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SXSW Tried to Silence Critics with Bogus Trademark and Copyright Claims

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Re: SXSW Tried to Silence Critics with Bogus Trademark and Copyright Claims

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Post by jojobas »

easyThrowaway wrote: post #5
mandmandam wrote: post #3

For a little context on how effective the 'critics' have been: Every Irish act has pulled out over the last week or two; twelve acts in total. Kneecap were the first to cancel their show, I think, and put it like this on social media: > "That the organisers of SXSW have taken the decision to mix the arts with the military and weapons companies is unforgivable, that they have done so as we witness a genocide facilitat…

Given the historical parallels between the troubles and the current gaza conflict, It's not exactly surprising specifically Irish musicians decided to boycott.

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Post by lupusreal »

Reminder to those who might think to justify Israel's enthic cleansing campaign by citing the actions of Hamas: The last election in Gaza was in 2006, 18 years ago. They did not receive a majority of votes then, and the majority of Palestinians in Gaza today were too young or not even born to have voted in 2006. Collective punishment of the Gazan people for the actions of Hamas is simply reprehensible.

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Post by ohnoitsahuman »

lupusreal wrote: post #12

Reminder to those who might think to justify Israel's enthic cleansing campaign by citing the actions of Hamas: The last election in Gaza was in 2006, 18 years ago. They did not receive a majority of votes then, and the majority of Palestinians in Gaza today were too young or not even born to have voted in 2006. Collective punishment of the Gazan people for the actions of Hamas is simply reprehensible.

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Post by jedimind »

maxlamb wrote: post #14

So the whole argument/protest is based on SXSW having “ ties to weapons manufacturers supplying Israel” but they don’t provide a single source or evidence for it?

"He cited the involvement of Raytheon and BAE Systems, two of the companies involved in this year’s SXSW festival.

“These defense contractors make the weapons that the IDF uses to bomb Gaza. The IDF has now killed at least one in every 75 inhabitants of Gaza, [and] I refuse to be complicit in that,” Williams said. “I don’t believe that a music festival should include profiteers of war – I believe that art is a tool to create a better world and has no place alongside warmongers.”

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/06/sxsw-musicians...

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Post by twen_ty »

altacc wrote: post #16

It would be nice if we could design a legal system (heck, any system!) that couldn't be abused by those with lots of money and lawyers to silence those with less money & lawyers, regardless of validity or legality of a claim.

That would ultimately mean lesser litigation and lawyers. Sounds like a very commie thing to say.

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Post by TOMDM »

lupusreal wrote: post #12

Reminder to those who might think to justify Israel's enthic cleansing campaign by citing the actions of Hamas: The last election in Gaza was in 2006, 18 years ago. They did not receive a majority of votes then, and the majority of Palestinians in Gaza today were too young or not even born to have voted in 2006. Collective punishment of the Gazan people for the actions of Hamas is simply reprehensible.

Israel does a lot worthy of condemnation, much of which is not justified by Hamas's actions.

However it is important to recognise the support Hamas recieves from the civilian Palestinian population. Hamas isn't supported by the majority of Gazan citizens, however their actions on Oct 7 are.

> Seventy-two percent of respondents said they believed the Hamas decision to launch the cross-border rampage in southern Israel was "correct" given its outcome so far, while 22% said it was "incorrect". The remainder were undecided or gave no answer.

> Fifty-two percent of Gazans and 85% of West Bank respondents - or 72% of Palestinian respondents overall - voiced satisfaction with the role of Hamas in the war. Only 11% of Palestinian voiced satisfaction with PA President Mahmoud Abbas.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/poll-shows-palesti...

Of course some of this can likely be explained by fear of reprisal when speaking against Hamas, however the desire to perpetuate war against the Israeli people is commonplace in Palestine.

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Post by jedimind »

TOMDM wrote: post #18
lupusreal wrote: post #12

Reminder to those who might think to justify Israel's enthic cleansing campaign by citing the actions of Hamas: The last election in Gaza was in 2006, 18 years ago. They did not receive a majority of votes then, and the majority of Palestinians in Gaza today were too young or not even born to have voted in 2006. Collective punishment of the Gazan people for the actions of Hamas is simply reprehensible.

Israel does a lot worthy of condemnation, much of which is not justified by Hamas's actions. However it is important to recognise the support Hamas recieves from the civilian Palestinian population. Hamas isn't supported by the majority of Gazan citizens, however their actions on Oct 7 are. > Seventy-two percent of respondents said they believed the Hamas decision to launch the cross-border rampage in southern Israel…

>However it is important to recognise the support Hamas recieves from the civilian Palestinian population. Hamas isn't supported by the majority of Gazan citizens, however their actions on Oct 7 are.

"2023 marks deadliest year on record for children in the occupied West Bank" - Save the Children, published: 18 SEPTEMBER 2023.

>Of course some of this can likely be explained by fear of reprisal when speaking against Hamas, however the desire to perpetuate war against the Israeli people is commonplace in Palestine.

Which is completely understandable and justified, it is the natural desire & reaction to 75+ years of brutal settler colonialism with apartheid and ethnic-cleansing.

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Post by easyThrowaway »

ohnoitsahuman wrote: post #13
lupusreal wrote: post #12

Reminder to those who might think to justify Israel's enthic cleansing campaign by citing the actions of Hamas: The last election in Gaza was in 2006, 18 years ago. They did not receive a majority of votes then, and the majority of Palestinians in Gaza today were too young or not even born to have voted in 2006. Collective punishment of the Gazan people for the actions of Hamas is simply reprehensible.

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Hamas won't release them, and the IDF wouldn't stop even if they did. Neither party has any advantage at stopping the conflict right now. The current state of affairs has much bearing to the initial terroristic attack as the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand had with the entirety of WWI.
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