On my wall in front of me as I type is a framed poster from an anti-apartheid gig I went to Brixton Academy 12-12-1986. Pete Shelly (Buzzcocks - support) Smiths main.
Fascism In the USA. Not surprising they detained them... Only surprise here is that they weren't all deported. More of this will be happening, and right now I can't imagine anyone would even think of coming here... To what end...to be indefinitely illegally detained? Yeah I'd vacation elsewhere!
And this is not normal... and will ultimately kill the tourism industry. I can't imagine being a citizen and traveling abroad at this point... They may not let you back in! None of this shit is normal! Day 61 of Abby something...
Maybe, but really had no real reason not to let her back in... They just wanted to be assholes. Having some video of what went on outside the room would have been interesting to see.
Dear Free World,
• Do not visit USA.
• US is a Nazi camp.
• US is run by a vengeful moron.
• Lawless.
• Fascist.
• You can be taken prisoner at any time for no reason.
• You may be flown to a nasty jungle prison, at night, with no warning to loved ones.
• Save yourself and your family some grief.
I hadn't but I just read up about it on wiki and it sounds like a very confusing business:
1. Brewed progressively more alcoholic beer (punk)
2. Was run like a cult of personality (not punk)
3. Opposed Qatar's human rights abuses (punk)
4. Is accused of misogyny & sexism (not punk)
They are going to kill tourism, maybe they already have. If I were a European wanting to travel, I'd choose another country over the USA going forward.
Some enterprising person might come up with a new AI app. It will work a little like your credit score, except will answer the question: "am I likely to be approved for entry into the US?" This avoids damaging your future entry status by risking travel and being barred. (Or was that ESTA?).
Not unlikely that they've done that already. In the case of people they sold into slavery in El Salvador they had no evidence of criminality and didn't bother to check.
Hopefully the decades long PR sheen has been erased.
They had a 70ish year run on top as Europe rebuilt after 2WWs. But like water finds its level, so too has the US reverting to the previous bumpkin country w/a top-heavy gilded elite. Per metrics, the US is, at best, a mid-tier, 2nd-wrld country.
@crooked.com It’s not close to fascism or authoritarianism, that’s what it is. We are there. Illegal detainments to visitors from allied countries and our own citizens sometimes, not to mention immigrants deported w/out due process - this is fucking insane. No one can leave & no one shld visit.
“I can’t help but wonder whether my frequent, and less than flattering, public comments regarding their president and his administration played a role – or perhaps I’m simply succumbing to paranoia,” he said.
How can they still be alive! I promoted a gig of theirs in Derby when I was twenty...48 years ago. If I remember correctly they were denied US visas then as well due to a pot bust. Computer says no...Rawest of the raw, love 'em.
No! It was Aklham(?) Hall. A large semi-condemned venue bought by a Sikh family. We put on a series of Punk gigs, probably illegally, and lost a bunch of money! We had no fucking clue what we were doing. Crazy times. The hall is long gone.
Is Lyndon still onboard with Tr*mp 2.0? That might be a little harder to swallow and paint as "conservative anarchism" than the "slightly unruly" Trump 1.0...
John done a slight bit of distancing recently saying that he met Trump a long time ago & thought he was an awful little runt (runt with an R not a C), although he did suggest he'd still vote for him in regards policies as opposed personality. Still disappointing to hear this from a former 'hero'.
Just want to point out that we are now dealing with full blown Hitler salute before cheering crowds fascism, and that might be too much even for a mad Lyndon, unless he turned into Kanye somehow and is now selling swastika t-shirts...
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If they looked at my posts I wouldn't be allowed in
Luckily for me I have no intention of traveling over there whilst the orange jelly baby is in charge
If you’re too young to remember the anti-Apartheid boycotts, look them up.
I was 16!
• Do not visit USA.
• US is a Nazi camp.
• US is run by a vengeful moron.
• Lawless.
• Fascist.
• You can be taken prisoner at any time for no reason.
• You may be flown to a nasty jungle prison, at night, with no warning to loved ones.
• Save yourself and your family some grief.
"Make Italy great again".
UK sub-subs?
1. Brewed progressively more alcoholic beer (punk)
2. Was run like a cult of personality (not punk)
3. Opposed Qatar's human rights abuses (punk)
4. Is accused of misogyny & sexism (not punk)
Very confusing!
Wow. MAGA is working!
/s
Trump is emperor of a suddenly failing nation of incompetent ass clowns.
I saw this coming, but it is disgusting, nonetheless.
Will no one rid us of these meddlesome Doge MAGAs?
I'm not joking.
They came here to evade it.
They had a 70ish year run on top as Europe rebuilt after 2WWs. But like water finds its level, so too has the US reverting to the previous bumpkin country w/a top-heavy gilded elite. Per metrics, the US is, at best, a mid-tier, 2nd-wrld country.
But then was let into the country? So that’s a lie as you’re not getting in if your visa isn’t right
If anything, they were all a reaction to the stagnation of the 70s.
https://youtu.be/dNcjIyV-ZFA?si=rF6MlHCln92Gk7u6
https://tidal.com/browse/track/63653906?u