Us + them

"In today's politically polarized culture, criticizing both Trump and Israel risks leaving a whole lot of money on the table in terms of concert revenue and DVD and streaming sales. But this is "Us + Them's" primary achievement, one that should not be blithely dismissed in this PC era: Although Waters is sometimes aggravating and occasionally trouble-making, he is, to repurpose a lyric from "Breathe," not afraid to care. "Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way," sings the band's David Gilmour stand-in, guitarist Jonathan Wilson, in the Pink Floyd classic "Time." It is not, thank goodness, Roger Waters' way".

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