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TheProle

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23. You seem easily bored.

Fri May 26, 2023, 04:42 PM

May 2023

I personally think they're paying lip service to the investigation to calm down the easily bored / ruffled.

I'll bookmark this thread and come back and eat crow when Germany finds him in violation or, for that matter, if they go after Star Wars Stormtroopers or policemen on Sesame Street.

Have a great weekend.

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German police to probe Pink Floyd star Roger Waters. He wore a satirical Nazi costume during concert [View all] spanone May 2023 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Initech May 2023 #1

Why? Because he speaks out against fascism? Hassin Bin Sober May 2023 #5

Wait so was he mocking Nazis? Initech May 2023 #21

What an asshole. Scrivener7 May 2023 #2

Who? Maru Kitteh May 2023 #42

agreed 100% But a small correction. WarGamer May 2023 #51

Wow! Duly noted, and thank you! Maru Kitteh May 2023 #56

JFC this outfit/theme was in the 1982 movie Pink Floyd The Wall Hugh_Lebowski May 2023 #3

Waiting for the Worms TheProle May 2023 #7

When I was 16 and on mushrooms at Pink Floyd The Wall movie ... I understood the artistic statement Hugh_Lebowski May 2023 #11

"and everyone knows it by now." TheProle May 2023 #13

It was a very unfortunate omission ... that's one of the best parts of the movie Hugh_Lebowski May 2023 #24

YES! TheProle May 2023 #26

I have that book too :) Hugh_Lebowski May 2023 #27

But was it allowed to to be played in Germany. Germany has very strict rules of Nazi wear. As a Jew debm55 May 2023 #64

He did the same thing in 1990, 2010, 2012 when he played The Wall in Berlin AZSkiffyGeek May 2023 #4

Yeah see, it's against the law in Germany FakeNoose May 2023 #6

Wearing a made-up symbol that's part of a concept album's universe is illegal? TheProle May 2023 #8

Thanks ... this is ridiculous (nt) Hugh_Lebowski May 2023 #12

Hugh, I know you like the band as do I . However Germany have ever right to have their rules. He debm55 May 2023 #65

Here iemanja May 2023 #14

Okay. TheProle May 2023 #15

I showed you the statue that covers what Waters did iemanja May 2023 #18

Please point to the Nazi Gear. TheProle May 2023 #19

I didn't make the law iemanja May 2023 #22

You seem easily bored. TheProle May 2023 #23

I said nothing about whether he'll be found gulity iemanja May 2023 #36

It only bothered me TheProle May 2023 #38

Verbatim: " Can you provide the statute?" iemanja May 2023 #40

Now I'M bored TheProle May 2023 #41

There's another ForgedCrank May 2023 #55

I wonder if part of it iemanja May 2023 #62

Indeed, I'm ForgedCrank May 2023 #63

Very evasive. Happy Hoosier May 2023 #59

Evasive? iemanja May 2023 #60

Yeah. Sure. NT Happy Hoosier May 2023 #61

Well I'd point to the Nazi era helmets and the Mp40 Nazi submachine gun and the SS style trench coat EX500rider May 2023 #29

From Deutsche Welle (DW) TheProle May 2023 #30

I was asked to point to the Nazi gear, I did so. EX500rider May 2023 #31

You did, indeed TheProle May 2023 #33

It is not the same gun. speak easy May 2023 #34

However it's quite obviously modeled on that gun EX500rider May 2023 #49

"However it's quite obviously modeled on that gun" speak easy May 2023 #50

Yes but when paired with black trench coats & Stahlhelms EX500rider May 2023 #67

Not all Germans. TheProle May 2023 #25

But he ForgedCrank May 2023 #52

The German police and courts will determine whether he was iemanja May 2023 #54

I guess that's why they are investigating. LakeArenal May 2023 #20

Okay, waters is a dick, but.... Happy Hoosier May 2023 #58

There's this.... LakeArenal May 2023 #16

Please see post 15. TheProle May 2023 #17

He's not wearing a swastika anywhere. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #43

You Can Provide Every Piece of Proof That You Can Muster. ruet May 2023 #48

Yes, I'm afraid you are exactly right. nt BlackSkimmer May 2023 #53

That effin simple malaise May 2023 #9

That effin simple malaise May 2023 #10

This guy's got a few screws loose Mysterian May 2023 #28

"The Legacy of Pink Floyd" ruet May 2023 #44

That's like, your opinion, man. Mysterian May 2023 #70

There's No Doubt... ruet May 2023 #71

This guy has been wearing that jacket for years. speak easy May 2023 #32

Roger Waters is a political moron BeyondGeography May 2023 #35

Sorry this is idiotic. WarGamer May 2023 #37

This. Waters does and says some really stupid things, but this Maru Kitteh May 2023 #46

Incredibly Stupid, ruet May 2023 #47

he should know better dembotoz May 2023 #39

Are they going to arrest edhopper May 2023 #45

Why did he drag Anne Frank into his bit? Mosby May 2023 #57

He doesn't make it easy to give him the benefit of the doubt. LudwigPastorius May 2023 #66

Fuck roger waters ZonkerHarris May 2023 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Dirty Socialist May 2023 #69

This guy is an asshat, but reeks of some borderline authoritarian attack XorXor May 2023 #72