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Roger Waters Stands with Nicolas Maduro, Praises Venezuela’s “Real Democracy”
panampost.com ^ | Feb 4, 2019 | Marcelo Duclos

Posted on 02/05/2019 7:48:27 AM PST by dennisw

Roger Waters Stands with Nicolas Maduro, Praises Venezuela’s “Real Democracy” Pink Floyd bassist and singer Roger Waters has a very strange criterion for defining "real democracy"...which he claims exists in abundance in totalitarian Venezuela.

Roger Waters has long been a supporter of far-left and socialist political causes (Twitter).

Once again, the founder of Pink Floyd is standing on the side of totalitarianism; a position that no doubt is a result of his ideological prejudices and misconceptions. In the guise of “political activist” he is always on the same side: the wrong one. His visceral rejection of Israel and his childlike faith in the righteousness of the “Palestinian cause”, his unconditional support for Argentina’s Hebe de Bonafini and his bipolar vision of the world, in which the United States is to blame for everything, has already generated considerable repudiation from within the ranks of his fans.

Last year, at a concert in Brazil during election season, Waters saw how his politically-tinged speech generated applause, but also boos. Referring to the then candidate and current president Jair Bolsonaro, the English musician said he represented the “resurgence of fascism.” While a part of the audience applauded him, Waters also was able to see firsthand that many at the concert were Bolsonaro supporters. After his brief foray into Brazilian electoral politics (an area where he is undoubtedly an expert), he decided to quickly transition back to another hit song by his popular classic rock band. Subscribe to our daily newsletter

On Sunday morning, Waters’ weighed in on the current geopolitical crisis in Venezuela via his official Twitter account. There, Waters vindicated the dictator Nicolás Maduro and called for the United States to “leave Venezuela alone.” According to the rock icon, Venezuela currently enjoys a “real democracy”, much more so than in the United Kingdom or the United States. But Waters’ numerous critics received a great amount of buzz on social media, generating hundreds of likes and retweets.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: bds; brexit; brianeno; cuba; israel; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; nicaragua; pinkfloyd; rogerwaters; russia; theresamay; unitedkingdom; venezuela; waronterror; whichonespink
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To: dennisw

More proof that liberal/demonrats are just communists in disguise.


41 posted on 02/05/2019 8:30:57 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: subterfuge
At least now we know which one’s pink.

Well played sir! I applaud you! Go ahead...have a cigar.
42 posted on 02/05/2019 8:31:25 AM PST by 762X51
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Thanks.. reading it right now.


43 posted on 02/05/2019 8:32:26 AM PST by dennisw
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To: dennisw

One has to wonder where Pink Floyd would have gone if Keith Barrett had not got lost in his own head.


44 posted on 02/05/2019 8:32:43 AM PST by zek157
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To: dennisw

It’s people like Roger Waters that defy logic. Can’t Waters see what misery that country has become and the people’s suffering?

Here you have a guy that benefited from a Capitalist system and made more money than he ever thought possible, yet like a lot of rich successful people they embrace Socialism and Leftist positions without seeing their own Hypocrisy.

If Waters truly believed what he says he would give away all his money and music rights and live on a small amount of money. But he will never do that.


45 posted on 02/05/2019 8:34:18 AM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Army Air Corps

Don’t you mean the one that sued to shut down the band?


46 posted on 02/05/2019 8:35:09 AM PST by zek157
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To: dennisw

Who listens to bass players?

I’ll wait to hear from the lead guitarist.


47 posted on 02/05/2019 8:38:21 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: zek157

Yep. He lost that effort, IIRC.


48 posted on 02/05/2019 8:39:06 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: dennisw

Thanks for that!


49 posted on 02/05/2019 8:55:06 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: dennisw

We don’t need no education. We don’t need no thought control.


50 posted on 02/05/2019 9:00:30 AM PST by Hardastarboard (Break it off in 'em, Brett. They've earned it, and you've earned it.)
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To: ifinnegan
Gilmore was the "good" leader of that band, and generally, the more of him there was in a song, the better.

Just try listening to this acoustic version of "Wish You Were Here". It's just a beautiful song. Mobile:

https://youtu.be/3j8mr-gcgoI Desktop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j8mr-gcgoI&feature=youtu.be

51 posted on 02/05/2019 9:02:25 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: dennisw

I hate to use his art against him, but it’s odd that his “Pink” in “The Wall” had fantasies of being a Nazi.

(No, Pink Floyd isn’t a guy, but he IS a character in their rock-opera movie.)


52 posted on 02/05/2019 9:03:46 AM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
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To: Professional

There is a 1995 live Pink Floyd album and DVD called “Pulse.” It is excellent and there is no Roger Waters. It will also make you appreciate how vital Richard Wright was to the band. Of course, David Gilmour is awesome. Politically, he may not meet the Freerepublic purity test, but he is not an angry pinko like Waters.


53 posted on 02/05/2019 9:04:08 AM PST by Atticus
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To: budj

Niiiiiice.

Ooh! Oo! Things that are smarter than Roger Waters!!!!


54 posted on 02/05/2019 9:04:57 AM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
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To: Atticus

Thank you. Gilmore is great, but Waters changed the history of rock.


55 posted on 02/05/2019 9:07:33 AM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
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To: dowcaet
Scratch Pinko Floyd off my rock listening list!

I bought tickets a few years back to see Pink Floyd and when I found they spent half the concert attacking Trump I called my card to cancel saying they lied to me and told me I was buying tickets to a musical concert and not a political protest.

56 posted on 02/05/2019 9:12:14 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: OttawaFreeper

All that needs added to the list is Maduro’s best-est buddy, Erdogan the Islamist Dictator of Turkey.


57 posted on 02/05/2019 9:15:02 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Yes.

Wish You Were Here is a good song.


58 posted on 02/05/2019 9:19:06 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: dangus; Atticus

I MEAN WRIGHT! NOT WATERS!!
Thank you. Gilmore is great, but Wright changed the history of rock.


59 posted on 02/05/2019 9:20:26 AM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
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To: dennisw

#1 - Shut up and play your guitar

#2 - Why is it when these folks get old they say crazier things?


60 posted on 02/05/2019 9:20:39 AM PST by Jimmy The Snake
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