow artists to express their beliefs. He would have seemed like an ally and a free speech advocate without actually having to share what his own beliefs on the subject are at all.
But he didn't do that because he's really a supporter of what Israel is doing in Palestine. He's just too chickenshit to say so directly. It's not about being a poor apolitical artist trying to exist in a fictitious middle ground where you don't take sides. He just doesn't want to share what his beliefs actually are because he knows it'll alienate a good chunk of his audience and doom him to a future where his only live performances are for right-wing political rallies.