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    Phil Labonte, the vocalist of the platinum-certified metalcore band All That Remains, has built a reputation for being outspoken about his political beliefs. Labonte identifies as a libertarian, though his views often align with right-wing ideals, with a particular emphasis on his strong advocacy for the right to bear arms. In addition to his role in the band, he co-hosts the right-wing political podcast Timcast, where his opinions frequently spark discussion.

    Despite his personal political convictions, Labonte has deliberately maintained a separation between his politics and the band’s identity. When asked about this “proverbial wall” during a recent Revolver cover story, Labonte explained:

    “I’ve always tried to do that, and the reason is because All That Remains has always had people with different political opinions. Myself and Jeanne Sagan, our [former] bass player, we had some pretty distinct political opinions. Jason Richardson and I have very distinct political differences of opinion. And I have never, in my entire life, I’ve never thought politics is a reason to stop being friends with someone. So, for me, it was just like, ‘Look, I can’t get onstage and preach.’ I think the most political thing I’ve ever done at an All That Remains show is I wore a Ron Paul shirt in 2012 and that’s about it.

    Oh, and I think back when I would indulge in marijuana, I think Colorado had just legalized marijuana and I made a remark. I was like, ‘Good to see Colorado has legalized marijuana.’ Of course, obviously nowadays that’s not at all in any way controversial.

    There are guys in the band that are right on the same page with me, there are guys in the band that aren’t at all on the same page with me. That’s normal in my opinion. If you don’t have friends that you disagree with, I feel like that’s abnormal.”

    When asked if he feels that it’s difficult to “live in a time where it’s hard to have a dissenting opinion,” he replied:

    “I think we did. I think that’s changing. Mark Zuckerberg just yesterday came out and doubled down on a speech that he made about five years ago about the free exchange of ideas.

    I think at the end of the day, everybody in America has more common than they have difference. And I think that the impulse to push people to look at their neighbors as their enemy, I think that that has run its course and I think most Americans are tired of it.

    I think that that’s going to be something that you’re going to see more and more of people saying, ‘Look, maybe Mark Zuckerberg is right. Maybe we should actually listen to the people that we disagree with.’

    And I think that if people have a certain preconceived notion about my perspective, it’s because they’re listening to what other people say about me. They’re not listening to anything that I’ve said. They’re not listening to my perspective.

    I’m very, very much a ‘live and let live’ kind of dude. I don’t have any political opinions that are in any way considerably extreme. They’re very milquetoast. They’re very Nineties Democrat, to be honest with you. I’ve been called a Nazi more times than I can count — and yet at the same time I have been attacked by Nazis as a Jewish shill or a shill for Israel more times than I can count, too. If you’re getting it from both sides, you can’t be that extreme to any of the sides.”

    Labonte responded when he was asked if he felt cancel culture is going to die with:

    “It’s really on us as the average people to decide if there’s any power to that at all. The thing that happens when people get canceled is someone will say something and will be like, “Oh, this person did this thing that I don’t like.” And then there’s a pile-on on the internet.

    And I don’t think that that’s a good thing for society, especially when it’s someone that was intentionally not doing what is ostensibly presented. So, if someone is saying something and they’re not intending to be insulting or divisive or bigoted or whatever, they’re talking about something and it’s not just being callously thrown around, if that’s not the case, then there’s no reason for people to see negative repercussions in their life. If someone’s calling someone else a name or something like that, then maybe it makes sense for a company to say, ‘We don’t want to associate with you anymore.’

    But I do think that the frivolous cancel culture is probably done. And as long as there are people that are going to be trying to use outrage as a way to influence other people’s behavior, I think that there’s always going to be constant outrage. And I think people are kind of done with being constantly outraged. So, at least for a little while. We’ll see.”

    All That Remains‘ new studio album, Antifragile is set to self release this Friday, January 31st.

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    7. Jt Walsh on

      I’m old enough to remember only nerds were into politics and everyone else hated it especially musicians. Now all these people are fucking nerds.

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    8. Jacks Hemoff on

      Being able to see that people have different views is the keys. We all live different lives. We all have different views. We respect that and move on.

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    13. Keldric Von Hollis on

      Free Speech and Free Exchange of Ideas is not the same thing. If I were to listen to the people around me with different opinions and views, all I would be hearing is racism and uneducated, targeted hate.

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      • Devin Thousnd on

        Keldric Von Hollis thats the dumbest fucki g thing I’ve ever heard, freedom of speech and free exchange of ideas are 100% the same thing. You are very uneducated and obviously lying to yourself time to grow up, litterally making your self look stupid! Freedom of speech protects speech even if you don’t like it thats the point, so if someone had an idea you don’t like dosnt mean you get to shut it down, considering you have to speak that idea into existence, I don’t like Marxist talking points but people have the right to say them and express their ideas, its protected…but go ahead comment back something stupid!

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        • Ryan Sanada on

          Travis Boggs or he’s a really poor judge of what other people’s views actually are…because he basically just said “anyone who disagrees with me is an uneducated hateful racist” 🙄

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      • Jamie Wand on

        Keldric Von Hollis
        Explain with at least one example where free speech (in context of the constitution) is different than free exchange of ideas.

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      • Phil Derbutt on

        Keldric Von Hollis the more you get educated, the more you realize there is at least 1 culture you wont agree with. If thats not the cae, its because you havent net them yet

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      • Joe Garza on

        Keldric Von Hollis
        That’s what you think you’d hear, but you might be surprised. There’s a difference between everyday people and the very few people the media love to highlight. That goes for all sides. You’ve only lost when you become closed minded.

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      • Tommy McClellan on

        Keldric Von Hollis sounds like a load of bs. You’re just the type to label everything you don’t like to hear as racism and hate speech

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      • Taylor Calvin on

        Tylor Caruth he named it “anti-fragile” to try and prove to people he’s not fragile 🤣 someone is definitely compensating

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        • Mat Long on

          Taylor Calvin Just look at lefties after the election was called for Trump and you tell me who’s fragile with a straight face.

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    16. Robert Villar on

      Have whatever believes you want. Its your fault you work with someone whos pockets got filled with russian money. A lot of it too

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        • Robert Villar on

          Jamie Wand no one in my generation was watched television news in already lime 15 20 years. Thats for you fox news sloppers. You brag about it being the most watched. Fox is MSN

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        • Levi Smith on

          Robert Villar I just want to be clear on what you’re saying.

          You think Tim Pool knowingly worked for Russia? Or regardless of whether or not Tim knew, Phil should not work with him?

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        • Robert Villar on

          Levi Smith i care that his views and the views of tenete media are so russian aligned that the russian state that they bankrolled the company. Thats whats worrying. If tim pool saw all those 0s in his pockets (we see how much money they paid him) and didnt question it then good on him. And also yeah if phil is gonna do this soy fake americana nonsense then he should probably not work on russiand prop aligned sources. Hes not anti state media. Just not american state media.

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    20. Aaron Saul on

      My problem with being friends with people that have different opinions is that those opinions usually involve getting rid of the voices of minorities. And i can’t stomach the thought that you say you’re for freedom while spewing hate of the freedom others have.

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      • Jacob Morgan on

        Justin Sauder no one commenting bad things about him has ever actually listened to his very nuanced, and informed views. They’re playing a game
        Of feces hurling tribal monkey.

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      • Dusty Mattern on

        Justin Sauder I’ve kind of liked him taking over timcast irl this past week.

