He’s the antisemitic gift that keeps on giving, managing to do so despite, or more likely because of, his drink-and-drug addled mind. He’s just given another of those interviews where he solemnly declares he hasn’t “ever had an antisemitic thought in my entire life,” while spewing his hatred for the “supremacist” Jews and the power they have to run the world. Yet it seems they haven’t managed, despite that vast power, to silence Roger Waters. More on this squalid spewer of hatred can be found here: “Roger Waters Calls Israel ‘Extremely Evil,’ Pushes Antisemitic Tropes While Denying He’s Antisemitic,” by Shiryn Ghermezian, Algemeiner, October 11, 2024:
Former Pink Floyd lead singer Roger Waters made a slew of anti-Israel remarks, promoted antisemitic tropes about Jewish power, and made inappropriate Holocaust comparisons in a new interview with Turkey’s TRT World published on Wednesday.
Well, he found the right outlet — a Turkish broadcaster. For under Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has become one of the most antisemitic countries in the world, and Roger Waters’ views about Jews will be warmly welcomed by the Turkish audience that listens to TRT World.
Waters’ interview with TRT World presenter Paul Salvatori focused on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip and was conducted ahead of the one-year anniversary of the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that started the conflict. Salvatori began by asking the British musician to reflect on how he has changed in the last year, since the launch of the Israel-Hamas war.
“I wake up desperately disturbed every morning,” Rogers replied, before talking about wanting to fight against the “evil” in the world including Israel, of which he has been a longtime critic.
“Supremacy of all kinds is the key to understanding why people behave in these extremely evil ways, like the Israelis have done for the last 75 years and are continuing to do so with the support of the American empire including my country, the United Kingdom, which is part of the American empire,” he said. “And it’s deeply, deeply depressing to me.”
If “supremacy of all kinds” is the “key to understanding why people behave in these extremely evil ways like the Israelis have done,” perhaps someone should let Waters know that Islam is the most supremacist of faiths. In the Qur’an, Muslims are told that they are the “best of peoples” (3:110), while non-Muslims are “the most vile of created beings.” (98:6). Non-Muslims under Muslim rule are offered only three alternatives: to convert to Islam, or to be killed, or to accept the permanent status of “dhimmi,” which includes a host of social, economic, and political disabilities including, most famously, the duty of paying an onerous capitation tax known as the jizyah.
Waters said Israel “pretends” to believe in human rights and freedom of speech, just like the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Holland “and all the rest of them.” He added that US and UK leaders — such as US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former US President Donald Trump, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and current British Prime Minister Keir Stamer — “represent pure evil.”
But neither Israel, nor any of the other Western democracies Waters lists — the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Holland “and all the rest of them” — merely “pretend to believe in human rights and free speech.” They really do believe in them, and exhibit number one might be the odious Roger Waters himself, who is free to express his noxious views in all of the countries he names.
An accurate list of countries that are police states should include Russia (Waters is a great fan of Vladimir Putin), China, Iran, Turkey, and many Arab countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. But about those countries, and their human rights records, Roger Waters has nothing to say.
The ex-Pink Floyd vocalist additionally expressed support for anti-Israel protesters on college and university campuses, specifically the “brave students” at Columbia University, who are protesting against Israel’s “genocide.” He compared efforts to stop these anti-Israel campus protests to the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police during World War II, and promoted antisemitic tropes about an “Israeli lobby.”
What kind of “bravery” did it take for antisemites and pro-Hamas demonstrators to surround and harass and even beat up Jewish students on the Columbia campus? What kind of “bravery” was necessary to enter campus buildings and vandalize them, secure in the knowledge that the pusillanimous administration would only as a last resort call in the NYPD to remove them? Roger Waters is proud of those protesters who condemn Israel for committing “genocide,” a grotesque charge given the IDF’s heroic efforts to minimize civilian casualties by warning civilians in Gaza away from places about to be targeted, with leaflets, text messages, and robocalls, and by having Israeli pilots abort their missions whenever they detect civilians too close to the intended target — about half of the Israeli airstrikes are called off for that reason at the last moment. The only call for “genocide” is that of the anti-Israel protesters who, in chanting “From the river to the sea/Palestine will be free,” are calling for the destruction of the Jewish state and the expulsion, or killing, of all of its Jewish inhabitants.
