Roger Waters has defended the Russian invasion and war crimes in Ukraine. He has ignored the evil activities of Russian troops and has called Joe Biden a war criminal. Roger Waters has courted controversy on tour in the past. At Portland, and I was there, he floated a giant balloon pig which, during the performance, had Trump's name on it. (This floating pig has appeared before on Pink Floyd music covers and at events.) The Trump Pig was not unwelcome in the predominantly Democrat state of Oregon. But elsewhere? Was that wise? RW was exercising his right to free speech, in a country that likes to exercise the constitutional right to bear arms. We know what the consequences can be.
One wonders what US fans will make of his latest statements in favour of the Russian invaders? It should go down like a lead balloon in many states, Republican and Democrat.
Do these waters seem murky and polluted? Is he a waterless cloud? Does Jude 12,16-19 apply ?
Millions died under the disastrous dictatorship of Mao. The Chinese Communist Party has created a prison state in areas of China. Free speech and the open society do not exist there. RW needs to study and read with intellectual rigour. He thinks he is some sort of expert on politics. An unknown quantity and a high powered drip? A pseudo intellectual ? Put him against Jordan
Peterson and we shall see!
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Roger has become full of self-importance. He was among the best composers of progressive rock music in the 1970s (as a founding member of Pink Floyd). However his bass guitar and vocals were nothing special, and he relied on the other members of Pink Floyd to bring out the sounds which sold millions of records.
Nowadays he is obsessed with Left Wing politics, and he seems to despise anyone who disagrees with him.
Roger Waters has a very inflated view of his political understanding. He is one of the foremost pseudo intellectuals among rock stars.
Some of Waters’ comments about Ukraine and Russia have been incredibly crass and stupid. He is very selective in his condemnation. He should read Catherine Belton and John Sweeney to get a deeper perspective.
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