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Macklemore Attacks Joe Biden On Pro-Palestine Song "Hind's Hall" (www.hotnewhiphop.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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He hasn't released on streaming yet or YouTube only insta and Twitter. Once it's up on streaming he said all proceeds will go to The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Full song: https://x.com/macklemore/status/1787616471738368099

Full song: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6o4830yMvE/

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[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 39 points 7 months ago

This seems sussy. Half this person's posts are slams on Biden and there are comments like this song is "fire".

It is in fact not fire. It's edgy but the composition is lacking soul. It's just a convoluted, non provoking edge piece. I don't find it thought provoking or relatable. It's just a bunch of political references thrown together.

[-] whoreticulture 25 points 7 months ago

Just your opinion. I thought it was a great summary and relevant message with the recent protests, plus the very public message that he's not voting for Biden over this. If anything I'd call it a bit cheesy, but definitely not edgy. But Macklemore is a little cheesy so it works.

[-] kofe@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

Not voting for Biden when the only other viable option is a fascist seems a bit like edge lord bullshit to me, but idk, maybe I'm out of touch with slang

[-] whoreticulture 16 points 7 months ago

Oh the fucking centrists have shown up 🥱

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Oh hey grad. It's the ban evading troll.

[-] whoreticulture 9 points 7 months ago

Am I ... trolling, or am I contributing to the conversation in ways that you personally disagree with. Hmmm.

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

This you?

Oh the fucking centrists have shown up 🥱

There's nothing there to really agree or disagree with lemmygrad. It's just juvenile name calling.

[-] whoreticulture 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"Fucking centrists" isn't name-calling, it's an extremely appropriate labeling of the ideology, spoken with disdain.

And you literally called me "grad"? Which like, is it so hard to believe that leftists just exist and aren't in these random instances you've decided to hate? And even if I was, why would that matter? Like idk much about lemmygrad except apparently there are leftists there and people hate them. It's not insulting just confusing for me and embarrassing for you.

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

"Fucking centrists" isn't name-calling

It's literally the definition of name calling grad.

And you literally called me "grad"?

Glass houses grad. Glass houses. You come in throwing stones you don't get to whine and pretend to be the victim when someone responds. This is literally what you did last time grad. And is the whole reason I call you grad, grad.

Which like, is it so hard to believe that leftists just exist and aren't in these random instances you've decided to hate?

No not at all. But you only confirm it's what you are by being so upset about it grad. And for the record I don't hate them. I absolutely dislike them. They aren't leftists in any meaningful sense. They are authoritarians. And would destroy the lives of or slaughter those that disagree with them as happily as any capitalist would.

[-] whoreticulture 6 points 7 months ago

Is "centrist" insulting to you? Why do you align yourself with politics whose very basic descriptor draws out this much vitriol?

Again, I'm not insulted by you calling me grad because I don't really know much about it and only hear about it from pissed off conservative Dems/centrists. Anything they hate is bound to be kinda good lol. What I feel is more like the bemusement/pain you feel watching Michael Scott.

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

No. "Centrist" is not insulting to me. Because even as a leftist I can and do regularly work with and discuss things with centrists all the time. They can be as rational and reasonable as anyone else when they're being sincere.

But I think it's very deceptive, insincere and telling how you edited your own statements. Because you didn't just say centrists. What was the word you used before? It wasn't and endearing word. Definitely the sort of word someone would use in a hateful venomous way, oh yeah fucking.

Getting upset being called out over it. And then pretending to be upset or not knowing what it even is doesn't work kiddo. And now you can add the fact that you've been told about it by a social libertarian / Anarchist as well. By again grad.

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[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

They always do.

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 7 months ago

Supporting a genocide massively unpopular with your voters when your opponent is a fascist seems a bit like establishment entitlement bullshit to me, but idk, maybe I’m out of touch with slang.

Biden knows what he needs to do to salvage his election, but the whole ideology behind this stubbornness and heavy police crackdown on protests is based on the fury Important People feel when they're told to do something by their inferiors.

Also Macklemore lives in Seattle, so it doesn't matter who he votes for.

[-] RandomGuy79@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

Imma laugh when all these Never Biden goofs elect Trump again and cry when he actually Does crack down

[-] theareciboincident@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Liberals: leftist Lenny instances are simultaneously so strong they determine the outcome of a national election yet so weak that they are fringe ideologies and nobody in real life thinks like that

Really not a good look when you continue to align more and more with fascists, as liberals always do when faced with fascism

[-] Eldritch@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

No no. It can't be that fascists have solidarity and a good chance to win. Or that reasonable people are rightfully worried. Everyone you disagree with, or who calls you out for being self sabotaging, is a "dumb liberal". Very mature.

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago

This seems like a promo post...

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

Welp...

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[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago

Brandon 2024. Fuck the republican traitor filth, fuck russia, fuck the useful idiots.

[-] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Are people really ignoring everything else the guy said just because he said he wouldn't vote for Biden? That's fuckin wild; I can't imagine being so closed-minded

Edit: just saw this badass clip on insta: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6r_dZvPUCX/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

NGL I haven't heard about him in years since Thrift Shop.

