“I have spent this week trying to build bridges, to find a solution and unfortunately, was unable to do so. I know who I am, both as a person and as an artist, and those who know my heart know my values too.”
His values
Its the funniest thing ever that the next place he has a concert is Philadelphia, a place known for its quiet and well behaved citizens, especially when they’re in large groups.
This concert isn’t gonna be powerful… but there is a good chance it could be BATTERY powered!
FLY 9Volt FLY!
Kinda like art is inherently a form of speech amd one that incites emotion, thought, and often rebellion. Any real artist knows where they stand. Sheeran sells a product. The others create music.
Ed Sheeran is weak, but Robert Kraft is the evil psychopathic billionaire who started all this.
A profound fuck to Robert Kraft in particular.
At least Sheeran isn’t in the Epstein Files.
This is how you challenge their power. Assign consequence to compliance
Ed has more power than the venues and promoters. He isnt getting blacklisted from anywhere when he makes them as much money as he does. He doesnt even need balls to stand up to them. They need him.
Billionaires are societal cancer. One person should not have unelected power at the scale a billionaire does. They need to be removed.
Interesting how Ed Sheeran is the one getting dragged in the media and all over Lemmy while the literal billionaire who started this shit is probably getting rub and tugged in Florida right now.
As if I needed another reason to hate the Patriots.
If it was a clear and cut case of contract breach for the tour, that would be one thing. But it doesn’t sound like that’s what it was about. So Ed is getting dragged for not standing up for his fellow artist.
From what I’ve gathered, Ed pretty much just threw his hands up and said, “I don’t want to get involved, you guys figure it out.” Fair enough if that’s the case. That’s his choice. But we see the result of what people think about those who take the cowards way out.
He doesn’t want to deal with politics. He just wants to perform. And I get that. But it’s still cowardly to not stand up for your fellow artist. And that’s why everyone else is dropping out.
When you’re the leading the artist of a tour there’s a whole bunch of complicated shit. You might be fronting some out of pocket, the promoters become your business partners, and there are a lot of mouths to feed, etc
You could just appease Kraft and find a different opener for the shows at Gillette Stadium but instead they cancelled Mack for the entirety of the North American tour. Why?
Kraft won’t admit it but it sure does seem like he called in favors to all the other owners of venues (almost all NFL stadiums) to cancel him out. I think that kind of collusion is a much bigger story.
Oh no. Poor ed spent some money? Well you have to do it if money was spent. Thems tha rules.
Ha that’s one deal I’m not even sure is true. The point of my comment is that focusing on Sheeran instead of Kraft is missing the forest for the trees.
Except we already know Kraft is a billo child fucker. We THOUGHT ed was an okay guy. Turns out he is a just a coward piece of shit.
I really dislike how people throw around ‘piece of shit’ at will when it’s dehumanizing term really intended for someone with no path for redemption.
That’s how it works with Zionist ass kissers. They get the humiliation ritual in return for the shekels.
I’m sure he get get other acts to participate, like middle aged rock and the draft dodger/pants crapper dude whose name I forget.
You’re describing everyone’s MAGA uncle.
Kid Rock?
Ed is such a bitch.
What is the point of fuck you money if you’re always going to lick the boots of the Epstein class?
It’s rare that any rich person says, “Okay, this looks to be enough money/power. I’m done accumulating it.”
Evidently, Ed Sheeran is not one of them.
It’s not just Ed, There are so many other people tied to the tour and they need money. Sound guys, lights, security, electricity, networks/communications, scene builders, fixtures, etc. Probably far more than most of us realise.
If Ed decides to cancel the entire tour over it. I’m sure he would be fine. But maybe not everyone else. I still think it’s cowardly to not even try to stand up for your fellow artist. But I can understand if he feels responsible for everyone that relies on the tour to bring home money to their families.
He’s worth a few hundred million dollars, I think he could afford to pay this out of his own pocket if he wanted to.
Boy, I bet he’s regretting his “Both sides are bad” take
He’s not taking a “both sides are bad” take. He’s taking a “I don’t want to deal with politics, I just want to perform”.
Going back a few days to Ed’s original statement:
“I am appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The suffering and pain caused on both sides is a human tragedy,” begins Sheeran in an Instagram post.
It’s at least a little bit of a “both sides are bad” take.
But then why ban Macklemore unless he suspected Macklemore would’ve gone on a political rant?
Regardless, not using your platform to advocate for people without a platform is a form of complicity.
Another racist, degenerate, billionaire backfire. Palestine is being talked about everywhere, big time! Thanks Mister Kraft! Sorry Ed, your career is dead. The New England Pedophiles indeed!
The Streisand Effect?
Well, Ed started as a busker, alone with his guitar. Looks like he might end as one, just on a large stage in a stadium.
The other Sheeran-level star signers are pretty quiet these days. Ed is taking a hit for them.
Ed Sheeran should have backed out of the Ed Sheeran tour in support of Palestine.
He really should have. Imagine how embarrassing it would be for the stadiums. I bet some of them would have changed their mind.
Stupid of Sheeran and his team to assume that the IRISH backing band wouldn’t care.
If critizising genocide is antisemitism, then that word lost all meaning.
Especially since Palestinians are Semites
That’s something they never cared about in Israel.
The signs promoting a chance to win to open for Ed Sheeran in Mexico City are too funny. He really stepped into it
“I have spent this week trying to build bridges, to find a solution and unfortunately, was unable to do so.
I tried so hard to find a middle ground between the genocide supporters and everyone else and I just can’t seem to do it. People who hate genocide are just so rigid and uncompromising!
“You get civil rights on paper and we put the klan behind badges.”
Get this guy a Nobel peace prize!
Get this guy a
NobelFIFA peace prize!
Some of those who work forces are the same that burn crosses.
On one side, most people seem to dislike genocide. On the other hand, Eddie really like money.
I just don’t see how to solve this moral and ethical dilemma
My take is, if you don’t like genocide just don’t partake in it. Then everybody gets what they want.
Except for the people getting genocided, but we’ve decided they don’t count as part of “everybody.”
This is how I feel about people who murder animals for food.
Very few people do. They eat animals murdered by someone else.
If a mob boss orders his employee to murder someone, both of them have committed murder
The person doing the eating didn’t order anyone to do anything. They went to a store and bought the meat.
The Israeli solder who maintained the severs for Lavendar didn’t order any Gazan children to be murdered. They went to the server and deployed the release.
Cry harder. I’m gonna go buy a teriyaki slimjim.
Edit: I also bought a chicken salad sandwich. Gonna have that for lunch.
Are you Israeli?
