State Dept bans visas for UK punk duo Bob Vylan after Glastonbury performance
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cryptoflovecraft — 9 months ago(June 30, 2025 08:56 PM)
Never heard of them, but I see nothing wrong with what they're saying. So, it's "glorifying hatred" to want an end to genocide and occupation?!
If they were shouting "free Ukraine" and wishing death on Russians, it would be allowed.
The State Department on Monday announced it has banned an English rapper and his rap punk duo from performing in the United States after they appeared to lead a crowd in chants supporting besieged Gaza residents and wishing "death" upon Israeli forces, officials said.
Visas for Bob Vylan and his group of the same name were revoked "in light of their hateful tirade at Glastonbury, including leading the crowd in death chants," State Department Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau said in a statement.
According to videos shared on social media, the rapper led Glastonbury Festival crowds on Saturday in chants of "free, free Palestine" and "death, death to the IDF," Israel Defense Forces.
"Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country," Landau added.
Bob Vylan is scheduled to kick off a U.S. tour on Oct. 24 in Spokane, Washington, with gigs to come in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, San Diego, San Antonio and Los Angeles.
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cryptoflovecraft — 9 months ago(June 30, 2025 09:04 PM)
encouraging their audiences to commit violence against Jews
They are doing no such thing. IDF =/= "Jews", in general
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Homicidal_User
— 9 months ago(June 30, 2025 09:14 PM)"Death to the IDF" is not encouraging violence against Jewish people.
It is encouraging violence towards the Israeli military.
It's like saying "Death to ISIS".
By switching "IDF" with "Jews" you are conflating the two things together.
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sheetsadam1 — 9 months ago(June 30, 2025 09:10 PM)
Bob Vylan is scheduled to kick off a U.S. tour on Oct. 24 in Spokane, Washington, with gigs to come in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, San Diego, San Antonio and Los Angeles.
So the American workers at the venues, as well as bars, restaurants and hotels in the area will all suffer simply because MAGA refuses to tolerate differing opinions regarding a foreign nation. How's that for "America first"?
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cryptoflovecraft — 9 months ago(July 01, 2025 01:12 PM)
MAGA's never really been about "America first". That's all smoke and mirrors. I feel bad for the honest folk that were suckered into it. It's nice to see the infighting though.
Trump's loyalty to Israel will prove to be his downfall. -
Lilith — 9 months ago(July 01, 2025 01:15 PM)
Trump's loyalty to Israel will prove to be his downfall.
This might turn out to be true. Many Americans are getting fatigue as they realize that America is a better ally to Israel than she is to us.
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