        He doesn’t but in to every other sentence like Tim.

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      • Chase Christoper on

        Justin Sauderif you listen to Tim cast then I’ve got to be honest you are getting a wildly distorted version of reality.

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        • Steve Houswerth on

          Chase Christoper trust in msm at an all time low and timcast gets more viewership than most combined. 1 is monetized mostly by memberships, the others sponsored by those super large corpos you hate. Kinda hypocritical someone like you will be Luigi is a herooooo. But I only accept news sponsored by pharma… We get it. You have TDS

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        • Ryan Swart on

          Steve Houswerth dude was literally sponsored by the Kremlin to read their scripts, the fuck you on about? You want to talk hypocrisy? Unless you say “fuck you!” to both sides, you’re a hypocrite. It’s really that simple. I bet you’re all about that ivermectin too. You know Merck is big pharma, right? You know faux is msm, right? You know that sucking the shit straight out of the asshole of the political puppet who was selected with the most electoral votes and the popular vote is literally mainstream, right? Why you even on Facebook anyway? Shouldn’t you be showing your loyalty to state sponsored media outlets such as “x”?

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        • Danny Bailey on

          Steve Houswerth TDS is a thing mentally retarded people came up with to explain why their family won’t talk to them anymore. It can’t be that you’ve sold your soul to capitalism no matter who it idolizes. And you’ve chosen to idolize a monster and his cronies. Because they bought anyone who would tell you differently.

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        • Steve Houswerth on

          Danny Bailey see, that’s TDS. You think he’s idolized. He’s not 😂. Y’all just demonize him to the point where it’s fucking moronic. Dude won the popular vote because the shit he’s doing is what most people want. Plain and simple. You listen to people call him a monster that we’re literally blowing him 10 yrs ago on national tv. I’m sorry you’re just now realizing that the world wants you to take your ass back in the closet

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        • Steve Houswerth on

          Isak Porter he didn’t. A company that licensed one of his shows did. FBI even said “allegedly” and that him and others had nothing to do with it. Come on dude it takes a whole 30 secs to get deeper info rather than just parroting someone like Hasan or Mr Creep Destiny

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    24. Hunter Mac on

      You know… it’s best just not to bring up politics. Because the mongrels don’t know how to separate anything. Any dissent from their opinion and you’re some fascist right wing authoritarian maniac. Which is foolish because I’m ACTUALLY a fascist supporter of extremely right wing authoritarianism… and what really gets to me the most… is these people throwing around words about Trump and his supporters like fascist, nazi.. when the truth of the matter is trump is a centrist. His supporters are centrists and are not nearly right wing enough. No true fascist voted for him. I know this because I didn’t. You can read this and just hate on me for my views, OR you can look at it objectively. I’m trying to help you. I wish Trump was the fascist dictator you all think he is. But I can assure you he doesn’t have that dog in him.

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    28. R.D. Allen on

      Mans gives entire level headed dissertation on basically being a libertarian and being able to maintain relationships with his bandmates, and all the totally sane and not in anyway unstable leftists in the comments: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NAZI! REEEEEEEEEEEE.

      Lmfao. Your movement is dying out at an alarming pace already. The next generation of kids age 18 and under make fun of you daily on the internet. You’ll fade away just like the hippies lmao.

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      • Brandon Forrest Olausen on

        I mean I’m sure if we really knew most of these artists, you’ll find something you don’t like about them. There are plenty of artists I support that we have differing opinions on how we should do things as a country, human race etc. I would understand if what they did was illegal like SA, drug trafficking, harassment etc. for instance hardcore Christian music, it has an underlying “lifestyle” they are promoting. I understand the reason, but if we isolate people we don’t agree with no one would have any friends lol.

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    32. Matt Henderson on

      A real libertarian would not support Trump or Democrats. He is just afraid to say he is Republican. I say this as someone who hates the 2 party system as a whole

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      • Matt Henderson on

        Laugh if you want to Trey Buff . Just shows how stupid you are and how little you understand the government in general. Saying this as someone who is neither Dem or Republican. I’m just not a moron like you .

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      • Nick Johnson on

        Two party system is in many ways better than a multiparty system where the WORST party doesn’t have the get the majority vote to win and parties can collude and align etc.

        The truth is in some ways a two party system is the best house in a bad neighborhood.

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      • Michael Mark on

        Matt Henderson exactly- Trump is trying to create an authoritarian government- definitely the opposite of libertarian. And he’s already doing a pretty good job of getting there it seems

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      • Chad Daniels on

        Matt Henderson is chase Oliver a real libertarian?

        Modern libertarianism peaked with Ron Paul and have been declining ever since

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        • Chad Daniels on

          Garrett Mcbride correct, because libertarianism is inherently conservative until the party capitulated to the weird social leftism.

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      • Garrett Mcbride on

        Matt Henderson exactly….. your opinion about what a real libertarian is is just like an asshole, everyone has one. You hate liberals and conservatives so you believe every “real libertarian ” should hate them both. You seem to just be a confused individual.

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      • Clinton Williamson on

        Matt Henderson Wrong. I am Libertarian and I support Trump. Ron Paul was my perfect candidate and he had the nomination literally stolen from him. But anybody that can disrupt the elites agenda while making actual change for the better has my vote.

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        • Rick Bridges on

          Clinton Williamson I was a huge Dr Paul supporter. Even Trump gave him credit back in 2012, but said he could never win. That Libertarian party reminds me of MAGA today.

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      • Jeff Evans on

        Matt Henderson when are finally gonna realize no politician is ever gonna be for the people both sides are garbage and have been since Reagan

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      • Chris W Morton on

        Matt HendersonI voted libertarian. I’m still happier about this than the other choice. If I have to choose between a Teleprompter puppet for the WEF/2030 goals, or Vlad the Impaler, I’m going with Vlad EVERY TIME.

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      • Andy Glatzel on

        Matt Henderson First term Trump was horrifying for us libertarians. 2nd term Trump has a cabinet full of outsiders from all over the map who are actually good at what they would be in charge of. They are cutting spending. They are talking about abolishing the federal income tax. They are actively ending foreign conflicts. He freed Ross Ulbricht. I have no illusion Trump is a libertarian, but he is miles ahead of Kamala or Joe.

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        • Brian Omnivore on

          Andy Glatzel Yeah a drunk fox anchor is really the best choice for Secretary of defense. Are you smoking crack?

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        • James Alexander on

          Andy Glatzel Ending foreign conflicts by starting trade wars and pissing off the world theater? You’re a fucking muppet.

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      • Rufus F Hussey on

        Matt Henderson he doesn’t identify as libertarian. Definitely not the big L kind. He only describes himself as an anti communist, and counter revolutionary.

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      • Devin O'Brien on

        Matt Henderson if I had a nickel for any time a libertarian called another libertarian fake ID be a millionaire lol. Your own party can’t get out of its own way, remeber your party voted in a hard core leftist this go around

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      • Emjay Null on

        Matt Henderson as a real libertarian, you had two choices. One that supports freedom and one that wants to remove the liberties of our citizens. Trump was an easy choice.

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        • Emjay Null on

          Andrew Powers will I mean the dichotomy exists, so it’s not really false. What percentage of votes did other people get? Less than 5%? Less than 2%? Be for real when talking about falsehoods.

