I'm still technically on hiatus but I wanted to talk about this and try out a new format.
Much shorter than my usual writing, but I feel it gets the point across. I didn't feel like -- because I'm not able to at this time -- look up and down for sources, history (Kneecap has made other engaged statements before), etc.
As for anti-fascist music I recommend: Moscow Death Brigade and Vizzion.
I didn't want to say it in the post itself because I want to hear people's thoughts about this, but I agree with you. And it shows backing off is a fool's errand anyway.
I think itโs disappointing but Iโm not sure if Iโd personally call it cowardice - their initial act absolutely was done with knowledge of serious ramifications being possible - and then being realised.
I reckon the criticism is fair though and particularly the point about never being able to satisfy Zionists.
I guess I want to give them a chance - they are young lads put under incredible pressure showing more courage then my own prime minister at least
I think you've got this wrong. You mention that supporting armed resistance is illegal in the UK, but you're downplaying it. The smear campaign you speak of, coordinated by the US, UK, and Israel, is to try to put them in prison, something the British government has been doing for years. It was accelerated by Israel, which is terrified by what they saw at Coachella: thousands of young people standing with Palestine. That's why they're trying to take Kneecap down, and stuff like this helps them.
As Zionists circled two videos of them "promoting violence," for the first time, they're in legal danger. We should all agree it's perfectly acceptable to avoid incarceration.
I'm saddened that leftists don't give their allies the benefit of the doubt and are so quick to throw each other under the bus.
Do I need to explain what happens to Republican Irish Catholics in British prisons?
Furthermore, if you think incarceration is no big deal, why haven't you engaged in extreme direct action? I don't want to go to prison, so I won't ask anyone to do that. But it sounds like you don't mind. So, what's stopping you?
I'm black English and a complete wuss. I'd rather not be banged up but yes, I am willing to go to prison rather than pretend I don't believe that there is no right to resist oppression, let alone that that right to resist isn't enshrined in law. I have no platform and I am still ready, if I had a platform, there's no way I wouldn't use it to the max. As it is, all I can do is share whatever information comes my way and God knows, at this point, it feels like fuck all. I'd probably welcome a prison sentence at this point tbh. I can't boycott anything else, I can't withdraw my labour, meanwhile every fucking day there are kids being murdered. At least banged up you don't have guilt about not managing to do more. End of the day, our taxes are funding genocide, so we are all complicit. Do I think it's ok to point the finger at individuals for not doing more? It depends. But if your schtick is "Power to the people" and it's a financial schtick and then you cop out, I don't have any spare empathy for you.
I donโt think itโs a financial schtick - they would absolutely be aware the coachella stunt would come with consequences inc financial ones
And if we are considering use of their platform - being martyrs locked up isnโt really much of a platform - strategically they are better off outside prison imho
And Zionists play so bloody dirty and none of us know the whole picture- are they able to cope with prison, do they have disabilities, have their families been threatened
Iโve participated in direct action that cld risk prison and I thought about it a lot. I wasnโt exactly keen but I was in a better position than most to manage it I figured. Now Iโm absolutely not. I think itโs a lot easier to critique than ride a storm of that level of pressure. I hate it and I imagine they do as well, that theyโve had to compromise but I just donโt personally feel comfortable judging them for trying not to go to jail
You sound like youโre trying to quiet the resistance movement. I donโt trust your stance whatsoever. You sound like a Zionist!! Itโs the same thing as saying resistance must be nonviolent. Youโre preaching for people to capitulate to the Zionists. I say itโs a bullshit and worthless stance.
I agree with this person. Don't criticise people for taking steps to avoid incarceration if you yourself wouldn't be willing to go to prison for the cause.
It can be used for agitprop purposes too, and them being artists it's not like they'll be fired from their jobs and blacklisted from working in a corporation. IF it comes to that of course, right now no lawsuit has even been opened that I know of.
Terrorism charges will get you barred from entering most countries, so it very much will blacklists Kneecap and will stop them from speaking for Palestine. That's why Zionists started this smear campaign.
Literal definition of the left eating itself. What a waste of time and energy to criticize people who are doing so much more than most; who ultimately hold the same values. We need to get our shit together and build solidarity even when people donโt do things perfectly (in our eyes). Kneecap are hardly cowards, but sorry, theyโre human. Humans feel fear and are imperfect.
Fuck you! Donโt believe the Zionists that are on here trying to tell people not to resist or tell the truth. Itโs the same as being told that the only resistance worthwhile is nonviolent.
