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4 Oct 2026 8:08pm
Carantoc said..
Its a tricky one.

But I am pretty sure if, hypothetically, I were to take my kids to see an Ed Sheeran concert, the last thing I'd want is to watch Ed belt out a rendition of Galway Girl.

I'd much rather have a two-bit support act lecture the kids on the morals of the middle east.

But I find it kinda weird that up until now nobody has realised that peace could be brought to the world if middle class white dudes from the west coast of the USA pretended to be rappers and signaled their virtue through performative activism.

Crazy eh ?


You've never seen "musicians" use their status and reach to highlight causes or make statements regarding conflicts/disasters?
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3 Oct 2026 4:41pm
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Mark _australia said..
What a load of crap. Right to protest does not exist at your paid employment.
if ya mates knew Epstein it’s irrelevant.


this whole thread is typical of the polarised view from social media sources only. Rise above your feed (that’s aimed at both sides of this debate)

unless any of you are actually privy to the contractual agreements in that situation? Or have actually spoken to people from both sides of that horrid conflict that’s murdering innocents? Both sides. The enemy is hate. Not Jews or Muslims







You have a right to protest in paid employment. But I'd imagine, from some of your comments here, you never would.







Folau got sacked for posting religious views on a personal social media account that had no links to his employer.

From what your saying he should have been within his rights to express his views even when he was playing test match.






Folau was sacked for breaching Rugby Australias code of conduct (questionable though that decision may have been).

Bit different to Macklemore being booted from a tour because future venues decided they didn't like his content, not the because Ed Sheeran (tour headline and presumably "principal" of the tour) did not like Macklemores content. No mention of Macklemore breaching any of the tours code of conduct or similar reasons.



Msn said you have a right to protest at work. I was just asking if he applies that principle to all people or just the ones he agrees with.


Sure, but if your employer/workplace has rules/regulations prohibiting certain actions and behaviours and you have signed a contract acknowledging those rules and agree to abide by them?

That usually means you have waived those rights in that workplace and potentially even as a representative of that workplace when you are not actually working.

Just ask your kid in the RAN about some of the conduct and behaviours that the Navy and ADF would consider dismissable offences.
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3 Oct 2026 3:45pm
cammd said..

myscreenname said..



Mark _australia said..
What a load of crap. Right to protest does not exist at your paid employment.
if ya mates knew Epstein it’s irrelevant.


this whole thread is typical of the polarised view from social media sources only. Rise above your feed (that’s aimed at both sides of this debate)

unless any of you are actually privy to the contractual agreements in that situation? Or have actually spoken to people from both sides of that horrid conflict that’s murdering innocents? Both sides. The enemy is hate. Not Jews or Muslims





You have a right to protest in paid employment. But I'd imagine, from some of your comments here, you never would.





Folau got sacked for posting religious views on a personal social media account that had no links to his employer.

From what your saying he should have been within his rights to express his views even when he was playing test match.




Folau was sacked for breaching Rugby Australias code of conduct (questionable though that decision may have been).

Bit different to Macklemore being booted from a tour because future venues decided they didn't like his content, not the because Ed Sheeran (tour headline and presumably "principal" of the tour) did not like Macklemores content. No mention of Macklemore breaching any of the tours code of conduct or similar reasons.
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3 Oct 2026 12:18pm
Opinions on the backlash?

He got backlash from his fans because he kicked Macklemore off his tour.

Apparently Eds fans and a large number of other artists think he made the wrong call.

That is not a minority of "leftys" cancelling him.
That is his own audience and peers choosing to make their own statements regarding his actions.