While Sheeran claimed to be adhering to his apolitical brand, one critic argued he was really just "letting a pro-Israel billionaire choose his politics for him."
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.
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.