I get the sentiment, but canceling the concert won’t bring the kids back to life, so the bus driver argument is valid.
Still, canceling would have been the right thing to do and would at least put Kraft squarely in the headlines. Alas…
Comment on throat game strong tho
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 1 day agoThere’s nothing controversial about it. “Think about the bus drivers” what about the dead children, and their families? And I’m not singling you out. It’s just part of a broader frustration I have. I seriously don’t think people truly understand that once you’re gone, that’s it. This duality isn’t even close to being symmetric.
Why does he need to tour stadiums? “Ed Sheeron touring small venues due to stance on Palestine” wouldn’t that get some heads rolling?
This herd cowardice shit really upsets me.
The vast majority of humans are very much “monkey see, monkey do.” Or in other words, their roll models inform their decision making. So celebrity choices absolutely have an impact on what the general public thinks.
Anyway thats the end of my rant.
Tja@programming.dev 16 hours ago
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I don’t inherently disagree with you and I certainly don’t think loss of job is equivalent to loss of life, of course. But I’m just saying it’s not as simple as “he’s gotta secure the bag so he rolled over”
He is definitely complicit but he was forced into that position by a Zionist who knew he could put him in a very difficult position where either way Sheeran would catch all the flack. I’m not saying we should give his position a pass but I am saying the focus might make more sense on the oligarch that forced this situation over the soulless stooge that has decided to play the oligarchs game
prettybunnys@piefed.social 19 hours ago
We’re all pointing out that he had the opportunity to use his platform to be on the right side of history and didn’t.
He had the chance and the opportunity and the platform.
One took it. Kudos to them.
The other let someone else take the fall and then deflected.