he has 33.3 million followers on Twitter. over twice the Jewish population of the world. even if ten million of those were bots or empty/abandoned accounts, it’s more than the entire Jewish population. if half of them are, it’s still more than the entire Jewish population.
something I think we do unfortunately need to address about this is the overwhelming silence from the music industry. no one is standing up to condemn this, to speak out against this, to question it. not one famous artist has said a word.
my assumption is that they think taking the path of least resistance, and thus not giving him the attention he is clearly seeking, is the best approach, but what this allows instead is the proliferation of support for him with no pushback (except from the Jewish community, and nobody’s listening to us). the silence becomes tacit acceptance.
oh, this is just how Kanye is, right? we shouldn’t give him the satisfaction of addressing it. cool. you know who is addressing it? the neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and extremist terror supporters cheering for it.
I looked at his feed earlier, he’s doing nothing but retweet the people egging him on. there’s a tragic aspect to this in that he is nothing but a tool to them - they’re supporting him because of their violent hatred for Jews, but also because exploiting a black man due to their adulation of Nazis adds an extra layer of excitement for them.
the silence from the music industry, from every major musician, is enabling.
I also have a guess that the music industry and the massive stars within it prefer silence because speaking out about blatant, unrepentant antisemitism is a risk. it doesn’t matter that his song has nothing to do with any conflict or political stance, that it’s nothing but violent hatred, if they use their voices to help Jews, they will be shamed and yelled at as (((Zionist))) supporters - a social crime that is now worse than saying “heil Hitler.”
these are the people who pretend to care about humanity and inclusivity and kindness and justice. these are people who probably fancy themselves as brave enough to say or do something during the Holocaust. “I would’ve helped my Jewish neighbors!” no. they wouldn’t have. they would have done nothing then - because they are doing nothing now, even when it’s goose stepping on a global stage.
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