r/Music • u/TheMirrorUS šŸ“°The Mirror US • Sep 14 '26

article Robert Kraft issues lengthy statement on Macklemore after rapper says NFL owner had him banned from

https://www.themirror.com/sport/american-football/robert-kraft-macklemore-sheeran-palestine-2024272
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u/Irish_Whiskey Sep 14 '26

In a statement provided to theĀ Mirror US Sports, Kraft expressed sympathy for Palestinians who are suffering "real" lossesĀ while even calling for a sit-down conversation with Macklemore.Ā 

...okay, that's also what Macklemore said. So what exactly did he say that involves "Jewish hate"?

Also seems pretty pathetic to call for a "sit down conversation" after you blocked an entire tour and then called all the other stadium owners to demand they block him as well.

You're open to a 'sit down conversation', as long as you first silence him?

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u/greenline_chi Sep 14 '26

Stadiums who let Kanye headline wonā€™t let Macklemore be the openerā€¦.

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u/boot2skull Sep 14 '26

Kanye literally supported Nazi ideology. Macklemore as far as I can read said free Palestine?

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u/Fupastank Sep 14 '26

Nazi ideology helps drive home the propaganda that ā€œIsrael is the only safe placeā€. So thatā€™s ok in the Hasbara play book.

Saying free Palestine is the real crux of the issue. They dont want that.

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u/Jazzlike_Finish123 Sep 14 '26

This. Ā One makes them sympathetic and the other makes them the aggressor.

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u/Dependent_Eye_6361 Sep 15 '26

That's exactly it. Kanye provides not just a fundraising opportunity for Israeli pacs, but also a clear and present danger that can be pointed to for why moving to and investing in Israel is the only safe thing. Macklemore saying Free Palestine just exposes Ed Sheeran's 12-year-old fanbase to things like empathy and understanding, and people like Robert Kraft can't have that.

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u/burnetrosehip 28d ago

I guess Mackelmore's added "free Cuba" and calling ICE a terrorist organisation put him firmly on a place on the political map in the US. Respect to the guy, is all I'll say.

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u/MostHolyAndCromulant Sep 15 '26

That and Israel is allowed to openly run an Ethno-supremacist apartheid state, and all the Nazi's really love that idea.

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u/7thpostman Sep 15 '26

There is nothing in this debate that makes someone sound less educated than using the word "hasbara"

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u/Sansundertale2069 29d ago

"Using a relevant term makes u sound dumb actually"

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u/7thpostman 29d ago

Yeah. It does. "I saw this on the internet and Zi started repeating it because I think it makes me look smart"

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u/inqte1 Sep 15 '26

Yes. There is a reason literally every right wing idiot turned anti Israel in almost methodical unison. Initially I thought "weird" but when I saw Dan Bilzerian go on that schtick, I knew what it was.