Marc and Mike Rice discuss why Bill Burr taking the Saudi coin as part of the Riyadh Comedy Festival was so disappointing.Mike is on tour with his show "Crue...
The part of the US government that is replicating the values of the Saudi Arabian dictatorship in the United States is the Trump administration. Yes, everyone opposed to this also treats anyone who has taken money to further the Trump administration’s agenda as a pariah. Many of Trump’s shitheels have taken to covering their face to avoid the social consequences due to this extremely popular trend of moral consistency.
I’ve yet to see such deliberation over artists or others that have performed for Trumps administration.
I just think you haven’t been paying attention.
3 Doors Down lost a lot of credibility with their base for playing Trump’s inauguration. Even the Mormon Tabernacle Choir received condemnation from their fans, with some choristers speaking out and at least one resigning. Tasteless artists like Lee Greenwood, whose fans couldn’t fill a stadium, became the butt of jokes for their participation.
These performers may not be as widely known as say someone like Bill Burr but I concede the point that some efforts are being made domestically. Keep at it.
I will now delete my prior messages as I will be traveling to the US in the future. That should tell anyone reading this what they need to know about the current state of free speech in the US.
The part of the US government that is replicating the values of the Saudi Arabian dictatorship in the United States is the Trump administration. Yes, everyone opposed to this also treats anyone who has taken money to further the Trump administration’s agenda as a pariah. Many of Trump’s shitheels have taken to covering their face to avoid the social consequences due to this extremely popular trend of moral consistency.
…lol.
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I just think you haven’t been paying attention.
3 Doors Down lost a lot of credibility with their base for playing Trump’s inauguration. Even the Mormon Tabernacle Choir received condemnation from their fans, with some choristers speaking out and at least one resigning. Tasteless artists like Lee Greenwood, whose fans couldn’t fill a stadium, became the butt of jokes for their participation.
These performers may not be as widely known as say someone like Bill Burr but I concede the point that some efforts are being made domestically. Keep at it.
I will now delete my prior messages as I will be traveling to the US in the future. That should tell anyone reading this what they need to know about the current state of free speech in the US.
Just so you know, given the nature of the fediverse, deleting something may not be as secure as you’d like.