Everything you stated is why Roger Waters is NO LONGER IN PINK FLOYD.
David Gilmore, Ricard Wright and Nick Mason basically kicked Waters out of the band years ago.
What Clapton stated was that he defends Waters right to express his views. EVEN IF YOU DOD NOT AGREE WITH THEM. It is in the FIRST AMENDMENT of the US Constitution. Freedom of Speech.
Clapton and Van Morrison have both been persecuted because they came out against mandatory vaccinations for the Covid-19 virus. This is because Clapton took the Astra Zeneca vaccine forced on people in the UK. He then became extremely ill. So, he has been very vocal opposing the vaccine.
It was brought to a head because Waters, after Thatcher went to war over The Falklands, decided to do “The Final Cut”, against the wishes of the other band members. The next PF album was supposed to be what wound up being Roger’s “The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking” (Which Eric Clapton played on, and toured with Waters).
It is clear that the remaining members were lot more talented musically than Waters.
I have Gilmour's "Live at Pompeii" DVD. His (mostly) solo take of "Wish You Were Here" was awesome.
I just don't want it from people who expect me to pay money to them for a service or entertainment they deliver while using that celebrity which is derived from that service or entertainment to deliver a political message.
That is MY Freedom of Speech.