Thread pivots to Robert Kraft's ties and donation wording
3 Sep 19 10:02 AM · 5d ago · 45 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 4
Commenters bring up Robert Kraft's history (including past associations cited in the thread) and note his donation statement referenced 'aid in the region' rather than Palestine specifically.
Ed Sheeran Musician, tour headlinerMacklemore Rapper, former tour support actJohn Pavlovitz Substack essayist
Robert Kraft Businessman referenced in donation/Sheeran ties
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And genocide is not controversial. The mass murder of innocent people is an atrocity.
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The only thing evil needs to win, is for good people to do nothing. Changed the wording a bit, but it’s the same message.
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100%!👍 I have great disrespect for the silent types just as much as outright Republican voters. Damage is all the same.
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Actually he wasn’t silent or neutral. He punished someone. I’d never bought any Ed Sheeran music. Guess that will continue
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Sadly, the mention of race, even in friendly/allied-adjacent spaces, is received with silence. But as true as the sun sets in the evening, America will never find the peace it says it treasures until it comes to terms with its racist past/present. Until then, we will speak truth, no matter what.
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It would be hella nice to spend the money on beneficial things!! I wish the corporate Democrats agreed too :( they're supposed to help us. The genocide in occupied Palestine has been happening for 78 years and the powers that be in the USA have supported it monetarily the entire time 😭
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There is myth that 62% of Americans believe. They think America was founded on Christian values and the Constitution was ordained by God. They are extremely misguided by a plan launched by the Republicans in the 1980's. They infiltrated the Christian churches across the nation to achieve the goals.
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This is Robert Kraft, pictured here with a child rapist and a mass murderer. When Kraft needed a lawyer for the solicitation charge in Fla. Epstein recommended one. When Epstein gave that lawyer a heads up, the lawyer's comment was maybe the Kraft charge will ease some of the pressure on you.
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Zionist Jews, & Christians, think being anti genocide (irony in that statement) is an attack on them. That's a telling stance. Part of them knows it's wrong so knee jerk defensiveness & counter attacks replace long dark nights of the soul. What they support, whether actively or passively is wrong.
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"Free Palestine" actually means "Let the terrorists continue attacking Israel as they have done for 80 years after they refused to accept an Islamic state from the UK and UN, while Israel did accept land for a Jewish state after 38% of Jews were murdered in Europe -- without Israel responding."
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If Israel can target individual cell phones they cannot not target innocents. Otherwise I agree. Hamas is the flip side of the settler movement. The Holocaust does not justify the obliteration of Gaza. The existence of Israel does not justify Hamas terrorism.
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It's fair that people are critiquing Sheeran. But this is more about oligarchs flexing their control over politics, culture and media than about one pop star.
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Or maybe we don’t get a lot of information because most of our media outlets are pieces of trash.
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Not just Sheeran— all of us must take a stand when it comes to genocide. Silence is complicity.
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In this day and age 'white privilege' is fleeting. It will be tested when the 'privileged' take a stand for something that matters to them. Check out feedback from the crews on the Global Samud Flotilla. Neutrality is another word for cowardice at the end of the day all we have is our soul.
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If I tolerate fascism I play the fool. Silence will not protect me. Accommodation will not spare me Complicity will not shield me Resist
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Krafts statement said a donation to ‘aid in the region’. Specifically does not mention Palestine. Just more dirty money for Netanyahu.
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Welp, him removing Mackelmore was an action. Others do seem to get by fine with lots of silence
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You can't be neutral on a moving train - Howard Zinn
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Sieg heil herr uafklaerer, sieg heil Oh and get informed, if you still pushing the genocidal zionazi shit as since 7 okt you are really PATHETIC FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 for education listen to podcast THE PALESTINE LABORATORY there you learn a litlle bit about how evil zionazis are Or watch tantura
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This privilege of neutrality, to me,seems not be so much about race as the tagline suggests but more about wealth. I immediately think of,for instance,people in sports. We see these Uber rich athletes and while some will speak up many do not. I think of someone like Michael Jordan he's famous for it
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This place is going down the same fucking drain it did in 2024. What the FUCK is wrong with people? Is it an addiction to fail at things being impossible to lose? FOCUS ON THE REAL THINGS INSTEAD OF BULLYING PUBLIC FIGURES INTO YOUR FUCKING BELIEFS!
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So I guess you are complicit in the genocide in Sudan. Also in the ethnic cleaning in Pakistan. And the genocide in Yemen. You should hang your head in shame and be ostracized from society. Right?
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You fuckin' assholes. He didn't make the decision. He had nothing to do with it, it was the fucking NFL, your precious football assholes. I hate you all. HE DIDN'T MAKE THE DECISION.
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