Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. The mayor of Vorst, Belgium, has officially banned an upcoming Disturbed concert, citing public safety concerns stemming from frontman David Draiman’s outspoken support for the Israeli army – namely that one picture where he's signing missiles that'll kill people shortly thereafter.

Disturbed was scheduled to play Vorst Nationaal on Wednesday, October 15, but the plug has now been pulled following a police order issued by Mayor Charles Spapens (PS) according to De Standaard.

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[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Even if he wasn't pro genocide, which is obviously revolting enough, the act of signing any missile or something meant to kill / maim is cringe as fuck anyway. Why even pursue doing that at all?? There's so many ways to promote your brand/label/views without literally signing something used directly to cause death. Whole thing is fucking stupid and gross.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They are religious, Zionists believe God is on their side, I see it sort of like a form of prayer. People have written on their weapons for centuries.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

zionism does not imply they are religious.
Some of the worst zionists are atheists or US 'christians'

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There's a gargantuan difference between naming a weapon you're using yourself and doing some performative shit and signing a bomb that you'll never see the repercussions of. At least there's a bit of logic behind soldiers naming their swords or guns because those items are directly responsible for their own survival in a shitty situation they may or may not have directly volunteered for. My agreement or disagreement with that entirely separate subject aside: Fuck any wannabe badass who does shit like this thinking it's some sort of flex. Murdering someone over political or religious reasons is fucking stupid every day of the god damned year. Period. Full fucking stop.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I agree, I'm not saying it's a cool thing, just that it's been done forever. Like the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were signed and written on.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

....by soldiers. Which is still dumb but more understandable than a celebrity.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world -5 points 4 days ago

like zelenski

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works -2 points 4 days ago

Uh, I don't want to defend him, but are you really asking why a metal band would want to be seen with tools of death? Really? Are we talking about the same genre of music?