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So the whole argument/protest is based on SXSW having “ ties to weapons manufacturers supplying Israel” but they don’t provide a single source or evidence for i

So the whole argument/protest is based on SXSW having “ ties to weapons manufacturers supplying Israel” but they don’t provide a single source or evidence for it?

jedimind 3y ago
"He cited the involvement of Raytheon and BAE Systems, two of the companies involved in this year’s SXSW festival. “These defense contractors make the weapons that the IDF uses to bomb Gaza. The IDF has now killed at least one in every 75 inhabitants of Gaza, [and] I refuse to be complicit in that,” Williams said. “I don’t believe that a music festival should include profiteers of war – I believe that art is a tool to create a better world and has no place alongside warmongers.” https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/06/sxsw-musicians-palestine-weapons-raytheon https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/06/sxsw-musicians...
mynameisvlad 3y ago
Well luckily we live in 2024 where finding any amount of information is literally a few clicks away and there’s more than enough media coverage to stay informed. Someone that might be interested in finding more can… look it up. The first results for “sxsw Palestine”: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/3/13/artists-and-speakers-protest-sxsw-festival-over-defence-sponsors-gaza-war https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/3/13/artists-and-spe... https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/sxsw-army-sponsorship-protest.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/sxsw-army-sponsorship-... https://www.vulture.com/article/sxsw-palestine-defense-industry.html https://www.vulture.com/article/sxsw-palestine-defense-indus... https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/news/dozens-of-artists-boycott-sxsw-over-military-sponsorship-israel-ties/ https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/news/dozens-of-artists-boy... https://pitchfork.com/news/sxsw-addresses-us-army-sponsorship-as-artists-protest-2024-festival-in-support-of-palestine/ https://pitchfork.com/news/sxsw-addresses-us-army-sponsorshi... https://tribune.com.pk/story/2459328/more-than-80-participants-pull-out-of-sxsw-festival-in-solidarity-with-palestine?amp=1 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2459328/more-than-80-participan... https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/06/sxsw-musicians-palestine-weapons-raytheon https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/06/sxsw-musicians... https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/13/us/sxsw-military-sponsorship-artist-protest/index.html https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/13/us/sxsw-military-sponsors... I don’t think it’s reasonable that every single post needs to reference what’s going on with sources to make their point. We’re all adults, we all have access to the internet and news outlets.

So the whole argument/protest is based on SXSW having “ ties to weapons manufacturers supplying Israel” but they don’t provide a single source or evidence for it?

jedimind 3y ago

"He cited the involvement of Raytheon and BAE Systems, two of the companies involved in this year’s SXSW festival. “These defense contractors make the weapons that the IDF uses to bomb Gaza. The IDF has now killed at least one in every 75 inhabitants of Gaza, [and] I refuse to be complicit in that,” Williams said. “I don’t believe that a music festival should include profiteers of war – I believe that art is a tool to create a better world and has no place alongside warmongers.” https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/06/sxsw-musicians-palestine-weapons-raytheon https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/06/sxsw-musicians...

mynameisvlad 3y ago

Well luckily we live in 2024 where finding any amount of information is literally a few clicks away and there’s more than enough media coverage to stay informed. Someone that might be interested in finding more can… look it up. The first results for “sxsw Palestine”: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/3/13/artists-and-speakers-protest-sxsw-festival-over-defence-sponsors-gaza-war https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/3/13/artists-and-spe... https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/sxsw-army-sponsorship-protest.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/sxsw-army-sponsorship-... https://www.vulture.com/article/sxsw-palestine-defense-industry.html https://www.vulture.com/article/sxsw-palestine-defense-indus... https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/news/dozens-of-artists-boycott-sxsw-over-military-sponsorship-israel-ties/ https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/news/dozens-of-artists-boy... https://pitchfork.com/news/sxsw-addresses-us-army-sponsorship-as-artists-protest-2024-festival-in-support-of-palestine/ https://pitchfork.com/news/sxsw-addresses-us-army-sponsorshi... https://tribune.com.pk/story/2459328/more-than-80-participants-pull-out-of-sxsw-festival-in-solidarity-with-palestine?amp=1 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2459328/more-than-80-participan... https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/06/sxsw-musicians-palestine-weapons-raytheon https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/06/sxsw-musicians... https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/13/us/sxsw-military-sponsorship-artist-protest/index.html https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/13/us/sxsw-military-sponsors... I don’t think it’s reasonable that every single post needs to reference what’s going on with sources to make their point. We’re all adults, we all have access to the internet and news outlets.