There arenโt any Zionists here and no one is saying people should capitulate. Nor are people denying that armed resistance is legitimate. A few of us are just willing to give them a little grace for wanting to avoid prison on terrorism charges.
Well said. It's really sad to see how quickly some people will throw their friends and allies under the bus. I hope that if I ever make mistakes, people will afford me grace, and I hope they have the same faith in me.
I have to admit while I would like to be more understanding the truth is they could of made the statement without mentioning or besmirching Hamas or Hezbollah and they could of also highlighted the fact that resistance is in accordance with international law.
I don't see how they could. A video surfaced of them supporting those groups, which is illegal in the UK. Another one came up of them "promoting violence" against Tory MPs. As they were being investigated for "supporting violence and terrorism," they had to address those two issues.
Iโll admit that the system itself is built in such a way that demands acquiescence to the use of flawed logic to try and make logical conclusions IE pretending those groups are terrorist organizations when they most definitely are not, I personally did not see that video of them claiming support by name but would of like to see them just pull a Donald Trump and just make a blanket statement regarding โviolence and terrorismโ all together without singling out any one party in particular. I do though also appreciate the point youโre trying to make and although I do wish it wouldnโt have been done in a way that continues false narratives about Hamas I also do not want to see them go to jail. Just not sure if it would be more a symbolic or surface level arrest which is usually seen in response to direct action or acts of protest.
Definitely! And whether we like it or not, we're all constrained by that system. I think we should recognize that and afford grace to allies and friends who are constrained by it.
Iโd suggest theyโd be gunning for way more serious sentences than some given out to protesters (although that has been rapidly escalating in recent years in many countries)
Deliberate civil disobedience during nonviolent protest is done with preparation and understanding of risk - and mostly lower level charges - whereas some version of inciting and supporting terrorism on this issue in particular I reckon theyโd absolutely want to make an example of them.
To be clear though I think the deliberate prison time strategy of Roger Hallam is privileged nonsense and very irresponsible to be advocating
It is by far my greatest gripe with the left. Thereโs absolutely no sane or rational self-policing.
A prominent and EXTREMELY USEFUL group takes a major personal risk to promote a cause, but they donโt do it to the standards of a million arm chair experts. Itโs not good enough according to people who are literally doing nothing.
At the same time, Neo-Nazis are making fake leftist memes and spreading them around and no one says a thing. They wonโt even bother to realize itโs happening. Why? Because we need to hyper focus on this one completely irrelevant detail to our own determent! We donโt have time to deal with these million other issues which keep kicking our asses!
You're identifying a perpetual problem with the ultra-left, aka Trotskyists. Lenin called it the worst part of intellectualism: sitting alone writing about what a 'perfect' leftist would do, when neither humans nor the world are perfect (including the person advocating for perfection). This is what we're seeing from this post.
I suggest reading Lenin's Left Wing Communism. He addresses the flaws of this ideology very well, and points out why stuff like this never helps.
Itโs quite disappointing and really waters down the statement they made at Coachella.
Not only does it diminish KNEECAPโs โpoliticsโ but itโs contradictory. They want to call for liberation but they want to distance themselves from those pursuing and fighting for that liberation.
Knowing the possible ramifications of making a statement and then backing off the statement, after the expected response, ruins their credibility. I am saddened by their capitulation. Bowing down to Zionists will only make them more emboldened , and attack everyone else standing up to them. If they see intimidation work, it only reinforces them to continue their fear tactics.
I hear you and tbh, I don't judge the band as individuals, as in " this person is a bad person" way, not at all. It's more of a macro micro thing.
As you say, it's important when taking any direct action that you consider possible outcomes and plan accordingly. That's the responsibility of the individual, no? So yes, I do feel they could have done that inner check before going ahead and then rowing back, because I think it feeds in to the pervasive underlying message that resistance is futile because it's always crushed or people sell out or whatever. Whereas people being wrongfully imprisoned for speaking up about genocide is going to eventually crash the system because a) the prisons are already overcrowded and b) people's natural sense of justice will boil over and call for change.
At the end of the day, they have done a lot to raise awareness of the issues and I salute them for that.
I still support this group for the courage to do what they did in the US. Let me ask the critics, โhave you do anything like the protest from KNEECAPโ? If you have good on you. What was the response from the Zionists? Before you pass judgement walk in their shoes. I wonโt be engaging in a dialogue about this on line and no DMโs.
