Is Roger Waters a Tankie? At least, that’s the impression one gets from his interview with CNN, in which he claims, that Russia is only invading Ukraine to defend itself from NATO aggression, that Joe Biden is a war criminal for not encouraging Zelensky to capitulate, and that the US deserves no credit for winning WWII because the Soviets had already won the war by the time they joined. Among other things.
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters is currently on his This Is Not A Drill tour, which CNN recently covered in a segment with anchor Michael Smerconish. During Smerconish’s interview with Waters, the host questioned the overtly political elements of Waters’ set, particularly one where Waters...
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It's really disappointing seeing some of these classic rock legends turning into mush-brained boomers. I certainly didn’t expect someone so anti-war, anti-authoritarianism, and anti-fascism as the guy who wrote The Wall to decide “actually Russia and Putin are just A-OK". In reality though, Water's has been opposed to the western establishment his whole life. Putin’s Russia is also opposed to the western establishment, and therefore, in his eyes, they’re on the same side. That’s what happens when you define yourself by what you’re against instead of what you’re for.