Buraq says
Roger was, of course, deeply involved in the Al Aqsa Floyd! Believe me.
gravenimage says
Grim topic, but very funny!
bagsgroove says
What do those dumb ignorant college students know about the world. They get paid off by muslims so they protest.
gravenimage says
Few are getting paid–they just relish being politically correct and “anti-racist”.
Stive says
Maybe I’m wrong but as far as I know, Roger waters like hochstein are both Jew haters yet both came into this world as Israeli born Jews! Self hating Jews they are called even if they hide their beginnings.
crown says
Roger Waters?
Nah, not Jewish.
A malignant anti-Semite, though.
gravenimage says
Roger Waters was born n Surrey in 1943–incidentally, five years before the founding of the modern Israeli state.
So how is he “Israeli born Jews”?
Wellington says
He’s wrong but worse than this he’s pathetic. Ah, to get so old and know so little is the mark of a true loser in life.
James Lincoln says
Spot-on, Wellington.
Many people, as they age, acquire wisdom.
Many others just get old…
Phil Copson says
“He immatures with age”
Kosh's Shadow says
I always find it interesting that the person who wrote:
“In desolate sidings/the poppies entwine/with cattle trucks waiting/for the next time”
is so anxious to get those cattle trucks rolling again.
Kosh's Shadow says
I got the words wrong; “waiting” should be “lying in wait”
The Istanbulian says
Not brave enough to call for Kurdish rights on TRT mr truth to power?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
He’s still alive? Maybe he could get together for a party w/ Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden, once the latter is out of office
Andrew Blackadder says
Roger Waters is what is known in the UK as a sad wee wanker.
WPM says
He should be the just say no to drugs ,they can destroy your mind poster child. How can someone at 80 years old be so unwise and stupid without the help of mind destroying drugs! No wonder his old band mates of Pink Floyd want nothing to do with him in the last 20 years
JustJim says
Roger has found out, and can’t handle the fact, that he is “just another brick in the wall”!
WPM says
More like another turd on the side walk I am sure he is wondering why people who once were his friends are avoiding him I am sure he is clueless. Why do old washup entertainers who have had their run in their field try to grab attention with their warp opinions on world politics ? Look at me ,I am against climate change (as I have a collection of 40 vintage cars 3 house and a private jet) or I am against world hungry(while I sit on a big pile of money and would not even think of volunteering or use my money or time helping the homeless in my own country).I am for the latest bright shining object that has caught the lefts eye the poor Gaza “Freedom fighter” you know the rapist ,baby murder the kidnaping coward who hide his rockets in hospitals and school behind his own people as human shields.
Daniel Moore says
Waters was a sometimes brilliant songwriter and a competent bassist and singer. David Gilmour by contrast has been quiet about such matters. I saw them in 1975 and as a group they were great. I don’t know about the drugs and alcohol, but something has possessed and twisted Waters.
WPM says
He was always a little unhinge ,now that he is old he is trying to be “edgy” and relevant by hitching his wagon to the jihadist are freedom fighters train of the left. His unhinge view of the world push apart the group over 20 years ago ,he remains an attention whore ,and thinks his “opinion ” is reality based on his feelings .He was becoming unglued from reality during the Pink Floyd Wall tour 1979-1980 ,it has been down hill for Rogers train wreak of relationships for him from 1980 till now .He has not done good work in my opinion his last good work was 1977 Animals Tour .He should take up other hobbies or use his time and money for other causes ,there are homeless veterans’ .in Great Britain ,there is lack of focus in education ,there is many things he could focus on then bad mouthing Jews and praising terrorist .He is wasting time and energy in last years on earths on this earth in my opinion. I know all of Pink Floyd works from 1966-the present ,it is a shame his ego and pride will do anything for attention destroying eclipsing all his interesting good work from the 60s-70s.
rixx says
Tell him that AM ISRAEL CHAI !!!!!