Mumford & Sons loses a member – critics smell “cancel culture”

Updated June 28, 2021, 9:14 pm.

• Winston in a tweet marshalBanjo player of successful folk bands mumford And sons, a book by a controversial conservative author.
• He then faced heavy criticism and left the band.
• A clear case of “cancellation culture” for critics.

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british band mumford And sons, founded in 2007, is not the least bit thanks to its distinctive folk sound. banjo sound brought worldwide fame and several platinum albums. Banjo player now has Winston marshal threw in the towel and left the band.

However, the conflict prior to the move has nothing to do with the band’s musical direction, nor with the feuds between the members. Rather, the musician was heavily criticized on social media after a tweet.

in March marshal Said positive about a book on his Twitter account. Its title is “unmasked“And comes from Andy. Non government organization. The controversial conservative writer criticizes anti-fascist and leftist protest movements. Non government organization came to prominence with his videos of demonstrations; However, his reporting has always been criticized. Among other things, he Accused of being close to right-wing groups.

marshal Praised the book in his tweet, Non government organization congratulated him and called him a “brave man”. There was heavy criticism then. In His recently published statement Marshall writes of “thousands of angry retweets and comments”.

marshal Further: “I did not think that my remarks on a book criticizing Left Wing Extremism could be interpreted as approving of an equally gruesome Right Wing Extremism.

Marshall: Doesn’t want to censor himself

The musician described in the further course of the lesson how his bandmates and their families were attacked, after which he initially apologized. However, the move sparked further attacks – now not only because of the original tweet, but also because of the apology itself.

The incident made him realize that any future comments on “controversial issues” would “inevitably cause trouble” for his bandmates. His decision was made: “My love, loyalty and accountability to you cannot allow this. I could have stopped and continued to censor myself, but that would undermine my integrity.”

for some media, such as the British”Wire“is marshal Thus fall prey to the so-called “cancellation culture”. It describes the criticism of public figures who have been accused of alleged or actual insults or discrimination. often are linked Attempting to oust them from offices or jobs.

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was on one side marshal But especially a lot of applause. His father tweeted that he is proud of his son. Paul marshal Not only a proud father, but also a hedge fund manager and financier of the new British TV station “GB News”. He wants to position himself as the opposite pole of the BBC and has “cancel culture“ Battle declared. Former BBC presenter Andrew nilo, now head of news in GB, already announcedThat you “give a voice to those who feel pushed over the edge or silenced”.

Sources used:

• DPA
• Winston Marshall: Why am I leaving Mumford & Sons?