Loss of life and in memoriams honoring victims are somber occasions. Making sure that their memories aren’t used as fodder for bad taste political agendas is one way that they can be honored. ICE recently released an apparent in memoriam video dedicated to Americans who were victims of violence. There’s very little context to the video outside of a sad chorus, a collage of people’s faces and an ICE logo following the sentence “This is our why.” The subtext is that the video stands as an explanation and excuse for whatever collateral damage happens as ICE attempts to “destroy the flood.” They used Radiohead’s “Let Down” as part of their propaganda and the band wants nothing to do with it. Page Six has coverage:
English rock band Radiohead told ICE to “go f— yourselves” on Friday after one of their songs had been used in a video mourning the victims of illegal immigrant crime.
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“We demand that the amateurs in control of the ICE social media account take it down. It ain’t funny, this song means a lot to us and other people, and you don’t get to appropriate it without a fight. Also, go f— yourselves… Radiohead,” the band said, according to NBC News and other news outlets.
Right-wing propaganda branch Libs of TikTok has since taken to Twitter to call for the government to ban band members from entering the country:
