# Roger Waters is a tankie **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 7, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234 "2022-08-07T05:05:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/281 "2023-11-10T03:21:31Z")
Feel the bile rising from his guilty past. Wow, this stuff writes itself. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/282 "2023-11-10T03:49:08Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > Wow, this stuff writes itself. It fills me with the urge to defecate. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/283 "2023-11-10T04:17:34Z")
He should certainly pay attention to his own fucking lyrics. > A warning to anyone still in command > Of their possible future to take care > In derelict sidings, the poppies entwine > With cattle trucks lying in wait for the next time What was that about, Roger? ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/284 "2023-11-10T05:29:04Z")
When the tankies broke free, it was for this that daddy died, and in the bottom of our hearts, we felt the final cut. Oh, Roger! Roger, what did you do! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/285 "2023-11-10T05:30:13Z")
Roger! Roger! What has become of you? Does anybody else here feel the way I do? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/286 "2023-11-10T06:40:50Z")
I awoke in a fever the bedclothes were all soaked in sweat she said, “you’ve been having a nightmare and it’s not over yet” ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/287 "2023-11-10T07:16:48Z")
🎵 “If you should go skating On the thin ice of modern life Dragging behind you the silent reproach Of a million tear-stained eyes Don’t be surprised when a crack in the ice Appears under your feet. You slip out of your depth and out of your mind With your fear flowing out behind you As you claw the thin ice.” 🎵 ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/288 "2023-11-10T13:04:07Z")
Wow! that’s really good. Where did you come up with that? Anyway, this pretty much goes without saying, but Waters lost me at JAQing off about whether October 7 was a false flag. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/289 "2023-11-10T13:08:55Z")
Who was born in a house full of pain Who was trained not to spit in the fan Who was told what to do by the man Who was broken by trained personnel Who was fitted with collar and chain Who was given a pat on the back Who was breaking away from the pack Who was only a stranger at home Who was ground down in the end Who was found dead on the phone Who was dragged down by the stone. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/290 "2023-11-10T21:06:00Z")
When no one is paying attention to him, Roger feels _devastated_. "the 80-year-old said…he was “still a little down that rabbit hole”. So far down in fact, that he’ll never have more than worms for company. Rock Emeritus Syndrome is a sad affliction. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/291 "2023-11-11T05:54:18Z")
That reminds me of an old classic _I’m a fucking artiste!_ _I’m sensitive as shit!_ _I throw up before I go on stage!_ _I could make a guitar SPEAK!_ _If I could be a fisherman, I would_ _But I CAN’T because I’m a fucking GENIUS!_ I know, it is a parody of someone else, but it fits so well. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/292 "2023-11-11T16:20:26Z")
Genius is pain. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/293 "2023-11-11T18:55:05Z")
I wish this genius hemorrhoids, gout, kidney stones and a bout of shingles. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/294 "2023-11-12T06:16:11Z")
Wow, oddly specific list. Has it been a bad week? That reminds me, gotta get my shingles vaccine, stop drinking milk. eating smoked meats, and I should get up out of this chair more often. Roger deserves them, I don’t think I do. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/295 "2023-11-16T17:05:17Z")
Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay cancel Roger Waters’ reservations: They accuse him of anti-Semitism for supporting Palestinians: > **[Hoteles de Argentina y Uruguay rechazan reservas de Roger Waters: Lo acusan...](https://www.emol.com/noticias/Espectaculos/2023/11/16/1113035/rogers-water-reservas-argentina-uruguay.html)** > > El músico británico tiene conciertos programados en ambos países. En Chile se presenta el 25 y 26 de noviembre. google translate: Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay canceled Roger Waters’ reservations. They accused him of anti-Semitism after expressing his position on behalf of the Palestinians. The British musician plans one concert for tomorrow Friday in Uruguay , as part of his “This is Not a Drill” tour. He was going to stay in hotels in Montevideo, but they did not give a reason why they refused to host him, Waters told Page 12. … as a result, he was still in Sao Paulo, where it was presented a few days ago. "I had a dinner on the 16th with José Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, who is a friend of mine. And I can’t go… because the Israeli pressure group and whatever they are called have canceled me, "Waters told the Argentine media. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/296 "2023-11-16T17:56:17Z")
I think that no matter what his true beliefs are, it’s safe to treat _that_ loony an anti-Israeli conspiracy theorist as if they are an antisemite. I think I will only play the first three sides of The Wall from now on. For most of Roger’s Floyd work it is simply sad that a great artist turned out to be a terrible person. But I don’t think I can listen to Waiting for the Worms again, because no matter what the original intentions, it doesn’t sound that ironic anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/297 "2023-11-16T21:14:28Z")
When you’re too much of a fascist for Argentina, you’re definitely on the wrong side! ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/298 "2023-11-16T23:51:44Z")
argentines sensitivity has more likely to do with this: > **[AMIA bombing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing)** > > The AMIA bombing occurred on 18 July 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and targeted the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; transl. "Argentine Israelite Mutual Association"), a Jewish Community Centre. Executed as a suicidal attack, a bomb-laden van was driven into the AMIA building and subsequently detonated, killing 85 people and injuring over 300. To date, the bombing remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine history. Argentina is home to a Jewish community of 230,000 Over... highlights: On 25 October 2006, Argentine prosecutors [Alberto Nisman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Nisman) and Marcelo Martínez Burgos formally accused the [Iranian government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran) of directing the bombing, and the [Lebanese Islamist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Lebanon) militant group [Hezbollah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah) of carrying it out.[[17]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing#cite_note-17)[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing#cite_note-BBC_Iran-5)[[18]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing#cite_note-18) According to the prosecution’s claims in 2006, Argentina had been targeted by [Iran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran) after Buenos Aires’ decision to suspend a [nuclear technology transfer contract to Tehran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran).[[19]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing#cite_note-La_Naci%C3%B3n_October_2006-19) This has been disputed as the contract was never terminated, and Iran and Argentina were negotiating on the restoration of full cooperation on all bilateral agreements from early 1992 until 1994, when the bombing occurred.[[20]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing#cite_note-20) In 2015, Alberto Nisman filed a 300-page document accusing former Argentine president [Cristina Fernández de Kirchner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner) of covering up Iran’s role in the incident.[[21]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing#cite_note-21) However, [Nisman was murdered hours before](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alberto_Nisman) he was due to testify against the former president ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/299 "2023-11-17T01:52:00Z")
Hey, I came here to read quoted Pink Floyd lyrics. It provides the proper level of boredom I require to convince myself that it’s time to go to bed. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234/300 "2023-11-17T01:59:39Z")
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