DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> gather outside <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brunswick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brunswick</span></a> air show, voicing ethical concerns over headlining act </p><p>Advocates with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights</span></a> said the air show glamorizes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> and misleads youth.</p><p>Author: Pearl Small<br>August 3, 2024</p><p>BRUNSWICK, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> — "The Great State of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineAirShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineAirShow</span></a> is marketed as a weekend-long event of planes swooping through the sky with incredible aerial performances to leave the community in awe. </p><p>"However, groups standing outside the show on Saturday had a different message to send about its intentions. </p><p>"The Maine Voices for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> Rights organized a protest to encourage people not to attend the show over questions regarding the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> of its headlining act: the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. </p><p>"'We object this use of our tax dollars and we object to warplanes as entertainment,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LisaSavage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LisaSavage</span></a> with Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights said. </p><p>"The group compared the planes on display to those being flown over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, for very different purposes. </p><p>"'If you were a child in Gaza, you would be hearing that noise constantly and it wouldn't be for entertainment, you would be waiting to see if a bomb was going to drop on your family's home,' Savage said.</p><p>"The group objects to the U.S. government's involvement in the war in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> and says the air show glamorizes the U.S. military and its power. </p><p>[...]</p><p>"[Marketing Director] Mary Breen said she's amazed by the positive effect the show has, specifically on younger crowds. </p><p>"'It's amazing to see the kids' reactions, whether they're checking out the planes on the ground or watching the planes flying,' Breen said.</p><p>"Yet, that inspiration is another point advocates said makes the show deceptive. </p><p>"'It's actively designed to be fun, almost video game-esque for these kids and make them think this is something that would be an exciting career for them instead of something that's potentially very dangerous for them and is guaranteed to be very dangerous for people across the world,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RosemaryCorkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RosemaryCorkins</span></a> with Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights said.</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/entertainment/events/protesters-gather-outside-brunswick-maine-air-show-voicing-ethical-concerns-over-headlining-act/97-4272ef71-aa90-40d5-b139-7bf737451ce4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscentermaine.com/article/en</span><span class="invisible">tertainment/events/protesters-gather-outside-brunswick-maine-air-show-voicing-ethical-concerns-over-headlining-act/97-4272ef71-aa90-40d5-b139-7bf737451ce4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaSolidarity</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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