Roger Waters from Pink Floyd is being accused for being an ‘antisemite’. But what does that actually mean?
A Google search on “roger waters antisemite” gives many hits including:
- 07.02.2023: The Guardian: Pink Floyd lyricist calls Roger Waters an antisemite and ‘Putin apologist’ LINK
- Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville: Roger Waters Spreads Hate LINK
- 27.02.2023: The Times of Israel: German city cancels Roger Waters performance due to his antisemitism LINK
- 26.02.2023: Haaretz: German City Cancels Roger Waters Concert, Calling Him One of World’s ‘Most Widely-known Antisemite’ LINK
- 17.03.2023: Evening Standard: Who is Roger Waters? Pink Floyd co-founder tries to keep German shows after antisemitism accusations LINK
- 07.02.2023: Variety: Roger Waters Is ‘Antisemitic to Rotten Core,’ Says Former Pink Floyd Lyricist Polly Samson — and Her Husband, David Gilmour, Emphatically Agrees LINK
- 18.07.2017: ADL: Roger Waters In His Own Words LINK
- 22.06.2020: ADL: Roger Waters Extends His Legacy of Antisemitic Rhetoric LINK
- 10.03.2023: The Jewish Chronicle: The dark side of Roger Waters LINK
But what does it actually mean to be accused for being an ‘antisemite’? Well, in some cases it may mean an irrational hate towards Jews just because they are born Jews. This is of course stupid and Roger Waters does not seem to fit this category of ‘antisemites’.
Instead Roger Waters is only “guilty” in calling out how Israel for too many years now have been treating the Palestinians. Roger Waters also seems to be “guilty” in being a politically awake human being insisting on peace, justice and truth.
Furthermore Roger Waters has a large following so he is dangerous for the evil zionist powers that shouldn’t be. Their strategy is to call – or even better: have others call – him a hateful antisemite. The zionist propaganda goal is to make any critisism of zionism equal to irrational hate and thereby avoiding factual debate. We must stop falling for that trick.
Luckily Roger Waters is a brave man that does not shut up because of these satanic attempts to kill his character and destroy his reputation. In this case being called ‘antisemite’ actually means that you a doing a good job.
Keep going, Roger, and see you in Copenhagen behind The Wall this Tuesday!
PS: Remember to take your “vaccine”. It’s just a little pinprick… 😉
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