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      • Sam Butterfield on

        Matt Henderson libertarians don’t really exist outside of the US because they US is the only place dumb enough for libertarianism to be taken seriously

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      • Rick Bridges on

        Matt Henderson so, define Libertarian then. I know this new Libertarian party is NOT the party I joined during the Ron Paul days. How would you define it?

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      • Matthew Jordan Wolanski on

        Matt Henderson i mean i dont like trump, but the insane things the left says about him and normie conservatives are dangerous.. i dont agree with conservatives on a lot but they are 100% more tolerable than leftist progressives who are constantly finding new ways to try to put our lives endanger for not screeching about whatever nonsense theyre mad about. You can atleast have peaceful conversations with conservatives

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    33. Cameron Darrow on

      Phil – “There are guys in the band that are right on the same page with me, there are guys in the band that aren’t at all on the same page with me. That’s normal in my opinion. If you don’t have friends that you disagree with, I feel like that’s abnormal.”
      Comment section: NAZI! I DESPISE THOSE WHO VOTED FOR THAT MAN, AND VOTING THIRD PARTY ALSO MEANT YOU VOTED FOR THAT MAN”.

      Anyway, can’t wait to hear you on philcast next week buddy!

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      • John Sonnenberg on

        Cameron Darrow the majority of people in the comments drank the far left coolaid just like Jim Jones followers in Jonestown.

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      • Mat Long on

        Cameron Darrow 100% on the money. So many chatters in the comments are captured by their marxist tails and can’t think for shit.
        I don’t agree with Ana Kasparian, but I respect her genuine desire to unfuck the problems of society in the US.

        Marxists can’t be friends with Libertarians and Conservatives because their ideology mimics Sith Lord views – only absolutes. If you aren’t with them, you’re a Nazi and sociopath. It’s just a desire to obtain power and abuse it, their excuses are just that – excuses.

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    38. AJ Cappellano on

      the amount of ignorance here is astonishing. who cares what political opinion someone has? tired of all this communist mentality of “they think different. fuck them” 80% of the shit yall fight over is manufactured just to keep you fighting. clickbait headlines. no one actually doing research or having civil discourse.. you’re all embarrassing the shit out of yourselves with the virtue signalling. ​

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    41. Jermain Argueta on

      This generation of metal heads are a bunch of pussies.

      I’m NoT GOnNa SuPOrt HURR DURR

      man shut the fuck up. The fact that he’s okay with them being lefties and you’re not okay with him conservative shows how bitch made the left is

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    42. Jacob Mariani on

      Imagine liking or disliking a band based on the music they make and not giving a fuck what their political options are…..
      AMAZING!

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    43. Jeremy Loveland on

      Politics is so derisive in music anymore can’t just enjoy some fuckin metal. If it slaps it slaps if the music becomes dad butt rock it don’t slap who gives a shit. Good for them glad a band can coexist musically without letting political bullshit split a decent band apart. No need. If they all leave politics at the door who the fuck cares.

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    45. Ray Schulze on

      Damn. Some brain dead libtards in here. Same ole shit…” nazi, russian money, bigot, racist”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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    46. Jordy Townsend on

      I love their music. But, when it comes to phil….I have absolutely no desire to hear that man speak. Also, tbh. This Calling was actually my first ringtone.
      Get it? “And I hear! This calling!” Hahahaha

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      • Kenneth Gottschlich on

        Jordy Townsend you look like you smoke meth and “date” middle school girls. No one wants to hear nor cares about anything you say.

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        • Jordy Townsend on

          Kenneth Gottschlich wow. Do you have anything else better to do than insult random people on the internet punk bitch?
          Spouting random bullshit like that pretty much says everything about you. Ya fuckin donkey raping shit eater. Lol

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        • Jordy Townsend on

          Kenneth Gottschlich I get you’re a middle aged piece of shit who is probably drunk as fuck right now. And is butthurt that it’s too late to do anything with your life, so you have to lash out at some random guy making a joke. Only reason why I’m being a dick is cause im provoked. FUCK U PUSSY.

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        • Kenneth Gottschlich on

          Jordy Townsend come call me a pussy to my face you fucking punk. I’ll send you back to your mom in a fucking ambulance.

          BTW: you spelled “triggered” wrong you fucking cuck.

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    49. Chapo Martinez on

      Lmao imagine being so immature that you kick or don’t listen to someone because they have different opinion and ideals than you wild work from the accepting side

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      • Jimmy Johnson on

        Chapo Martinez yes. You vote with your fucking money… don’t buy or support music from artists that support Trump or his pedo klan. Fuck em.

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        • Chapo Martinez on

          Kristina Marcie what kind of dip shit would accuse everyone who disagrees with them of being a nazi? If Trump was a nazi why did so many people from the black communities and Spanish communities vote for him? Lmao pull your head out of your ass and realize everyone won’t have your same political views. And that is ok the left really full of immature bitches

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        • Chapo Martinez on

          Kristina Marcie lmao you assuming I’m Mexican? I’m native American paiute you racist fuck tard 🤣🤣🤣🤣 how many of your dems have done that same gesture? You truly are dense.

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        • Chapo Martinez on

          Kristina Marcie 🤣🤣🤣 that’s truly racist because I’m native I’m an alcoholic? Is this how the left conducts themselves? You’re truly a racist piece of shit the same thing you accuse people of being for disagreeing with you. A brain dead waste of space lmao. Talking about me having alcoholism and your pfp is literally you sitting at a bar drinking 🤣🤣🤣 true definition of hypocrisy

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      • Alex Knapp on

        Chapo Martinez
        Maybe one day when you grow up for real, you’ll learn that politics have consequences and that not supporting sh**ty people is entirely reasonable.

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        • Chapo Martinez on

          Alex Knapp lmao cuz biden and kamala did us so well the last 4 years lmao. Yall must have forgot how good our economy was when Trump was in office. Sit down kid

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        • Alex Knapp on

          Chapo Martinez
          Hey, remember when Trump put a trillion dollar hole in the annual budget? We’re an extra 7 trillion dollars in debt thanks to his tax cuts for the rich. But hey, he brought down egg prices, right? Right?

          No? Well at least he didn’t kick off new trade wars with tariffs that act as a regressive tax on working folk. Oh–except that’s exactly what he did.

          If you thought the last recession was fun, you’re in for a treat.

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        • Chapo Martinez on

          Alex Knapp we didn’t have any recession under him 🤣🤣🤣 when he was president I could afford living on my own having my sons mother stay at home and not struggle im now making 9 more an hour than I was in 2017 and struggling with roommates the inflation sky rocketed under biden with all his bullshit spending so miss me with your bullshit

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        • Alex Knapp on

          Chapo Martinez
          Nah, man–I’m talking about the recession coming up. What do you think happens when only rich people have money to spend? People slow down on buying stuff, businesses lay people off…and that’s a recession.

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        • Chapo Martinez on

          Alex Knapp not just me but literally a very strong majority of the country dude he did really well for us his last term. And we all truly believe he’ll repeat it. And if we’re wrong then we’re wrong yall were for sure wrong for biden. Mistakes do happen but his first term was really good for us rather anyone liked what he had to say or not

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        • Alex Knapp on

          Chapo Martinez
          49.8% to 48.3% is not a “very strong majority,” especially when you don’t even know what you voted for.

