Yes, objecting to queers helps the Commies.
Makes perfect sense. Mmm Hmmm.
Posted on 02/19/2017 1:56:54 PM PST by nickcarraway
A Swedish heavy metal band scheduled to rock the Metro Operahouse in Oakland Saturday night didn't even see the stage.
That's because police were worried about public safety after reports surfaced that the band, coined Marduk, has ties to white supremacy and anti-Semitism. Those reports materialized into threats directed at the Oakland Metro Operahouse.
Out of an abundance of caution to protect employees and the public from any potential harm carried out by protesters decrying the band, the Oakland Police Department advised the Oakland Metro Operahouse to call off the event.
The music hall did investigate the band and found no evidence to suggest that the band has a history of controversial behavior.
"In the last week, we have read interview after interview with Marduk spanning over the last 20 years and found no statements indicating the band are white supremacists, nationalists, or anti-immigrant," a statement published on the Oakland Metro Operhouse Facebook page read.
However, in the wake of protests that erupted on the UC Berkeley campus surrounding Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopolous' scheduled visit, police still urged the hosts to cancel the event in the name of public safety.
Police also stated that the Oakland Metro Operahouse did not give the department's Special Events Unit ample time to create a thorough security plan.
Droves of frustrated and impassioned fans took to Facebook to voice their displeasure with the cancelation and the police department's treatment of the band.
"There goes freedom of speech," Manuel Sosa wrote.
Christian Becerra, claiming to be a fan of the band since 2002, added that Marduk is "not a racist band."
Dozens of people unaware that the show had been canceled showed up to a dark venue full of questions and complaints.
"They try to close down a local death metal show that has nothing to do with anything," Robert Burton from Concord said. "Nobody's a Nazi here."
Ah, more attention seeking by the Milo.
He's so fabulous and gay and plays that role of his so well.
Yay queers, fabulous and disease-ridden.
Bullcrap on the introduction. Marduk is black metal. Heavy metal would be Judas Priest, WASP, Mercyful Fate, et cetera. Black metal is a different animal.
So, basically just call the cops and say “[name] is a white nationalist, there are going to be violent protests”, and event gets shut down.
So much for freedom of speech. It’s gone.
Correct. Been a black metal fan since Death and Bathory. heck, I think Marduk isn’t even good to listen to in that category. Stupid liberal snowflakes, even our music they think it’s pro-Trump. Even if you say “hey Morbid Angel worships lucifer”. I’m sure an idiot lib will say “as long as he’s not a Nazi.” (eyes look up)
Right on. They’re more in tune with obscure accordion techno music and handlebar moustaches than our variety of music. Doubt they’ve heard of Nuclear Blast or Century Media Records. Death and Bathory are outstanding. I love Darkthrone and Dissection as well. Sometimes I venture into melodic death metal with Dark Tranquillity and early In Flames, or even At the Gates.
“They’re more in tune with obscure accordion techno music and handlebar moustaches than our variety of music.”
You mean Ghost lol ( saw them live a summer ago, not impressed)
More attention seeking by Milo??
What’s his connection to this band or their show?
She’s mentioned in the 6th paragraph.
So what? There’s no indication that he has anything to do with the band.
Snowflakes hate metal, whether it be heavy metal, black metal, death metal, folk metal, what have you.
I almost got thrown off a city bus in St Paul, MN, simply for wearing a metal T-shirt (Amon Amarth). The driver sees the T-shirt and starts unloading that all metalheads are violent.
None, Bob. No connection whatsoever to Milo.
This is a Satanist death metal band, with a patina of Nazism like dozens of others in Bay Area, frequented by the pierced and tattooed set.
The band actually fits right into Oakland’s political scenario.
The terms “white nationalist” and “white supremacists” “nazi” and “fascist”
are being thrown around by the communists to silence ANYONE who opposes them, and, seeing that they are losing their decades-long control of blacks and gays, the communists are particularly intent on smearing Milo with the “white supremacist” “nazi” epithet.
Humblegunner is just helping the Commies any way he can, whether he intends to or not.
Yes, objecting to queers helps the Commies.
Makes perfect sense. Mmm Hmmm.
Machiavelli and Sun Tsu.
The art of war is divided into many skirmishes.
Knowing when to form alliances in ones’ own best interests, when to divide and conquer, is a skill.
Understanding the difference between the political wars and the culture wars, and when to fight which, is another skill.
You really ought to work on your skills.
Sure looks like your “skills” so far are the embracing of a queer.
Wash your hands, don’t get any on ya.
There’s absolutely zero chance I’ll “get any” on me, so I’m not worried about it. You, OTOH, seem to think about it a lot.
You might ask yourself why that is.
Fascism has arrived in the guise of anti-fascism.
This band has no connection to Milo Yiannopoulos, none at all. The reason the name came up in this very poorly written article is that authorities were purportedly afraid of a repeat of the rioting at Berkeley that occurred when he appeared there. False rumors had been spreading among the same SJW snowflake crowd that the band was some sort of nazi white suprematist thing and they were apparently threatening to “protest” again out of ignorance.
No love for Milo, but he seems to be inhabiting a lot of your thoughts these days.
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