Thanks for your great courage KNEECAP. FreeFreePalestine.
This article is misleading. Thereโs nothing in the bands statement that walks back their stance on Gaza. If the author and some of the voices that seem so critical of the band for not supporting Hamas, I wonder how far they would actually go. Besides that point, the relationship in the North with paramilitary groups is very complicated, much more nuanced than the what many of the critics are aware of or have experienced. Likewise with Hamas. Give the boys some credit, this is not some binary choice as in, if you donโt support Hamas, you support Israel. This is an oversimplification and playing into the hands of the Zionist lobby.
You make good points and I for one definitely don't have any experience with paramilitary groups. That said, as far as I can tell, Hamas is still broadly supported by Gazan Palestinians so any walking back on that, surely lands like telling people what their resistance should like? I think we have enough of that already.
Pretty sure they were trying to avoid legal trouble in the UK, not avoid criticism from Zionists. Sure, it is correct under international law to defend Hamas and Hezbollah, but how does that help individuals in countries with contrary laws? Also, why are you assuming they are not just representing their actual position, even if you disagree with it?
I like your new format. A lot of people, myself included, are more likely to read the entirety of a shorter article than a longer one.
As for Kneecap, shit man, I'm American and I can't help comparing them to manufactured pop icons like Taylor Swift who will never utter a discouraging word about genocide or Zionism. Those Irish kids are head-and-shoulders above them, and saying they don't support a group that they almost certainly know very little about doesn't strike me as any kind of betrayal to the Palestinian people.
All the people saying that bowing down is acceptable, are completely wrong. All theyโve accomplished is making the Zionists feel more emboldened and confident in their actions. I can believe itโs even a question. What theyโve done is weaken the resistance and made the Zionists stronger. There is no other reasonable explanation of what has happened. This is just another thread reinforcing the fact that there is no saving our society. I donโt think it deserves being saved at this point. We all deserve whatโs coming to us. Even the ones that see Palestine for what it is, are too weak to stand for something that may cause them discomfort. Itโs pathetic!
I think my comments were deleted, so Iโll answer you here. I spent two years in prison, and they were god awful. That doesnโt mean I wouldnโt do it again for something important. If you are going to use your platform as someone willing to fight for Palestinians, you canโt capitulate. Have the Palestinians done this? No they havenโt. Iโll always speak the truth as I see it, no matter what. What do people have, if they donโt stand for whatโs right? I donโt believe in anything but the truth, and they capitulated. Doing so make the Zionists stronger and only encourages more of the same. I donโt play scared. The people that do are worthless towards change.
Kneecap are so interesting to me, aesthetically and ideologically. I like that theyโve been so vocal about what life is like in Northern Ireland for catholic communities NOW, despite all the rhetoric around post Good Friday agreement โno more violence so everything is fineโ sort of sentiment, but occasionally they seem a bit gimmicky and stray into the realm of self-parody. Idk if itโs because the images of northern Irish resistance to British occupation are so ubiquitous because theyโre so old, but itโs interesting in regards to how much REAL solidarity they show
Fuck sakes. And here I was praising Kneecap for being one of the few high profile figures to speak truth to power. Cowards. Fucking cowards. If they don't support Hamas, I then what they're basically also saying is that, by extension, they also don't support Irish Republicanism? Argh. Why couldn't they just stand by their original admirable words, suck up and write off the cancelled gigs, and stood their ground, instead of apologising for supporting an indigenous people's struggle against oppression and genocide?!
I'm still technically on hiatus but I wanted to talk about this and try out a new format.
Much shorter than my usual writing, but I feel it gets the point across. I didn't feel like -- because I'm not able to at this time -- look up and down for sources, history (Kneecap has made other engaged statements before), etc.
As for anti-fascist music I recommend: Moscow Death Brigade and Vizzion.
Such cowards. They didn't have to say anything about Hamas or Hezbollah. You can't stand with the resistance then renounce the resistance fighters.
When any person or group backs off it is because they are cowards.
How can we help the Palestinian people if we do the same.
No interest in hearing their music.
I didn't want to say it in the post itself because I want to hear people's thoughts about this, but I agree with you. And it shows backing off is a fool's errand anyway.
I think itโs disappointing but Iโm not sure if Iโd personally call it cowardice - their initial act absolutely was done with knowledge of serious ramifications being possible - and then being realised.