          “Trump took office at the height of the longest economic expansion in American history,[155] which began in 2009 and continued until February 2020, when the COVID-19 recession began.[156] In December 2017, Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. It reduced tax rates for businesses and individuals and set the penalty associated with the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate to $0.[157][158] The Trump administration claimed that the act would not decrease government revenue, but 2018 revenues were 7.6 percent lower than projected.[159] Under Trump, the federal budget deficit increased by almost 50 percent, to nearly $1 trillion in 2019.[160] By the end of his term, the U.S. national debt increased by 39 percent, reaching $27.75 trillion, and the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio hit a post-World War II high.[161] Trump also failed to deliver the $1 trillion infrastructure spending plan on which he had campaigned.[162]”

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

          He inherited the Obama economy and then buried the U.S. government in debt, promising that through magic math the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would raise the GDP. To no one’s surprise, it did not. Funny thing is, part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the reason WHY your budget’s a bit tighter today. In order to pass it by a simple majority vote using the reconciliation process, Republicans made the tax breaks for everyday folks temporary. They were built to incrementally fade away by 2025.

          You got suckered.

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    51. Mohika Kaipo on

      Wow imagine finding out your band mates are wokeflakes. What a cringe to find out they support men using tampons…. thats not metal at all

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    52. Steven Wells on

      You gotta love when people throw around the term Nazi and obviously do not have the slightest fukin clue what kind of sh!t the nazis did to people. Nothing Republicans or Democrats have done is even remotely close to what those a$$holes did to people.
      Read a fukin book, and meanwhile, no matter what singers think, they need to keep their bullsh!t to themselves and stick to singing their damn songs. That’s what they’re paid to do, not hear their thoughts on life

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    54. Zach Wade on

      Imagine hating someone because they have different ideals or beliefs than you.

      That’s actual bigotry. “You’re MAGA, so f*ck you.” “You’re a progressive, so f*ck you.”

      You’re both the results of failed plan B pills, so f*ck both of you. Grow up you whiny cunts. 🤣

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    55. Joe Page on

      Only sheep allow themselves to be divided. I’m a threeper and personally I’m pretty far right. But socially I’m neutral as in America everybody has constitutional rights to live how they please. I don’t care how someone lives their life The only problem I have is when someone tries to push their ideals upon me and tries to force me into accepting ideology that I refuse to accept. This is not a third world banana Republic This is America

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    57. Shawn Graves on

      The dude went from arguably the coolest thing which was playing halo, chugging redbull and listening to fall out boy and now he’s boot licking.
      Wild and cringe.
      Come back phill.

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    58. Nick Peres on

      It’s wild musicians still fall for this crap. I’d be like, you want to hear some juicy bullshit? Go interview Skrewdriver or Anti-Flag. Next question.

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      • Richard Lucas on

        Nick Peres nice Skerwdiver reference. No one I know has a clue about them and bet 99% of ppl commenting here know of them.

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      • Adrien A on

        David Allard There is no tolerance for authoritarianism. Trump is claiming the Constitution doesn’t apply to him, and he wants to setup a 30,000-person “detention” camp.

        How far does he have to go before Republicans and right wingers call authoritarianism what it is?

        Conservatism is one thing but that’s not what we’re seeing. True conservatives would be aghast at attacks on the separation of powers.

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        • Lorde Bronan on

          Adrien A they’re illegal citizens who’ve committed crimes. An authoritarian regime does not cut government. An authoritarian regime does not try and end wars. An authoritarian regime does not censor dissenters.

          The last regime did all these things. You sound lost.

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        • Simon Ferland on

          Lorde Bronan an authoritarian regime puts immigrants in concentration camps, censors every health agency and controls social media

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        • Jason Ingledue on

          Lorde Bronan How about his trade wars with allies and saying he’s willing to take the Panama Canal and Greenland by force? His solution for Israel/Palestine is that Palestine gives up everything they want lol, oh and Ukraine Russia he was gonna solve on day 1. How’s that going? Bunch of delusional cultists. Ps the democrats are a bunch hypocritical low effort corporate stooges too but at least I never saw liberal voters sniffing Bidens farts and saying it smelled good like you MAGA clowns.

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        • Brian Stanton on

          Jason Ingledue so every Biden liberal didn’t defend his mental decline for years, prop him up like he was going to save us from Trump, and overall weekend at Bernie’s his ass. Sounds like they sniffed bidens farts to me. But whatever.

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        • Jason Ingledue on

          Brian Stanton Voters? No. Many of his fellow politicians? Yeah. You expect politicians to stand by their party tho. Most liberals i saw online were begging Biden to drop out well before he finally did. While most MAGA swore Trumps tariffs were bluffs or super smart and definitely not gonna hurt Americans 🤦‍♂️

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        • Andrew Applegate on

          Adrien Adetention camp, is that what you call all prisons for criminals? The plan is to put illegal aliens that actually break other laws here or where they came from, in Cuba. You know, murders and rapists, gang members that hurt people, that sort. You’re against putting that type in prison?

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        • Adrien A on

          Andrew Applegate You apparently have a lot of faith and trust in the government of a man who lies relentlessly if you think they’re only going to go after immigrants who have committed crimes. (https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-us-criminals-other-countries-incarceration-2021789) It’s no stretch for Trump to say, nah, we’ll start sending US citizens to Guantanamo.

          One of the biggest myths Trump has pushed since at least 2015 is that the reason for so many of our problems is immigrants. He wants you to believe that is why most people are struggling financially. The real reason is that rich elitists like him and his buddies Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos continue to get richer and richer.

          A real populist would be pushing for laws mandating large employers share profits with all employees. A real populist would be pushing for laws which say that the CEO of a company can’t earn more than 20x the lowest-paid employee. A real populist would be taxing the wealthy and corporations to pay to repair our crumbling infrastructure, to pay for better schools and to hire enough teachers, etc.

          I don’t hate Trump supporters, it’s just sad how they have been convinced that immigrants or lefties are their enemy. Leftists and rightists aren’t enemies – the system that allows the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer is the enemy of both. And that system is unrestrained capitalism. I don’t a free market, I want a fair market. Biden’s DOJ at least started ramping up antitrust enforcement against the likes of Google, and his IRS started ramping up tax law enforcement against the rich.

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        • Andrew Applegate on

          Adrien Ait’s sad that you call me a Trump supporter when you don’t even know me I’m a supporter of the American people. I have police officer friends who have witnessed some of the ice raids. They are not picking up just average illegals. They are currently just searching for criminal illegals and that is from police officers the daily interact with ice and other government agencies. I have zero faith in any government I’m not an idiot.

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        • Adrien A on

          Colin Jasper A populist supports policies that help the working people of that country, and yeah a lot of that will include regulating markets. Unregulated markets help create monopolies and concentrate wealth at the top. No thanks, I’ll take a system that doesn’t screw over workers to help the rich.

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        • Andrew Applegate on

          Adrien Aso you’re saying you don’t have a choice in who you purchase products from? That’s how you stop monopolistic activity, you make choices in a pure capitalist system before monopoly forms. You think our government protects you? Politicians take money from corporations to their benefit, not for ours. Dems or republicans, no difference

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      • Stephen Thornhill on

        David Allard liberals are freaking terrorists if you go against what their peanut brains think they can’t handle it

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      • Jay Ramahi on

        David Allard yep cuz u absolutely won’t find it from right wingers 🤡 Here I’ll prove it. Since you believe in fReEdOoM…how about trans people be allowed to exist?

