I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
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I didn't need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say.
Free Palestine.
But if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I've ever been on.14/14
Freedom is not cheap. It comes at great cost and it often requires real bravery to defend.
Wearing a military uniform and shooting people from behind a remote screen is not bravery. Taking a stand, speaking for those who have no voice, this is courage that few Americans can muster.
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I didn't need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say.
Free Palestine.
But if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I've ever been on.14/14
Bookmarked. I need to read it tomorrow. Boosted because we’re cousins.
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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@benroyce thank you for posting this.
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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@benroyce Thank you for posting this. It's such common sense as well as human. I had heard of Macklemore because I made a Macklemore cake topper for a little girl a few years ago. She clearly saw something in him others hadn't yet seen. Also, as for "no stance, both sides" yeah. I am not an Ed Sheeran fan and even less so now. There is a time to stand up and speak truth to power. This is the time.
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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@benroyce Time also to resurrect that Robert Kraft paying for sex at a massage parlor matter methinks. https://apnews.com/article/nfl-new-england-patriots-trials-fort-lauderdale-football-d103cccb9cf81975c30d48b695e0f7a1 #RobertKraft
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I didn't need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say.
Free Palestine.
But if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I've ever been on.14/14
@benroyce "...if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I've ever been on."
Oof.
This whole statement is
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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@benroyce
I would boost this 1000x if I could. He may not want to tear down Ed Sheeran but fuck Ed Sheeran. Hes not poor and if people who have nothing can take a stand he can afford to open his eyes and let his bank account get a teensy bit thinner. -
I didn't need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say.
Free Palestine.
But if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I've ever been on.14/14
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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Going to add this tribute to Macklemore to this wonderful thread. We need more Macklemores.
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/117273155744522604
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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@benroyce @lisamelton Mack a standup dude. Always has been.
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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@benroyce
Appreciate you speaking truth to power. I remember a man named Colin Kaepernick who was villianized simply for kneeling. -
T tofticles@helvede.net shared this topic
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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@benroyce Thank you!
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When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.12/x
@benroyce This was a disagreement between my father and myself. He said, people shouldn't be praised or rewarded for doing what they're supposed to do. I say, imagine how lovely the world would be if everyone simply did what they're supposed to; we should reward and encourage that. I say, you don't do your duty for praise, but I will praise you anyway.
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@benroyce I wholeheartedly concur. Silence about what Israel is doing = support for the Zionists. Personally I could not live with that on my conscience.
The resounding silence around why Netanyahu, Trump, & Kushner orchestrated the Gaza genocide is also worthy of public examination.
The most corrupt industry on the planet is doing yet another ethnic cleansing.
Re-routing pipelines & oil delivery for a product that must phased out anyway.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/benjamin-netanyahu/article-891721Manipulating stock markets for the personal & partisan gain of Republican oligarchs.
Beach front resorts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/19/jared-kushner-gaza-waterfront-property-israel-negev -
@benroyce Thank you for posting this. It's such common sense as well as human. I had heard of Macklemore because I made a Macklemore cake topper for a little girl a few years ago. She clearly saw something in him others hadn't yet seen. Also, as for "no stance, both sides" yeah. I am not an Ed Sheeran fan and even less so now. There is a time to stand up and speak truth to power. This is the time.
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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Not particularly a fan of his music, but definitely a fan of the man himself after reading that statement. Not often you'll see artists or other public figures willing to lose big money, exposure and friendships to stand up for what's right. Absolutely fair play to him.
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The resounding silence around why Netanyahu, Trump, & Kushner orchestrated the Gaza genocide is also worthy of public examination.
The most corrupt industry on the planet is doing yet another ethnic cleansing.
Re-routing pipelines & oil delivery for a product that must phased out anyway.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/benjamin-netanyahu/article-891721Manipulating stock markets for the personal & partisan gain of Republican oligarchs.
Beach front resorts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/19/jared-kushner-gaza-waterfront-property-israel-negev@Npars01 most are not silent, it is only some of those who are "playing the game" and maybe have a lot to lose for speaking out who are silent. That is why speaking truth rather than anger is so important. Anger feels stronger but is more destructive, to all involved. It only feeds the fear that fuels the jewish anti semitism victim mindset.
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I'm going to post the full text of #Macklemore's response to his cancellation from #EdSheeran's tour
I'm not going to editorialize. I'm not going to provide context- you can search the news
I think it's important because he doesn't get angry. He doesn't burn bridges
And he doesn't back down from a clear moral stance. He's generous and even-handed
Effective communication on an important topic
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/
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@benroyce I saw Macklemore last summer, and he gave the speech. I heard no hate in what he said, just genuine empathy towards those who have suffered.
