From wells Sent Tue, Feb 10th 1998, 18:07
From wells Sent Tue, Feb 10th 1998, 18:07
On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, [iso-8859-1] =D8ivind [iso-8859-1] Ids=F8 wrote: > I don't know...I think anyone who basically says that (the) jews deserve = to > die is a pretty f*cked up human being. He seems very hate- and revengeful= , > and although this may be "interesting" seen from a psychological > perspective, I find it very hard to excuse his hyper-militant approach > towards the Middle East. Hmmm.. I made it a point to read several interviews with him, and nowhere does he support the killing of Jews. Perhaps he did say this, and if so, that's indeed fucked up and I wouldn't support him by the buying of his albums. From what I have read, he does seem to support militance. I disagree with his justification of violence, but he doesn't seem to be a violent person himself. He definately interests me from a psychological standpoint as well as an individual within the electronic/techno community actually _standing_ for some sort of political or philosophical view. That alone impresses me, because all too often this scene is polluted with indifference and ignorance (no personal attacks here, just a general impression that I get). Back to the Jewish thing. I'd be interested in seeing an interview where he speaks of his support of killing them. That would very much persuade me _not_ to buy any more of his albums, regardless of the musical merit. >=20 > Whether or not this should affect his musical status, though, is a > completely different question. I think it should not. There are lots of > a*sholes making music, but that doesn't mean their music is bad per se. I > guess those cheerful blokes from Sex Pistols weren't exactly friendly and > polite and nice, but some people still think their music is "good", if th= at > is a term that applies to punk (personally I think S.P. sucks, but that's > irrelevant.) >=20 Well, being an asshole and being violently anti-Semetic are too different things. I wouldn't mind my money going to someone who simply a jerk (ie. Johnny Rotten), but I'd never want it to go to someone who supports the killing of Jews (or anyone else). I think it'd be a sad state of affairs if anyone else would. I need to look more into this guy... Any references towards particulary "frightening" quotes or interviews would be appreciated. - wells, stepping off his soapbox.