• Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    “I am appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine,” Sheeran said. “The suffering and pain caused on both sides is a human tragedy. There are too many wars across the world causing immeasurable pain, none of which should be tolerated.”

    So his stance is please stop fighting, regardless of who the aggressor is.

    I wonder if he also wants the war in Ukraine to end by giving Russia some land.

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      5 hours ago

      On both sides? Hiw much pain and suffering has there been on Israel’s side lately? The conflict has been extremely one-sided.

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      8 hours ago

      I don’t buy it.

      There’s no possible way he could be this isolated from the facts of the issue, given Macklemore’s statements about his relationship with Ed.

      At some point you either see Palestinians as people, or you see them as less than people.

      Those are the only positions that “make sense” in this “conflict”. ‘Please stop fighting’ and ‘both sides’ are essentially just:

      “The Palestinians brought this on themselves by not rolling over and submitting to Israel’s apartheid rape state, plus they’re brown, plus my money and success are more important than publicly opposing genocide and ethnic cleansing.”

      This take is not a-political, it’s a-moral. “Both sides” is a capitulation to the oppressor. “Both sides” when you’re rich and you have that much influence is criminal negligence.

      He’s watching a child drown because he doesn’t want to get his clothes wet.