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Music and politics, pbadion for art, admiration of some for their positions left and indignation of others for their participation in act against Israel. Waters and Mujica are the main names in this story. The spirit of Pink Floyd flies over Montevideo a few hours before the historic recital of the legendary Centenario stadium last night.
Roger Waters
shook the drowsiness of this city to spark controversy with their political positions. The musician expressed his admiration for the former president
José Mujica
one of the leaders of the Frente Amplio, which arouses considerable popular sympathy, but also a mbadive rejection.
Waters praised the policy of legalizing marijuana. "We thank Pepe Mujica, who has had the intelligence and courage to suggest that there is another way of doing and we are calling the community.We must learn to act as a global community and reduce this terrible gap between rich men and the rest of the world, humanity ". He arrived in his private plane and was received in the municipality of Montevideo, where he received the distinction of "illustrious citizen".
The city's director of culture, Mariana Percovich, greeted the musician with emotion. . "Montevideo has a long history of love with Pink Floyd and
The Wall because it was a film banned by the dictatorship, and Uruguayans and Argentines tried to see it pbad from one shore to another at a time still clandestine, said Percovich .
to be here in Montevideo because
Uruguay
means a lot to the rest of the world; It's a small country in terms of population, but of enormous influence, "said the British musician receiving the plaque that recognized him as illustrious.
It was before leaving for the seat the central union of workers, the PIT-CNT, to participate in a pro-Palestinian act.The Jewish community felt expressed as a malaise for expressions of Water, participation in the act against
Israel
and by the distinction of the Government of Montevideo. "In Uruguay, we suffer a lot of incitement to hate.We come here to do a show and include the hate message that seems to be repudiated," said Eduardo Kohn, director of the Jewish Bnai & Organization. # 39; Brith. "If the PIT-CNT represents all the workers in Uruguay, including myself, I should respect everyone's opinion and not give birth to someone who has a hate message whatever." It is, in this case, it is an anti-Semitic message .The statement of the illustrious visitors addresses the truly illustrious personalities who also bring a message of coexistence, peace. "
"There is apparently a Zionist pressure group, and this meeting in Montevideo has hardly taken place," the musician said ironically. "That's why I'm so happy to see you here tonight," he added, eliciting loud applause.
"What do you think you deserve?
Trump
Have you decided to move the United States Embbady to Israel to Jerusalem? "Asked a young woman in the audience." I do not want to waste my time breathing this little guy, "said Waters.Other question was surprising: The woman of the public has come forward as" charrúa ", in 300 years of struggle of her ancestors, and said he needed his "help" for the Uruguayan government to recognize the indigenous tribes and "return" the lands to the descendants of the indigenous peoples, and received a public ovation. he's right, "said the musician before asking for silence until the show.
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