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The public backlash surrounding the situation came from both sides, creating a major storm for everyone involved. Initially, pro-Israel advocacy groups, venue owners (like Patriots owner Robert Kraft), and critics pushed back against Macklemore, accusing him of using a mainstream pop concert as an unprompted activist platform and directing polarizing statements at Jewish audience members. However, once venue owners forced Macklemore off the tour, a massive counter-backlash hit Ed Sheeran. Fans, activists, and prominent musicians accused Sheeran of caving to billionaire venue pressure and censoring free speech, leading to all of his remaining opening acts withdrawing from the tour in solidarity with Macklemore and widespread criticism of Sheeran’s attempt to maintain a neutral stance.




So a short summary, Macklemore chanted Free Palestine and gave a speech, then Ed Sheeran felt pressure from billionaire friends and stadium owner Robert Kraft to kick him out or the tours will be cancelled. Ed kicks him out, now people are accusing him of being complicit with genocide and censoring free speech. He has been boycotted from many radio stations and even ticket prices are at an all time low.

Thoughts on the backlash? Too extreme or well deserved?

Doesn't even matter that we don't get news about whats happening in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iran anymore. The censorship by the zionist deep state is just so obvious now.

I'm looking forward to the release of NAZA in a few days.

And I'm feeling GOOD

hilly said..
The right claim it is about free speech. Until you express an opinion that does not align with their views.

Ok , so you would think its a right to free speech if Israel Folau did a bit of preaching at half time in a test match.

Doesn't sound like Macklemore is a very good friend putting Sheeran in that position.

If just played the gig and kept his terrorist sympathies to himself at work they would probably still be mates.

Sounds like he's a fwit.

cammd said..

hilly said..
The right claim it is about free speech. Until you express an opinion that does not align with their views.

Ok , so you would think its a right to free speech if Israel Folau did a bit of preaching at half time in a test match.

That is not my point.

cammd said..
Well whats you point because

Its always leftys like antifa, trans activists or hamas supporters etc organising counter protests to shout down opposing political views

One Nation cannot hold an event without a pack of leftards doing there best to shut down democracy

Even the lefty labor government is doing its best to legislate againt free speech .....again

Does all that just go unnoticed by you. Take your blinkers off.

People have a democratic right to protest. What's wrong with you?

Did you take too many angry pills again?

People have a democratic right to protest.

Macklemore had a right to protest. The zionist epstein class venue owner has rights to try and censor art at his venues. Ed had a right to say if Macklemore won't play I don't play.

And the people voted with their feet and Macklemore won.

If you don't believe in democracy just come out and say it.

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.

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.

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.

cammd said..

D3 said..

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.

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.

cammd said..

hilly said..

cammd said..

hilly said..
The right claim it is about free speech. Until you express an opinion that does not align with their views.

Ok , so you would think its a right to free speech if Israel Folau did a bit of preaching at half time in a test match.

That is not my point.

Well whats you point because

Its always leftys like antifa, trans activists or hamas supporters etc organising counter protests to shout down opposing political views

One Nation cannot hold an event without a pack of leftards doing there best to shut down democracy

Even the lefty labor government is doing its best to legislate againt free speech .....again

Does all that just go unnoticed by you. Take your blinkers off.

Hahaha

You are in good company as the algorithm owns all of us. Except maybe Hilly and Mark Australia, whose cave can only connect to an analog modem.

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?

D3 said..

You've never seen "musicians" use their status and reach to highlight causes or make statements regarding conflicts/disasters?

Yeah I have, why you accusing me of that ?

I am pretty sure if, hypothetically, I were to take my kids to see Together for Palestine concert, the last thing I'd want is to watch Ed belt out a rendition of Galway Girl. I'd much rather have Palestinian artist support acts lecturing the world on the horrors of the events in Palestine.

I see Macklemore is now doing a solo 'Free Palestine' tour. If I bought a ticket for it I'd expect lots of performance activism and virtue signaling, and not so much happy-go-lucky tweeny pop.

I see he is playing Dublin, London and Paris in his free Palestine tour. Really putting it on the line. I assume the announcement he has spoken to Hamas and also has a festival in Gaza is coming later. I heard Hamas love musical festivals. Maybe his support acts for Gaza could be Lil Nias X, Elton John and Andy Bell. Perhaps the three of them could stand up on stage and give a speech about freeing homos whilst a big screen behind them showing images of gay sex ? Just to raise awareness of course.

Cammd.

How do you explain to the future generations that we arrested the students protesting a genocide, but allowed the people committing one to come speak to congress and greeted them with standing ovations and invited them to the White House. But then we arrested young students, we expelled them from our schools, we destroyed their futures. All because they were using their constitutional rights to protest their governments complicity in aiding with a genocide.