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        • Dani Khaos on

          Stefan Wragge-Morley we are actually the only ones I can read and have free thought without being brainwashed by the media and the political parties

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        • Brenden Worthington on

          Dani Khaos You’re just brainwashed from your “independent” media that grifts off people who think they know better. It’s all a lie

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        • Brenden Worthington on

          Dani Khaos Care to share these “credible and unbiased” sources? Because every libertarian I’ve ever encountered was a just a conservative bootlicker in disguise

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        • Dani Khaos on

          Brenden Worthington that’s not a Libertarian then because we have moderate views some things we like conservative views on some things we like liberal views on but most Libertarian definitely do swing a little bit more right just because the values are more in line with the Constitution

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        • Brenden Worthington on

          Dani Khaos Idk, people think they’re in the middle but our media bias baseline has always skewed to the right. That’s how they convince you things like healthcare for all are radical ideas when every other democratic nation has it for their citizens. With higher life expectancies than we do.

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        • Gabe De La Torre on

          Brenden Worthington a libertarian is just a Republican who is embarrassed and doesn’t have the balls to admit they are a Republican.

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        • Cale Allen on

          Gabe De La Torre nah, we’re moderates who realize that all the division fostered by the corrupted scum on either end of the political spectrum are the reason why shit has been so screwed for so long 🤡

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        • Gabe De La Torre on

          Cale Allen I can respect that but that doesn’t represent most libertarians well the ones I have encountered .

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        • Cale Allen on

          Gabe De La Torre you’ve encountered people who don’t know what libertarian means, then. Or, maybe like you said, embarrassed Republicans 😂

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    62. Chad Vincent Baker on

      As long as they keep making amazing music I don’t give a shit. Political opinions don’t make me love their music more or less.

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    63. Phil Henderson on

      That a band having people with different political opinions in it is news really goes to show how intolerant people have become of political differences

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    65. Eric Becker on

      This article starts out a little odd from the author. The only LP I have ever known supports 2A policy and the Mises Caucus is an example of what the LP was. The left wing hijackers of the LP do not reflect true Libertarian philosophy. Leftist Libertarians reflect Communist philosophy as Lenin describes in his writings of subverting the LP. Secondly, yellow ticket candidates running under red ticket isn’t anything new. This is what strong Libertarian candidates do that want to successfully introduce Libertarian policy in a two party system. By the author’s logic Dave Smith would be thought of equally to Phil. Not that any of this matters. I just think it’s absurd to speak of right wing politics as it’s a bad thing or that being a right leaning Libertarian is somehow a distortion of what it means to be Libertarian.

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    67. Thomas J Moony on

      ….libs big mad rn…… Your not the resistance of the MEDIA Hollywood, business Shjt anything is behind you .. keep acting tough, you support dudes as women… Keep that in mind cody

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    68. Spenser Dark on

      He’s actually moderately critical of Trump if you listen to Tim Pool’s podcast which Tim hosts/co-hosts from time to time. He’s a pretty reasonable and intelligent guy

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    70. Derek Ruggia on

      idc what anyone says. you can’t be a metal or punk musician and a chud, they’re supposed to be opposite things.

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    75. David Oliver on

      Who cares , it’s all bullshit . Left , right who cares if you’re a good person I’ll hang with ya . If we have political differences, then cool . But yo get butt hurt about it or unfriend someone either in real life or online is just stupid .

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      • Aaron Hamlin on

        David Oliver 2025 and your still a child who thinks politics do not matter or reflect who a person is at their core …shame

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    76. Daniel Baxter on

      i’m starting to hate american bands in general. your politics you like to boast about are retarded. just make fucking music. people outside america don’t give a shit.

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    79. Lorde Bronan on

      This is a good thing. I’m glad he’s not a woke loser. This will cause him to gain fans and popularity. No one likes woke bands.

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    82. Don Kakascik on

      If you can’t allow different opinions to exist, it’s because you doubt the ones you have, but are afraid to change.

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    87. David Robert on

      Well, we know which way this magazine leans.

      The reason most Libertarians lean right. Is because Freedom is right wing ….

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    88. Kyle Toureen on

      Absolutely love all the libs melting down. The party of big pharma, big tech and pedophilia upset when normal things occur

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    91. Bobby Seelye on

      lol. especially Jason Richardson.. liberal AF. I had to unfollow him during Trump first presidency.. Non-stop I hate Trump posts.

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    94. Lenny Schepise II on

      Im really getting sick and tired of people saying dumb shit like “This is not a reason to stop being friends with somebody.”

      Hey man/lady. Nobody HAS to be friends with anybody.

      It’s nobody’s job to put up with you. That’s you parents job.

      Maybe try the MIRROR when everybody leaves.

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    98. Aaron Ballew on

      Anyone that cares or thinks anyone in either political party gives a fuck about anything but their donors and their own interests, is absolutely insane and frankly dumb as fuck. It’s embarrassing what we’ve become, a bunch of poor to middle class morons who can’t think for themselves.

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    99. Matt Rachubka on

      Band hasn’t made an album that was listenable to since Overcome. That was 17 years ago…Fall of Ideals will always be perfection though.

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    100. Jacob Gibbons on

      I agree with him on how he put cancel culture but I don’t believe it was ever as bad as he puts in and he wanted to be a victim. It was always about intent and the people who said awful things with ill intent were cancelled and the people who said awful things jokingly were spared. It just so happens that a solid chunk of politicians and pseudo celebrities that said bad shit and just sucked in general had bad intentions so they cried victim rather than get better and that became a whole brand.

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    101. Matthew Burton on

      Phil labonte doesn’t do anything besides what main stream narratives tell him to do. That is when Israel isn’t having him top them off

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    102. Mick Ervien on

      Boy some of you totally lost what this article was about. He is saying it doesn’t matter what your political belief is you can still unite in metal and be friends. Thats what makes being an American so great believe what you want but respect those who believe different!

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        • Joshua Burat on

          Colin Adams the irony of separating oneself from others because they apparently separate themselves from each other must be lost on you

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        • Kristina Marcie on

          Jesse Henthorn like, I don’t even get why they’re insulted. It’s like when you call them racist. They don’t like people of color – so why do they care if they get called racist? They LOVE Nazi shit, so why is being called a Nazi an insult?

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        • Tim Darnell on

          Jesse Henthorn every time you accuse someone of being Hitler because of your own stupidity and insecurity, you disparage everyone that suffered at the hands of Hitler.

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        • Jesse Henthorn on

          Tim Darnell untrue. You can make analogies to situations, people and events who might behave in a similar manner. Those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it. Stop being apologetic to the cheeto and be an American.

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        • Jesse Henthorn on

          Tim Darnell His dictator for a day scorched earth policy is exactly what Hitler did to rise to power in Germany. It’s almost the same playbook. Hitler also attacked human rights immediately and disenfranchised minority groups – such as Trump is doing with immigrants through birthrate and the absolute dismantling of transgender/gay rights. Hitler tried to control all communication – Trump has blocked federal health care correspondence and communications. Hitler tried to consolidate and abuse power. Trump is doing the same thing by eliminating groups, mass firings and abusing executive privilege. Hitler abused lies to separate Germany from one another. Trump does the exact same thing; he’s probably told more lies than truths at this point. Trump has tried to shake the integrity and foundation of free and fair elections. How many more goddamn parallels do you need?

