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[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 41 points 2 weeks ago

“I mean, it’s clearly not working in Israel at the moment,” he said. “In my view, it sort of emboldens the worst aspects of the current government. They exploit this isolationist thing, like ‘The whole world is against us. No one will come and play.’ It’s used to further their nefarious agendas, while, at the same time, punishes ordinary fans.”

That's a good point, we wouldn't want to punish the poor ordinary fans. Who live in Israel. In illegal settlements.

[-] Lawn_and_disorder@hexbear.net 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

At least its not hard to boycott Nick Cave. Been doing that forever

[-] viva_la_juche@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago

Genuinely have no clue who this guy is lol anyway back to boycotting him lol

[-] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine if the singer from Type O Negative did indie hipster flannelcore shit

[-] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

Is he as outwardly as fash as Petet Steele was?

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

I'd describe his politics as "pessimist hippie"

[-] Llituro@hexbear.net 28 points 2 weeks ago

it's not a cultural boycott and that's the fucking point. it's a targeted deprivation of profits from capitalists to extract concessions, and it is provably effective. "cultural boycott" is just nonsense anyway, what does it mean to boycott a culture, especially a nonexistant isntraeli one

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago

The fact that governments everywhere are banning BDS tells me that it's extremely effective. If it didn't work they wouldn't care.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

Guarantee "cultural" was just the modifier he tacked on to preempt the very obvious facts that boycotts do work

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

Just like China Hawks started calling it "cultural genocide" when it got too transparently ridiculous to call vocational schools genocide.

[-] Pentacat@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

Genocide is a key component of Israeli culture, as pointed out by US lawmakers. To oppose genocide is a cultural boycott of Israel, and it harms Israelis by making them feel like targets.

[-] TheModerateTankie@hexbear.net 26 points 2 weeks ago

Look, trying to punish ethnic cleansing, genocide, and aparthied sounds good and all, but have you considered that it's actually quite inconvenient to me?

[-] Rojo27@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago

Settlers in the genocidal entity of Israel are missing out on their favorite artists? Boohootook-restraint

[-] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago

Seems like a bad seed

[-] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

This is a real person? I thought he was just a character in Portal.

[-] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

Gee guess I'll continue to not give a shit about this wanker

[-] miz@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

rich poser shithead loves genocide, too much of a coward to admit it

[-] peppersky@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

I cannot fucking wait for Nick Cave to die

[-] CrookedSerpent@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago
[-] jimmyjohnsandwichsix@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago
[-] jimmyjohnsandwichsix@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Like seriously though, I started listening to his music maybe about a year ago and I just loved all of what I heard, and seeing this just made me feel so bad

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I feel the same way. I'll still keep listening to it because unlike Kanye he didn't say something stunningly bad, basically just the kind of ignorant stuff I'd expect from an out of touch boomer.

Is this the guy who make combustible lemons to burn your house down?

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