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What is "undemocratic" about choosing not to support something indirectly? Isn't it normal to, say, walk out on someone in the Knesset or UN when they engage in
by PavlovsCat 14y ago
What is "undemocratic" about choosing not to support something indirectly? Isn't it normal to, say, walk out on someone in the Knesset or UN when they engage in an anti-semitic rant? Not that I criticize that, mind you. I just find it odd to suddenly act all perplexed and sad, as if indignation and withdrawal of support was some concept from Mars.
Though I am not happy about it any of this either, and never was. I think they should make a point of visiting, and giving them a piece of their mind. Many people in Israel are against many of these policies, and they could use support and motivation (who doesn't). Especially musicians really really should go, IMHO.
But it's not for me to decide where someone else goes or doesn't, and to say they have to show up with a smile to every and all occasions just because they were invited isn't just "undemocratic", it's silly. They are not invited to talk about these policies after all, but to perform unrelated things. And they don't want to, as long as this stuff isn't resolved... I may not agree and I wish they'd reconsider, but I can understand the reasoning.