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        • Tim Darnell on

          Jesse Henthorn there are no parallels, you’re just a hateful moron to be honest. No human rights have been attacked nor minorities disenfranchised. When you are here illegally, you’re breaking the law, you get deported. That’s about as basic as it gets. Transgenders have the same rights as everyone else. What you can’t do is mutilate children on a whim. When someone is an adult and decides to follow through on their mental illness instead of getting help, that’s their choice. Trump helped open communication by not censoring anyone. No health care has been affected by his EOs. Abusing power is eliminating wasteful spending and money laundering? Nope. Free and fair elections is paper ballots and IDs with voting on one day, not machines that are capable of being hacked, ballots after hours, and mail in ballots that can be manipulated and dumped en masse. It does seem to me that you have forgotten about all of the EOs of biden and obama. You liberal fools are so good at projecting but so terrible at using common sense.

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        • Kenny Brown on

          Colin Jasper how do I sound like an authoritarian? By calling out authoritarianism? That’s not how it works. I’m not telling you to follow a strict authority. I’m saying there shouldn’t be one.

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        • Colin Jasper on

          Kenny Brown authoritarians group their enemies together by using vague and nebulous terms so they can then do evil to them. Hence you grouping those 3 together make you sound like an authoritarian.

          Remember the its okay to punch a nazi meme? Well if you think that way, a lot of people you just don’t like appear to be nazis. Its basic psychology

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      • Anil Kakar on

        Mick Ervien When the candidate is a Nazi and you go out of your way to support and defend him, fuck you, your music included. These aren’t regular times and that dude was not a regular candidate.

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        • Mick Ervien on

          Anil Kakar
          WOW! I never said what side I was on, but it’s obvious where you stand. The last four years I never heard any Republican Democrat or Independent say anything about Nazi but now that the Democrats have lost I see a lot of hate being thrown around because people don’t believe like them. That sound very familiar wouldn’t you say. There is nothing anyone can do about the outcome now I am just saying why can’t we unite in our love for music?

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        • Anil Kakar on

          Mick Ervien I wasn’t directing the ire at you but Phil. In his first 2 weeks in Office 47 has followed the Fascism playbook to the letter. I loved his music but that he used his modicum of fame to platform and amplify the hatred that is going to hurt so many people, is the reason I won’t support artists like him. It’s personal to me and I can separate that but everyone can do what they wish, of course.

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      • Mario Alejandro on

        Mick Ervien no. You’re the one missing the point. Difference of opinion means we can be friends with people if they like strawberry jam instead of grape.

        It does not mean we are friends with people that believe that certain groups of people deserve less rights than others. You can take that nazi bullshit and shove it.

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      • Carlos Martinez Montes on

        Mick Ervien screw that. It’s one thing to compromise on certain differences, but some things are just beyond the pale.

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      • Nick Johnston on

        Mick Ervien that’s sacrilege to the left lol conform to every single talking point of theirs or they’ll try to have to ostracized

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      • Richie Villafuerte on

        Mick Erviennah. Human rights are not up for debate. We shouldn’t debate whether a woman has autonomy of her own body. We shouldn’t debate whether not put for debate persons agency to identify how ever they wish. It’s should not be for debate whether some can love and be with another person. You don’t debate with fascists .

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      • David Ackley on

        So we should respect the poeple that just attacked you for what you believe? Yeah, I don’t think so, they havent’ earned it and I don’t respect people who resort to personal attacks just because they don’t agree with you.

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      • Adam Courtney on

        Mick Ervien sorry, no one needs to respect beliefs that harm people… because beliefs very rarely come without actions and consequences.

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    107. Matthew Burks on

      He’s friends with Tim Pool? What a fucking loser! If his bandmates can’t ditch him, then they’re losers too.

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    110. TJ Scott on

      Bet you anything any MAGA supporter couldn’t say what is politically happening right now without speaking in generalities.

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    111. Ralph Brooks on

      As usual all the people on the left in here showing why they can’t be reasoned with and why they lost, and will continue to lose.

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    112. Patrick Allen on

      If who a person votes for dictates whether you like them….you are a fkn weirdo. You gotta be under 30. Back in the day NOBODY had a clue who anyone voted for. People actually got offended if you asked and it was kept secret. And everyone got along….regardless of who they voted for. Now some of you weird fks make it your whole personality. Your entire personality is regurgitated shit from whatever media outlet you follow that supports your political beliefs. People are turning to retarded robots

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    116. Chevy Murray on

      I see the metal scene has been subverted by neckbeard virgin commies… no matter, you’re also sore losers. The rest of you with common sense, make metal great again!

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    117. Hans Hatman Roos on

      “Toe the party line or we’ll… You can’t think for yourself or have your own, reasonable opinions…we’ll… Try to cancel you, bigot!!! 😭😭😭”

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    123. Michael Mitchell on

      Artical: he co-host on tim pools right wing podcast.

      Tell me you’ve never listened to the podcast without telling me. Pool doesn’t like Republicans (talking specifically government).

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    125. Steve Patrick on

      Politics is just pro-wrestling in suits.
      Only difference is that most pro-wrestling fans are smart enough to understand it’s all fake.

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    127. Kyle Perry on

      It’s wild people think you can only be friends with one side or the other. Those are the people that make everything about politics and no one wants to be around those people anyway 🤷🏻. I’m friends with red/blue and I thought both choices were a dumpster fire.

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    128. Camden Logan Langford on

      Dude used to be reasonable but he polarized himself pretty hard on twitter and is stuck in that negative feedback loop. Like most alt right folks COVID broke his brain

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    134. Ivan Steadman on

      I remember when i was young, nobody told anybody who they voted for, hell you knew mom voted left and dad voted right and they didnt even talk politics. What happened to that? Now its like rooting for your favorite football team

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    135. Scott Hobson on

      Anybody want to quote him saying anything “crazy right wing maga”? He’s a simple, smart, common sense guy. Woooooooh, crazy right?

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    136. Jesse Jaehnig on

      Gen-X metal listener here, everyone I know that listens to metal voted for trump. Even 8 years ago 3 of the 4 members of slayer voted for trump. And none of us really care that some of our friends voted the other way. The loud mouth liberals have become such a bunch of petty crybabies.

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      • Danny Bailey on

        Jesse Jaehnigtrump is literally trying to annex our closest ally and is screwing over the American people to do it. Supporting his deranged lunacy is dumb. Cheerleading it is just evil. Don’t be a scumbag like him

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    138. Justin Hardman on

      the article calls Tim Pool a right winger. the left keeps shifting further left making people like Tim and Joe Rogan right wingers. both were Bernie bros and have endorsed liberal ideas most of their life.

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        • Montana Linderman on

          Matthew Cory Adam Pierce i mean hes not so 😂😂😂😂 all you lefties do is read a headline and spread it. No research, no nothing. He licensed a show to a youtube channel. He got no money from russia lol nor is he right wing because im considered right wing and theres alot me and him disagree on lol. He’s what the left used to be bef9re you guys went batshit crazy. He voted for obama and bernie lol.

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        • Matthew Cory Adam Pierce on

          Montana Linderman pool literally reads head lines and get things wrong all the time. He’s a fence sitter that can’t make a stand or he’ll lose his right wing dominated audience.