I reckon the criticism is fair though and particularly the point about never being able to satisfy Zionists.
I guess I want to give them a chance - they are young lads put under incredible pressure showing more courage then my own prime minister at least
i have that Voice of Hezbollah book! it's so good. i know i've said it before but: Hassan Nasrallah knew what the fuck was up.
and i agree with the criticisms along the lines of "you support our dead bodies but not our resistance".
for anti-empire music i recommend Slum Prophecy
I think you've got this wrong. You mention that supporting armed resistance is illegal in the UK, but you're downplaying it. The smear campaign you speak of, coordinated by the US, UK, and Israel, is to try to put them in prison, something the British government has been doing for years. It was accelerated by Israel, which is terrified by what they saw at Coachella: thousands of young people standing with Palestine. That's why they're trying to take Kneecap down, and stuff like this helps them.
As Zionists circled two videos of them "promoting violence," for the first time, they're in legal danger. We should all agree it's perfectly acceptable to avoid incarceration.
I'm saddened that leftists don't give their allies the benefit of the doubt and are so quick to throw each other under the bus.
You say that as if prison is a fatality.
Do I need to explain what happens to Republican Irish Catholics in British prisons?
Furthermore, if you think incarceration is no big deal, why haven't you engaged in extreme direct action? I don't want to go to prison, so I won't ask anyone to do that. But it sounds like you don't mind. So, what's stopping you?
That's a very strange mischaracterization of all I've said so far to be honest.
If you were Kneecap, would you have gone to prison? Or would you have tried to avoid it?
I'm black English and a complete wuss. I'd rather not be banged up but yes, I am willing to go to prison rather than pretend I don't believe that there is no right to resist oppression, let alone that that right to resist isn't enshrined in law. I have no platform and I am still ready, if I had a platform, there's no way I wouldn't use it to the max. As it is, all I can do is share whatever information comes my way and God knows, at this point, it feels like fuck all. I'd probably welcome a prison sentence at this point tbh. I can't boycott anything else, I can't withdraw my labour, meanwhile every fucking day there are kids being murdered. At least banged up you don't have guilt about not managing to do more. End of the day, our taxes are funding genocide, so we are all complicit. Do I think it's ok to point the finger at individuals for not doing more? It depends. But if your schtick is "Power to the people" and it's a financial schtick and then you cop out, I don't have any spare empathy for you.
I donโt think itโs a financial schtick - they would absolutely be aware the coachella stunt would come with consequences inc financial ones
And if we are considering use of their platform - being martyrs locked up isnโt really much of a platform - strategically they are better off outside prison imho
And Zionists play so bloody dirty and none of us know the whole picture- are they able to cope with prison, do they have disabilities, have their families been threatened
Iโve participated in direct action that cld risk prison and I thought about it a lot. I wasnโt exactly keen but I was in a better position than most to manage it I figured. Now Iโm absolutely not. I think itโs a lot easier to critique than ride a storm of that level of pressure. I hate it and I imagine they do as well, that theyโve had to compromise but I just donโt personally feel comfortable judging them for trying not to go to jail
It really sucks all round
Amen!
NO choice.
You sound like youโre trying to quiet the resistance movement. I donโt trust your stance whatsoever. You sound like a Zionist!! Itโs the same thing as saying resistance must be nonviolent. Youโre preaching for people to capitulate to the Zionists. I say itโs a bullshit and worthless stance.
I agree with this person. Don't criticise people for taking steps to avoid incarceration if you yourself wouldn't be willing to go to prison for the cause.
To all people incarceration probably is a 'fatality' eventually But I will not be told what to think or say.
At times like these we cannot back down. How many people can the system take out if we all stay strong?
It can be used for agitprop purposes too, and them being artists it's not like they'll be fired from their jobs and blacklisted from working in a corporation. IF it comes to that of course, right now no lawsuit has even been opened that I know of.
Terrorism charges will get you barred from entering most countries, so it very much will blacklists Kneecap and will stop them from speaking for Palestine. That's why Zionists started this smear campaign.
You say that as if youโre willing to put your money where your mouth is.
Do time and then talk.
It certainly can be - less likely for whites but not like a good track record of Irish political prisoners either
Literal definition of the left eating itself. What a waste of time and energy to criticize people who are doing so much more than most; who ultimately hold the same values. We need to get our shit together and build solidarity even when people donโt do things perfectly (in our eyes). Kneecap are hardly cowards, but sorry, theyโre human. Humans feel fear and are imperfect.
