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I have received this notification at TGP:
What I posted was the following quote from the Facebook account of Roger Waters:
"A Statement from Roger Waters on the controversy over his Berlin Concert
My recent performance in Berlin has attracted bad faith attacks from those who want to smear and silence me because they disagree with my political views and moral principles.
The elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms. Attempts to portray those elements as something else are disingenuous and politically motivated. The depiction of an unhinged fascist demagogue has been a feature of my shows since Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” in 1980.
I have spent my entire life speaking out against authoritarianism and oppression wherever I see it. When I was a child after the war, the name of Anne Frank was often spoken in our house, she became a permanent reminder of what happens when fascism is left unchecked. My parents fought the Nazis in World War II, with my father paying the ultimate price.
Regardless of the consequences of the attacks against me, I will continue to condemn injustice and all those who perpetrate it."
And after that quote, I added my own comment saying: "Regardless of his personality, I admire Roger for standing against fascism"
[End of quote]
It is very sad that they cut freedom of expression when someone is standing up against fascism, injustice, oppression, and bigotry. That is not being political, that is an ethical responsibility of all human beings with a good heart, integrity, and dignity.
What I posted was the following quote from the Facebook account of Roger Waters:
"A Statement from Roger Waters on the controversy over his Berlin Concert
My recent performance in Berlin has attracted bad faith attacks from those who want to smear and silence me because they disagree with my political views and moral principles.
The elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms. Attempts to portray those elements as something else are disingenuous and politically motivated. The depiction of an unhinged fascist demagogue has been a feature of my shows since Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” in 1980.
I have spent my entire life speaking out against authoritarianism and oppression wherever I see it. When I was a child after the war, the name of Anne Frank was often spoken in our house, she became a permanent reminder of what happens when fascism is left unchecked. My parents fought the Nazis in World War II, with my father paying the ultimate price.
Regardless of the consequences of the attacks against me, I will continue to condemn injustice and all those who perpetrate it."
And after that quote, I added my own comment saying: "Regardless of his personality, I admire Roger for standing against fascism"
[End of quote]
It is very sad that they cut freedom of expression when someone is standing up against fascism, injustice, oppression, and bigotry. That is not being political, that is an ethical responsibility of all human beings with a good heart, integrity, and dignity.
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Americans be crazy 
And there is an equivalent batch of verbiage that would trigger the "other side". We have certainly lost the ability to discuss. Mainly because everything is tiptoe-ville; no matter which direction a person "leans". Ugh.
