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   Charles Johnson (green_footballs@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 03:59:47 JST Charles Johnson

   Fuck Eric Clapton and fuck every unprincipled clown show musician who appeared at his “benefit.”

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     Barney (barney@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 03:59:42 JST Barney

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     @chargrille @saren @Green_Footballs

     Clapton pushes false anti-vax conspiracy theories, like claiming that people only get vaccinated because they're victims of "mass hypnosis." He has fought COVID-related public health measures in the UK. He raised money for RFK Jr., a racist, antisemitic pig who falsely claimed that COVID is a bioweapon produced by The Jews and The Chinese.

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     Saren Pedersen (saren@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 03:59:44 JST Saren Pedersen

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     @chargrille @barney @Green_Footballs it looks like it was a benefit for a rehab facility. I find Clapton obnoxious but I don’t really see how all these musicians did anything wrong here. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2023/09/25/eric-claptons-crossroads-benefit-delivers-unforgettable-weekend-in-la/amp/

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     Erin Conroy (chargrille@progressives.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 03:59:44 JST Erin Conroy

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     @saren @barney @Green_Footballs

     For one thing, they’re choosing to share the stage with someone (Clapton) who is trying to deliver the next presidential election, and therefore the end of democracy in the US, to the fascist party. I take legitimating such people very seriously. It’s a matter of life and death that they be ostracized from all positions of power or influence.

     ETA I say this from perspective of past career as a historian of the interwar rise of fascism.
     https://progressives.social/@chargrille/111144171386527728

     AnthonyJK-Admin repeated this.
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     Barney (barney@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 03:59:45 JST Barney

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     I'm speechless. How the hell did all these musicians show up for that filthy, racist, anti-vax, RFK Jr.-supporting scumbag? What the fuck were they thinking?

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     Erin Conroy (chargrille@progressives.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 03:59:45 JST Erin Conroy

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     @barney who are we talking about? Who is this benefit for?

     @Green_Footballs