Fuck you! Donโt believe the Zionists that are on here trying to tell people not to resist or tell the truth. Itโs the same as being told that the only resistance worthwhile is nonviolent.
There arenโt any Zionists here and no one is saying people should capitulate. Nor are people denying that armed resistance is legitimate. A few of us are just willing to give them a little grace for wanting to avoid prison on terrorism charges.
Well said. It's really sad to see how quickly some people will throw their friends and allies under the bus. I hope that if I ever make mistakes, people will afford me grace, and I hope they have the same faith in me.
Fuck you too!
How many years prison have you done bro?
I have to admit while I would like to be more understanding the truth is they could of made the statement without mentioning or besmirching Hamas or Hezbollah and they could of also highlighted the fact that resistance is in accordance with international law.
I don't see how they could. A video surfaced of them supporting those groups, which is illegal in the UK. Another one came up of them "promoting violence" against Tory MPs. As they were being investigated for "supporting violence and terrorism," they had to address those two issues.
Iโll admit that the system itself is built in such a way that demands acquiescence to the use of flawed logic to try and make logical conclusions IE pretending those groups are terrorist organizations when they most definitely are not, I personally did not see that video of them claiming support by name but would of like to see them just pull a Donald Trump and just make a blanket statement regarding โviolence and terrorismโ all together without singling out any one party in particular. I do though also appreciate the point youโre trying to make and although I do wish it wouldnโt have been done in a way that continues false narratives about Hamas I also do not want to see them go to jail. Just not sure if it would be more a symbolic or surface level arrest which is usually seen in response to direct action or acts of protest.
Definitely! And whether we like it or not, we're all constrained by that system. I think we should recognize that and afford grace to allies and friends who are constrained by it.
What are we when acquiesce. What does one expect in the future when we have been shut down?
This is my other half lol because I do understand your point as well and share the concern for how this will shape the basis of future issues
We are societies where anyone who is out of line is sent to the gulag.
People with any sense would avoid that.
You think you will be safe?
Iโd suggest theyโd be gunning for way more serious sentences than some given out to protesters (although that has been rapidly escalating in recent years in many countries)
Deliberate civil disobedience during nonviolent protest is done with preparation and understanding of risk - and mostly lower level charges - whereas some version of inciting and supporting terrorism on this issue in particular I reckon theyโd absolutely want to make an example of them.
To be clear though I think the deliberate prison time strategy of Roger Hallam is privileged nonsense and very irresponsible to be advocating
It is by far my greatest gripe with the left. Thereโs absolutely no sane or rational self-policing.
A prominent and EXTREMELY USEFUL group takes a major personal risk to promote a cause, but they donโt do it to the standards of a million arm chair experts. Itโs not good enough according to people who are literally doing nothing.
At the same time, Neo-Nazis are making fake leftist memes and spreading them around and no one says a thing. They wonโt even bother to realize itโs happening. Why? Because we need to hyper focus on this one completely irrelevant detail to our own determent! We donโt have time to deal with these million other issues which keep kicking our asses!
You're identifying a perpetual problem with the ultra-left, aka Trotskyists. Lenin called it the worst part of intellectualism: sitting alone writing about what a 'perfect' leftist would do, when neither humans nor the world are perfect (including the person advocating for perfection). This is what we're seeing from this post.
I suggest reading Lenin's Left Wing Communism. He addresses the flaws of this ideology very well, and points out why stuff like this never helps.
Is it a leftist position to be against genocide? The fact you said this, I know youโre a Zionist. Youโre on here trying to quiet resistance.
Itโs quite disappointing and really waters down the statement they made at Coachella.
Not only does it diminish KNEECAPโs โpoliticsโ but itโs contradictory. They want to call for liberation but they want to distance themselves from those pursuing and fighting for that liberation.
Knowing the possible ramifications of making a statement and then backing off the statement, after the expected response, ruins their credibility. I am saddened by their capitulation. Bowing down to Zionists will only make them more emboldened , and attack everyone else standing up to them. If they see intimidation work, it only reinforces them to continue their fear tactics.
I hear you and tbh, I don't judge the band as individuals, as in " this person is a bad person" way, not at all. It's more of a macro micro thing.