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        • Matthew Cory Adam Pierce on

          Montana Linderman what happened recently when he had a lefty on his show (pretty sure the vocalist of All that Remains was a guest too) that he went to fact check the leftist claims and was shown that Tim pool was wrong and the leftist was right (which happens all the time on Dim Tools show)

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        • Montana Linderman on

          Matthew Cory Adam Pierce not even true 😂😂😂 i watch damn near every episode and he is very fair and very center. Lieke i said im considered right wing and hes left of me. Hes fine with abortion. Hes fine with universal healthcare. Trust me dude hes not right wing lol

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        • Matthew Cory Adam Pierce on

          Montana Linderman I mean it just happened….I could link a video where he was wrong but I don’t think it would be helpful since you’re immune to facts.

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        • Jason Cage on

          Montana Linderman Just because you are further to the right than pool doesn’t mean pool isn’t right wing. Hitler was to the right of Mitch McConnell. That hardly makes Mitch a leftist. He “advocates” for certain left positions, but all of his fire goes to his right wing proclivities.

          I don’t know why you would think you can judge whether or not he’s right wing when you, yourself, are right wing. We don’t ask klan members who they think is racist.

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        • Sean Waldon on

          Montana Linderman well you don’t have to answer my previous question because you just did with this response. You don’t think he is right wing because you are a right wing extremist. You probably got a pardon from Trump for 1/6 didn’t you?

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        • Montana Linderman on

          Sean Waldon lol im def not an extremist. But uhh whatever you wanna think i guess bud. You people are goofy asf

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        • Brian Monroe on

          Matthew Cory Adam Pierce Why should anyone take you seriously? How do I know you’re not getting paid by Russians?

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        • Sheryl Dean on

          Matthew Cory Adam Pierce you obviously havent, or you would know he reads articles, not headlines. You would also know he isn’t a part of tennet media and was not paid by russia.
          You just know what youre told. Probably by some lefty waco who is weirdly obsessed with him like sam seder, or maybe that cuck destiny.

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        • Matthew Cory Adam Pierce on

          Sheryl Dean again just recently he had a leftist on his show and when he actually read the articles he was proven wrong.

          I behoove you to watch Timbah On Toasts exposé in Tim Pool. It’s clear as day what he does.

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        • Sheryl Dean on

          Matthew Cory Adam Pierce I’ve never said he wasnt ever wrong. He admits it all the time. But if youre referring to that kid luke beasley, he was never proven wrong and beasley had 0 evidence to back up any of his claim.

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        • Matthew Cory Adam Pierce on

          Sheryl Dean he clearly looked up what Luke (Thank you couldn’t remember his name) and then all that fire and vinegar Dim had was gone because Luke was right.

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        • Sheryl Dean on

          Matthew Cory Adam Pierce lol no, Luke wasn’t right. You watched a shortened clip. Watch the whole thing….. lol

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        • Jakob Bozman on

          Sheryl Dean Luke was right. The only “short” version was put out by Tim and his butt buddies that cut off the part where Tim had to eat his words. But of course he didn’t admit it. He just got meek.

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        • Sheryl Dean on

          Jakob Bozman lmao tims never had to eat his words with that child. He was more prepared his second go round, but hes never proven tim wrong. I watch full episodes, not clips.

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      • Sean Waldon on

        Montana Linderman what makes you think he isn’t? I have never seen that man’s lips removed from Trump’s ass.

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        • Montana Linderman on

          Sean Waldon then you must not watch him alot. He criticizes trump often. He didnt even votr for trump in 2016. Like hes a real moderate person. He agrees with trump on a few things and you guys label him and say hes kissing trumps ass. You people are disgusting human beings

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      • Jakob Bozman on

        Montana Linderman Tim is absolutely right wing. He is a Russian tool, and spouts nothing but alt right rhetoric

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    143. Erik White on

      It doesn’t matter what my favorite artists’ beliefs are politically. That’s their business. My relationship with them is they entertain me, I pay them fairly for their entertainment. Kid Rock and Selena Gomez are both very talented musicians, and I’ll listen to both of them. Same with athletes, actors. Their jobs are to entertain us and we give them money.

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    145. Erik White on

      If you hate Trump and hate conservative policies… that’s fine. I like Trump, love his policies. We don’t need to agree or argue. When we go to metal shows, we’re there because the culture is about the music, how it touches us, how meaningful the art is to our lives. When I see the purple hair, tattoos, and unshaven armpits, I don’t judge at a metal show, if your hand is up, I’m gonna high 5 you, smile, and scream myself. I love that we’re all there together.

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    146. Adam Cain on

      This comment thread is why aliens don’t talk to us.. so focused on one side or the other.. when you don’t realize that all you’re doing is taking a side that was never yours to take. Believing in lies on one side of the aisle or the other all the while not seeing what’s really going on. The scariest thing is the majority is comfortable with it and their choices that they had no choice over. It is truly become the United States of Entertainment. Metal can be political… politics are not metal

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    149. Dani Khaos on

      And this is why us Libertarians are the best on the political Spectrum because we don’t let people’s difference of political opinions bother us we are cool with both Republicans and Democrats as long as they don’t disrespect us which if you don’t agree with a Democrat they think you’re automatically a Republican and will start verbally or physically attacking you even though we don’t like either side because they don’t do anything to help out the people and equal rights of all of us

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    154. Keith Luster on

      I’m gonna play all that remains all day at work just because yall a bunch of bitches, timcast irl when I first started watching them was considered liberal, but you idiots just keep moving the finish line

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    156. Bert Van on

      Didn’t metal’s roots come from “tearing down the system” and “sticking it to the man”

      Literally nothing more metal to the core than MAGA.

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    157. Basti Nope on

      I always wondered why the American leftwing has lost to someone like trump …this comment sektion has shown me the reason

      Everyone and everything that doesn’t align with your worldview is apparently a nazi, a fascist, hitler and so on.
      No wonder these words mean nothing anymore over there.
      Please stop you’re watering down actual crimes against humanity just so you can screech and feel like you’ve won a meaningless argument ? Shame on all of you idiots

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      • Brandon Head on

        Basti Nope it’s just like how the right wing uses “woke”, “commie”, and “socialism” whenever they don’t like something. It’s gotten to the point that people just use buzzwords because they are too braindead to make an actual point.

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    161. Luke Schroeder on

      I’d love to hear why any one would against removing all the illegal violent criminals from the country, as every one wants to protest against it but I have not heard a single argument as to why they should stay.

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      • Brandon Head on

        Luke Schroeder nobody is against removing violent criminals from the country. Now, many people actively voted FOR a convicted felon…

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        • Luke Schroeder on

          Brandon HeadAh yes, the illegal trial that was past the statute of limitations and the literal trumped up charges from misdemeanor to felony by a politically biased judge and prosecutor that has never happened before and never will again.

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        • Brandon Head on

          Luke Schroeder you can make up your own version of facts all you want. Man is a CONVICTED FELON. Oh, and guilty of sexual assault too

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        • Brandon Head on

          Kyle Stewart proof that he was convicted on 34 felony counts? Yes, that can be easily proven.

          The crimes were falsifying business documents (elevated to felony charges due to being considered part of another crime)

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        • Brandon Head on

          Kyle Stewart I love how facts trigger some people so much that they immediately have to try and change the subject. It’s sad how much people live in denial when their leader does something wrong

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        • Kyle Stewart on

          Brandon Head I am still waiting for the crime. I love how all you say is 34 counts, wasn’t it like 90+ and they got tossed out. You are grasping for straws and it’s hilarious. You are trying to clone clever but you just look like the clown you are.

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        • Brandon Head on

          Kyle Stewart he was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records. I have already stated that. You can ignore it, but that’s your problem.

