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2023-05-27 00:09:13 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3D6C6A0A6DC3CC96C7A73230426D056B1F266B67391F8A6118DAC4C2EEE10A26
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Waters’ claim to have spent his life “speaking out against authoritarianism and oppression” is belied by his defences of authoritarian leaders like Putin (he spoke to the UN Security Council on behalf of Russia) and Assad (wanted for crimes against humanity). https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-asks-pink-floyd-roger-waters-to-speak-at-un-security-council-session-on-ukraine/amp/ https://amp.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230404-france-to-try-senior-assad-allies-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-syria https://onu.delegfrance.org/bashar-al-assad-is-guilty-of-war-crimes
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