As you say, it's important when taking any direct action that you consider possible outcomes and plan accordingly. That's the responsibility of the individual, no? So yes, I do feel they could have done that inner check before going ahead and then rowing back, because I think it feeds in to the pervasive underlying message that resistance is futile because it's always crushed or people sell out or whatever. Whereas people being wrongfully imprisoned for speaking up about genocide is going to eventually crash the system because a) the prisons are already overcrowded and b) people's natural sense of justice will boil over and call for change.
At the end of the day, they have done a lot to raise awareness of the issues and I salute them for that.
I still support this group for the courage to do what they did in the US. Let me ask the critics, โhave you do anything like the protest from KNEECAPโ? If you have good on you. What was the response from the Zionists? Before you pass judgement walk in their shoes. I wonโt be engaging in a dialogue about this on line and no DMโs.
Thanks for your great courage KNEECAP. FreeFreePalestine.
You canโt say they are courageous when they capitulate. It just makes them look performative.
This article is misleading. Thereโs nothing in the bands statement that walks back their stance on Gaza. If the author and some of the voices that seem so critical of the band for not supporting Hamas, I wonder how far they would actually go. Besides that point, the relationship in the North with paramilitary groups is very complicated, much more nuanced than the what many of the critics are aware of or have experienced. Likewise with Hamas. Give the boys some credit, this is not some binary choice as in, if you donโt support Hamas, you support Israel. This is an oversimplification and playing into the hands of the Zionist lobby.
You make good points and I for one definitely don't have any experience with paramilitary groups. That said, as far as I can tell, Hamas is still broadly supported by Gazan Palestinians so any walking back on that, surely lands like telling people what their resistance should like? I think we have enough of that already.
Should look like, I meant. Can't work out how to edit the comment.
You said a lot of words, to say nothing.
Pretty sure they were trying to avoid legal trouble in the UK, not avoid criticism from Zionists. Sure, it is correct under international law to defend Hamas and Hezbollah, but how does that help individuals in countries with contrary laws? Also, why are you assuming they are not just representing their actual position, even if you disagree with it?
They didnโt back down, they arenโt cowards, and the Irish already beat empire. Show some respect
I like your new format. A lot of people, myself included, are more likely to read the entirety of a shorter article than a longer one.
As for Kneecap, shit man, I'm American and I can't help comparing them to manufactured pop icons like Taylor Swift who will never utter a discouraging word about genocide or Zionism. Those Irish kids are head-and-shoulders above them, and saying they don't support a group that they almost certainly know very little about doesn't strike me as any kind of betrayal to the Palestinian people.
All the people saying that bowing down is acceptable, are completely wrong. All theyโve accomplished is making the Zionists feel more emboldened and confident in their actions. I can believe itโs even a question. What theyโve done is weaken the resistance and made the Zionists stronger. There is no other reasonable explanation of what has happened. This is just another thread reinforcing the fact that there is no saving our society. I donโt think it deserves being saved at this point. We all deserve whatโs coming to us. Even the ones that see Palestine for what it is, are too weak to stand for something that may cause them discomfort. Itโs pathetic!
I think my comments were deleted, so Iโll answer you here. I spent two years in prison, and they were god awful. That doesnโt mean I wouldnโt do it again for something important. If you are going to use your platform as someone willing to fight for Palestinians, you canโt capitulate. Have the Palestinians done this? No they havenโt. Iโll always speak the truth as I see it, no matter what. What do people have, if they donโt stand for whatโs right? I donโt believe in anything but the truth, and they capitulated. Doing so make the Zionists stronger and only encourages more of the same. I donโt play scared. The people that do are worthless towards change.
Kneecap are so interesting to me, aesthetically and ideologically. I like that theyโve been so vocal about what life is like in Northern Ireland for catholic communities NOW, despite all the rhetoric around post Good Friday agreement โno more violence so everything is fineโ sort of sentiment, but occasionally they seem a bit gimmicky and stray into the realm of self-parody. Idk if itโs because the images of northern Irish resistance to British occupation are so ubiquitous because theyโre so old, but itโs interesting in regards to how much REAL solidarity they show
Iโm interested in what you mean by gimmicky? (Genuinely)
It all just seems really performative to me
Fuck sakes. And here I was praising Kneecap for being one of the few high profile figures to speak truth to power. Cowards. Fucking cowards. If they don't support Hamas, I then what they're basically also saying is that, by extension, they also don't support Irish Republicanism? Argh. Why couldn't they just stand by their original admirable words, suck up and write off the cancelled gigs, and stood their ground, instead of apologising for supporting an indigenous people's struggle against oppression and genocide?!