Posted on 07/28/2020 11:20:07 AM PDT by rktman
One professional rocker has been continuing his social media crusade against Black Lives Matter and, despite his bandmates’ more liberal leanings, has refused to back off of his support for law enforcement.
Metal and hard rock music outlet Loudwire reported on “System of a Down” drummer John Dolmayan’s brave pro-police support. The musician posted a photo of an NYPD uniform patch to his Instagram account on July 24 and captioned the social media post with pro-”Blue Lives” sentiment. He wrote, “Very proud to have received this gift and will always support the men and women who put their lives on the line to help protect society.”
In addition to backing the blue, Dolmayan also threw out a scathing rebuke of both the Black Lives Matter organization and the professional American sports leagues that have made weak-minded gestures of solidarity with the openly-Marxist movement.
Dolmayan added, “I’m also thankful to the NBA, NFL, and MLB for kneeling in solidarity with BLM and showing that major sports franchises much like most corporations are all about the look and keeping the dollars rolling in.” Yep, at the very least, we all get a clear picture of who’s on our side and who isn’t.
Though Dolmayan’s opinions are opposed to that of his band’s leader, singer Serj Tankian, both have agreed to disagree and they still appreciate their friendship and professional relationship. Commenting on Dolmayan’s posts in June, Tankian touted his “love and respect” for the drummer, “irrespective of our extremely polarized political commentary and difference.”
Whoa, civil political discourse among professional musicians in the time of Black Lives Matter. That’s pretty metal, bro.
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TX!
We know how contrary drummers are by nature.
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You’re welcome. I remember it was big in 2001 because I remember watching it in the break room during Tech School in the USAF.
LOL
I saw them live, in concert, while I was in High School in 2004.
What.
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Night!
“...in 2001 because I remember watching it in the break room during Tech School in the USAF....” Well that sure made me feel REAL old. LOL! Notice tag line.
72?
Ah, the Punk Rock of the early/mid 2000's.
What a time to be young!
Are you shaving yet? :)
Rush's Neil Peart was of the opposite political spectrum to his bandmates too.
I think that’s the only song I know.
I used to play with a bottle of vodka and a bottle of Jack Daniels on the floor next to me :-) I played in a bunch of bands in my youth
A high school with about 200 guitarists and three drummers :-)
Thank God I couldn’t see the future me then :-)
2004 is about when I shaved for the first time (wink)
I think I heard “Aerials” about two or three times, but that’s it for me too.
I remember Shakira”s “Whenever, Wherever” was big then too.
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Good to hear. But I never heard of your band. Not surprising though, if the music has been made in the last 25 years and I’ve heard of it, it must have been really mainstream.
I think that they are Syrians, so they probably have a different view of things.
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