One might exercise doubt and restraint justifiably when it comes to rockstars, especially ones who have a horrific reputation, and little to offer by way of redemption.
But here's the aging singer turned responsible and empathic American, citizen Axl Rose.
Yeah he's quoting one of his old songs and framing it from a place of individual need, but even if clumsily executed, this still counts as the right thing to do in my book.
"That contributes to the dehumanisation and demonisation of the Palestinian people, and to Israel's impunity in order to continue with its policies of genocide, ethnical cleansing, and oppression."
"History will judge western media as complicit of crimes against humanity perpetrated by Israel, for not denouncing them, and for acting as spokespeople for the narrative of oppression, using its language, its assertions, and its arguments."
"In the Global South, they have lost their trust in the western media. Western media will pay for their disastrous coverage of genocide in Gaza."