Not sure who his target audience is.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

The song is fire though.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Yeah that shit is actual fire. Even played on the Drake dis track.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Same Love is one or the best songs of all time. That's the main one I remember.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Useful idiots.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 7 points 7 months ago

He started touring again, has some bangers. I saw him in Minneapolis probably 6 months ago, and it reminded me of how much love he puts into his work.

Most genuine artist of my generation, much love to him.

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[-] archomrade@midwest.social 21 points 7 months ago

I don't think I realized just how siloed lemmy.world was until I saw the comments here vs the reception on IG and my other platforms.

Y'all have a wildly different flavor.

True unpopular opinion: this song is absolute fire and Macklemore is one of the most genuine and loving artists of my generation.

[-] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

[-] ashok36@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

If trump wins, there will be no more Palestinians. Not in the Gaza strip at least. Israel will be free to take over all disputed territories and they will. Bibi is doing everything he can to make sure trump wins.

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[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

I keep saying it's becoming an echo chamber like Reddit became but they don't want to hear it.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 6 points 7 months ago

Honestly, the size of lemmy.world kinda negates the benefits of federated social media. Instances are supposed to be small so as to be more manageable to moderate, so that you don't have to defederate with every instance with a slightly different background.

The defederation campaigns from about 8 months ago ended up narrowing the spectrum of users and content along a pretty specific political line, and that means that certain political topics get a pretty drastic misrepresentation of opinions. Lemmy.world in some ways became defined by those disagreements, and so any time a topic approaches that line you get a crowd of people trying to enforce the distinction.

Other instances (even the ones lemmy.world ended up defederating with over political disagreements) have far more varied opinions on the exact topics that .world seems really uncomfortable with.

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[-] whoreticulture 8 points 7 months ago

It's honestly depressing. This is very easily the most right-wing/centrist social media site I use. I love the format of reddit, but hate the redditors. I thought Lemmy would be better but it's not. And it's not just that people disagree, they call everyone who disagrees a bot/troll/shill etc, and they freak out if you use swear words like.... it's the worst of tone-policing and performative liberalism all in one place.

I kinda want to start a ShitLemmySays lol, that was easily the best part of Reddit when they were active.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 7 points 7 months ago

I want to believe it's partially to do with the election coming up in the US, but the early infighting cut pretty deep, I don't know that the political toxicity will ever completely go away.

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[-] FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Track is 🔥.

I think it is a travesty our two party system has left voters with this the traumatic decision of supporting genocide or assisting a rise of authoritarianism. That is beyond fucked up. This is the quintessential Hobson's Choice. It's okay if people stay out of this vote, imo. It's not 2016. There are other world issues besides american freedom. And people are not bad people for being unable to support either side. No one is winning come November, no matter what. We're deciding who suffers.

This is not what society was for. We did not invent agriculture and schools and crawl out of the hellish nomadic life of our animalistic ancestors for THIS. This is all bad. What do we do???

I'm going to vote Biden. Lesser of two evils and all. NOT voting for either isn't going to make me feel like i sidestepped any responsibility for travesties. But i can completely understand wanting to obtstain this time around.

[-] Delusional@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

More like the decision of supporting genocide or supporting genocide and also an authoritarian regime led by morons.

[-] tiefling 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

No one is winning, but staying out of the election means you're ok risking the life of every woman, every trans person, every immigrant, and every person of color in the US. If Trump gets in, anyone who isn't a white, cishet, Christian man is at risk of violence or death.

I will be holding my nose to vote, I fucking hate Biden, but he's the only realistic chance we have at stopping homegrown genocide. If Trump gets in, I'm immediately looking for a way out before the gestapo can get to me.

That said, if we survive this election, we have to strategically topple the shit system that caused this scenario

[-] FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Voting biden doesn't guarantee avoiding those things either, trump may still win. What it does guarantee if biden wins though is more financial aid for Israel. Just because someone refuses to pull the train lever and switch tracks to run over the person tied on the other tracks does not mean they don't care about either persons lives. It's an unfair request. I understand that you are personally closer to what's happening in America, but I hope you can open your mind enough to see that there are other lives on the line as well and that yours isn't any more important than theirs.

[-] tiefling 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You're delusional if you don't think Trump is going to carte blanche Israel. He literally said they have to get the job done. He's shown more support for Israel than Biden has. I would not be surprised if he gives Bibi the go ahead to nuke Gaza.

Voting for Biden doesn't guarantee a Biden win, but not voting pushes the scale towards a Trump win. One of these two Zionist fossils is becoming president one way or the other, and both of them are going to send millions of taxpayer dollars to a genocidal maniac. The goal with voting is to minimize the amount of damage they can do.

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[-] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I'm with you like 80%.

I can't, with a straight face, say, it's okay if people stay out, but I can say I completely understand why they would.

I can't imagine hard it must be for uninformed people to figure out what's true at this point. I was able to do it, imo, during the early days of youtube when there wasn't nearly as much misinformation, or straight-up fascist propaganda like there is nowadays, flowing freely. Now, I legit don't think I could do it starting at 18 with the clear understanding that I was being lied to and misinformed by supposed experts - really just pundits on corporate media networks.

[-] m13@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

Track is 🔥

I think you got the wrong Instagram link OP.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Fixed it. Thanks

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Who?

[-] kikutwo@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Macklemore lmao

[-] Frog-Brawler@kbin.social 6 points 7 months ago

He got the song from the thrift shop. It was $0.99.

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