Massive Attack producer 3D has published a controversial new blog focussing on the London riots.
Real name Robert del Naja, Massive Attack’s 3D has always been politically outspoken. The producer was a prominent anti-war campaigner and made his feelings known against New Labour when this country invaded Iraq.
Never one to shy away from controversy, the producer has published a new blog summing up his feelings on the recent riots. Sparked by a shooting in Tottenham, the violence spilled across the country and even touched on Massive Attack’s home territory of Bristol.
Eventually quelled by police, the debate over the causes and meaning of the events has started in earnest. Throwing his opinion into the ring, 3D argues that despite being unable to articulate their feelings those involved in the riots were politically motivated.
Bringing together the credit crunch, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq the posting has immediately sparked debate far beyond the usual Massive Attack fan base.
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Media reaction to the riots…in context
With the complicit support of the government, the banks looted the nation’s wealth, while destroying countless small business’ and brought the whole economy to it’s knees in a covert, clean manner, rather like organised crime.
Our reaction was to march and wave banners and then bail them out.
These kids would have to riot and steal every night for a year to run up a bill equivalent to the value of non paid tax big business has “avoided ‘out of the economy this year alone.
They may not articulate their grievances like the politicians that condemn them, but..this is absolutely political .
As for the ‘mindless violence’…is there anything more mindless than the British taxpayer quietly paying back the debts of others while contributing bullets to conflicts that we have absolutely no understanding of..
It’s mad, sad and scary when we have to take to the streets to defend our homes and business’ from angry thieving kids, but where are the police and what justice is ever done when the mob is dressed in pin stripe
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Read the original posting HERE.