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        • Kyle Stewart on

          Brandon Head so he got over charged for misdemeanor charges? Got it. Those aren’t felonies, and the statue of limitation on that charge is a year. Again, what felony did he commit?

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        • Kyle Stewart on

          Brandon Head what the crime did he commit? See your little leftist talking points don’t do you any good. Queue calling me a fascist or some new buzzword of the week.

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        • Brandon Head on

          Kyle Stewart ok, instead of working in this circle, he WAS CONVICTED of 34 FELONY counts. This IS a FACT. If you don’t accept that, fine. But it is a FACT.

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        • Kyle Stewart on

          Brandon Head not a fact. It was a kangaroo court. The judge is a demonrat donor. It was a failed political stunt. Keep thinking that though. Hopefully one day you wake up and realize you’re a fucking idiot.

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        • Luke Schroeder on

          Brandon Headlol these are the facts buddy. The trial was null and void from the start. You stomp, pout, and throw all the temper tantrums you want. The American people overwhelmingly voted to return the country to sanity. You’re welcome

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        • Brandon Head on

          Luke Schroeder lol you talk about pouting, but you are the one calling a trial null and void despite the law being against you. Classic cult behavior

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      • Luke Schroeder on

        Brandon HeadYou do understand what statute of limitations are, right? You do understand the difference between misdemeanors and felonies right? Whatever, enjoy your feigned outrage for the next 4 years while the country gets fixed

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        • Brandon Head on

          Luke Schroeder I do understand both those things. You understand that, legally, he was convicted on 34 felony counts, don’t you?

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        • Luke Schroeder on

          Brandon HeadThe charges are nullified because the trial was legally past the statute of limitations, making the trial illegal to begin with. You can say FELON!!!!! until you’re blue in the face. No one cares

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        • Luke Schroeder on

          Matt Rush 🤣🤣🤣 Aaaaand here comes the hypocrisy!! The entire world doubled in price under the last admin and I’ll bet you didn’t have a word to say about it. Now, all the sudden, 2 weeks into his presidency, everything is all Trump’s fault? Spare me

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        • Matt Rush on

          Luke Schroeder He said he’d bring it down. Gas prices are also up. His tariffs screwed up the stock market, which is why they were dropped so quickly. And when are we getting tax free overtime? Republicans control the entire government and they still can’t get anything done.

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        • Luke Schroeder on

          Matt Rush The dude has been in office for 3 weeks. He’s signing executive order after executive order and thousands of illegal criminals have already been detained. Stop trolling

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        • Matt Rush on

          Luke Schroeder Those executive orders are useless. He’s done a lot to help his rich friends but nothing for the people he represents.

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        • Luke Schroeder on

          Matt Rush 🙄 I simply can’t banter with the ignorant. Maybe ask Biden’s admin why so many chicken farms burned down during his term.

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    163. Nick Boyczuk on

      “…That’s normal in my opinion. If you don’t have friends that you disagree with, I feel like that’s abnormal.”

      * comments proceed to be 95% abnormal 🤔

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    165. Luke Owens on

      Imagine someone being a firm believer in the 2nd amendment and calling that “right wing”…this might be why you lost the election…both sides try to put people in boxes…fuck that, blaze your own trail. If you are looking to politicians to make things better, you need to examine your choices…

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    170. Eric Smith on

      Still bizarre seeing him go from a Ron Paul supporter to a Trump supporter. That’s the equivalent of being a fan of Noam Chomsky and then supporting shitty centrist dems like Clinton or Obama.

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    171. Leonard Huber on

      Half my friends I disagree politically but we are friends because we have a shared love of music and other things. Hell most probably don’t even know I lean right because I don’t bring it up

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    172. Jerry Giannakis on

      So what? I’m seek seeing people be divided by politics! As long as You’re not a Hitler or Stalin supporter I’m good with You! Cheers!!

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    175. Corbin Eisel on

      The craziest part about these types of conversations is if most of you took the political compass, you’d probably end up pretty close to social democrat. Because shitty people force the outrageous answers to end up anywhere up and/or right to be what they think they are.

      Everyone is too dishonest about their political identity because they just want to hate the otherside. Newsflash all of you village idiots; it’s not left vs right. It’s bottom vs top. Proletariat vs bourgeoisie.

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    179. Michael Collins on

      People are allowed to believe what they want if we were dictatorial we would be saying “like and believe as we do and change with us daily or you’re a nazi phobic scum bag who we should let die when you get sick because you don’t want to put a science experiment in your body” how many of their own have they already turned on?

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    180. Michael Collins on

      Saying your tolerant them flipping out, screaming at the sky, burning cities down, attacking kids with weapons, going into catholic schools and killing children who have nothing to do with anything, sterilizing children (the ones you don’t abort)with irreversible surgeries, that’s the way for the smart people who hate Trump apparently.

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    182. Cal Yeater on

      Regardless of political affiliation if you cannot sit at the same table with somebody that has a difference of opinion than you because you have been trained to call them Nazis then maybe you are the Nazi

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    185. Tony Mitchell on

      Sorry. I’ve had many Republican friends but I can’t be friends with anyone MAGA. It would be like being friends with a Nazi or a KKK member.

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    186. Scott Pruitt on

      This dude shut this band down and went to the marines and combat. They waited for him to get back. This guy has more guts in his toenail than all the liberal pussies in the world.

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    187. Ronnie Louthain on

      People on the right that want to maintain friendships with others like to talk about “difference in opinion” but that’s not what I have with him and those like him, I have a difference of morality, and I refuse to compromise my morals for any reason and will continue to burn those bridges. If his band mates on the left had the conviction of their morals they’d do the same.

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    194. Chris Themelco on

      Libertarians are just right wingers who don’t like some of their money going to improving the country for everyone 😂…

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    195. Jake Johnson on

      I don’t particularly care about the political opinions of celebrities, which is also kinda the point he’s making. I’d probably disagree with him on quite a few things but I’ve always liked ATR.

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    196. Matthew Matlock on

      When I was a kid I was very patriotic (military family/combat veteran) but also very into punk and anti-government “less government” and pro personal accountability. So naturally I tilted libertarian and more conservative.

      But then I grew up and realized that most punk bands are filled with retarded activists who don’t believe their own message. They’re very pro Democrat establishment, pro war and anti self-defense, the irony.

      It’s cool that Phil is more conservative. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a strong independent person who wants less government and more freedoms.

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      • Matt Rush on

        Matthew Matlock And you think the republicans want less government? One of trump’s first acts was to dictate pronouns. Does that sound like small government?

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      • Matt Rush on

        Cevin Dousino It’s the first plank of their platform. They control all three branches of government, yet all they do is complain.

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    202. Cory Layton on

      Sounds like a bunch of fucking babies in the chat. Crying and repeating things you never verified or thought of on your own. You don’t deserve metal.

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    203. Demetrios Varoumas on

      Phil is like most people. In the center! He said in the article, “I’m like a 90s Democrat.” We take opinions from both sides and figure which suits us. It’s un-American for you to tell people how and what to do with their beliefs. Stay out of my personal life and I stay out of your personal life. Done.

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    206. Timothy Luke Miller on

      “I have never, in my entire life, I’ve never thought politics is a reason to stop being friends with someone.”

      It’s not about politics at this point, but more “Do you align with immoral people?” He seems like the kind of guy that defended Elon’s nazi salute.

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