“I’m not complicit”
Okay, so why’d you kick someone off the tour for?
It was to silence them so the genocide could be covered up and continued. It was to silence them so Israel had less pressure to stop.
Israel has killed people for speaking out. Helping them silence others is absolutely complicity.
Imagine if Ed Sheran was helping keep the Holocaust quiet, or helping keep political pressure off of the Nazis. We’d say he’s complicit, a Nazi spokesperson and political collaborator.
technically he didn’t the promoter did, but like the rest of the acts he is able to walk away. he may face contract breach fines, but he can afford that a lot better than the acts that left already. basically choosing to be on the fence or undeclared is a choice for the more aggressive and violent party in any case.
he didn’t the promoter did
Bruh it’s Ed Sheeran’s tour he can’t just act like he didn’t have power here. What’s the promoter gonna do without you if you make an ultimatum?
Yep there is no such thing as not taking a side in genocide. You either are against it or you are for it. If you refuse to speak out on it or try to equivocate that both sides are some how the same then guess what? You’re doing the bidding of those doing the genocide.
There is no such thing as being apolitical in society. Just apathetic and selfish.
The decision was his. Sheeran said: “After Macklemore’s performances at my New Jersey shows, venues on my upcoming tour dates communicated that they would pull the shows if he was still supporting."
He was in a position to force the venues to pull the shows and put the responsibility on them, and he didn’t do that.
but he can afford that a lot better than the acts that left already.
Do we know his financials well enough to determine that? Could be the penalties would be enough to bankrupt him.
probably not, he may make a lot of money touring but he still has millions, the other issue is that he can afford lawyers and I doubt the contracts the venues agreed to had iornclad control over his opening acts.
Regardless, the legal battle would have shut down the tour as well.
yes but if the venue violated the contract and not him, he’d be gaining money not losing it.
I can almost guarantee that the venue had a bullshit morality clause that let them do it. People don’t become billionaires by not knowing how to abuse contract law.
