Roger Waters in hot, ummm, you know

[TheOriginalHappyGoat]

This should be easy, but considering Germany's history, you kind of want to give them a pass. So, what is it: Germany simply doesn't understand The Wall? Or Germany's unique history justifies being exceptionally sensitive about this sort of thing?

Berlin police investigate Roger Waters over Nazi-style uniform at concert

Pink Floyd singer wore costume during performance in which he imagines himself as fictional fascist dictator

www.theguardian.com

 

[i'vegotwinners]

This should be easy, but considering Germany's history, you kind of want to give them a pass. So, what is it: Germany simply doesn't understand The Wall? Or Germany's unique history justifies being exceptionally sensitive about this sort of thing?

Berlin police investigate Roger Waters over Nazi-style uniform at concert

Pink Floyd singer wore costume during performance in which he imagines himself as fictional fascist dictator

www.theguardian.com

"Displaying symbols of Nazi rule, including the swastika or SS insignia, is illegal in Germany, with exemptions for educational purposes and in artistic contexts".
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apparently the terms "educational purposes" and "artistic contexts" must mean something different in Germany.

as for,

Israeli authorities have in recent days criticised Waters less for the costumes than a segment featuring the names of activists killed by authorities. Names on the list included Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager killed in a Nazi concentration camp, as well as that of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian-American journalist who is believed to have been shot dead by an Israeli sniper in May 2022.

Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, wrote on Twitter that Waters had compared the Holocaust victim Frank to “a journalist shot in an active combat zone”, adding: “Waters seeks to compare Israel to the Nazis.”
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if the shoe fits.


not all Germans were Nazis.

not all Israelis are equivalents.

but many Germans were, and many Israelis aren't that much different.

just a matter of "who's ox is being gored", that differentiates those who wish to rule inhumanely over others because they can.



that said, Roger may want to avoid doing any concerts in Florida or Texas for awhile.

 

[stollcpa]

"Displaying symbols of Nazi rule, including the swastika or SS insignia, is illegal in Germany, with exemptions for educational purposes and in artistic contexts".
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apparently the terms "educational purposes" and "artistic contexts" must mean something different in Germany.

as for,

Israeli authorities have in recent days criticised Waters less for the costumes than a segment featuring the names of activists killed by authorities. Names on the list included Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager killed in a Nazi concentration camp, as well as that of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian-American journalist who is believed to have been shot dead by an Israeli sniper in May 2022.

Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, wrote on Twitter that Waters had compared the Holocaust victim Frank to “a journalist shot in an active combat zone”, adding: “Waters seeks to compare Israel to the Nazis.”
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if the shoe fits.


not all Germans were Nazis.

not all Israelis are equivalents.

but many Germans were, and many Israelis aren't that much different.

just a matter of "who's ox is being gored", that differentiates those who wish to rule inhumanely over others because they can.



that said, Roger may want to avoid doing any concerts in Florida or Texas for awhile.

Really?!?