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{{Infobox person|name=Roger Waters|birth_place=Great Brookham, [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]|death_date=|birth_date=6 September 1943|image=Roger Waters.png|image_size=200}} | {{Infobox person|name=Roger Waters|birth_place=Great Brookham, [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]|death_date=|birth_date=6 September 1943|image=Roger Waters.png|image_size=200}} | ||
'''George Roger Waters''' (born 6 September 1943) is an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] musician from the United Kingdom. | '''George Roger Waters''' (born 6 September 1943) is an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] musician from the United Kingdom. | ||
Waters has been falsely accused of [[antisemitism]] due to his opposition to the [[State of Israel|Zionist occupation]] of [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] and support for the [[BDS]] campaign.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jessica Buxbaum|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Roger Waters v. the Machine: Inside the Pink Floyd Frontman's Battle for Free Speech in Germany|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/roger-waters-v-the-machine-inside-the-pink-floyd-frontmans-battle-for-free-speech-in-germany/284171/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329180704/https://www.mintpressnews.com/roger-waters-v-the-machine-inside-the-pink-floyd-frontmans-battle-for-free-speech-in-germany/284171/|archive-date=2023-03-29|retrieved=2023-03-30}}</ref> Journalist Caitlin Johnstone has noted that celebrities critical of [[Western imperialism]] have been aggressively targeted in disinformation campaigns by the [[Bourgeois media|mainstream media]], citing Roger Waters and actress Susan Sarandon as examples.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Caitlin Johnstone|newspaper=Medium|title=If You Buy Into The Anti-China Propaganda You’re Just A Stupid Asshole|date=2023-10-06|url=https://caityjohnstone.medium.com/if-you-buy-into-the-anti-china-propaganda-youre-just-a-stupid-asshole-3f7c7695ec02|retrieved=2025-08-29}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Anti-imperialists]] | [[Category:Anti-imperialists]] | ||
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George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an anti-imperialist musician from the United Kingdom.
Waters has been falsely accused of antisemitism due to his opposition to the Zionist occupation of Palestine and support for the BDS campaign.[1] Journalist Caitlin Johnstone has noted that celebrities critical of Western imperialism have been aggressively targeted in disinformation campaigns by the mainstream media, citing Roger Waters and actress Susan Sarandon as examples.[2]
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- ↑ Jessica Buxbaum. "Roger Waters v. the Machine: Inside the Pink Floyd Frontman's Battle for Free Speech in Germany" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ↑ Caitlin Johnstone (2023-10-06). "If You Buy Into The Anti-China Propaganda You’re Just A Stupid Asshole" Medium. Retrieved 2025-08-29.