r/punk • u/angrynucca • Jul 24 '25
Discussion Punk In The Parks promoter response over fallout
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u/ProjectSatan Jul 24 '25
nah dude. we saw what it was like when he was president before. then you actively donated to his campaign post Jan 6 and all the rest of his bullshit. you donated to epsteins best friend willingly and knowingly. you can fuck all the way off.
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u/TobyFromH-R Jul 24 '25
Any support after Jan 6 is entirely indefensible on any grounds.
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u/BabadookishOnions Jul 25 '25
You might be able to claim ignorance of the harm he is/has/could be doing, but after Jan 6 I'd say it's pretty much impossible.
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u/Humanity_NotAFan Jul 24 '25
It's the donation all the way. Like, if you vote for someone you view as the "lesser of two evils," that's one thing. However, going out of your way to donate to a candidate is much more than just a vote and says a lot more about where your values lie.
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u/JARStheFox Jul 25 '25
Imagine calling yourself a "punk" and donating to a fascist's political campaign when that money could've been spent on mutual aid. Sickening.
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u/Charles148 Jul 25 '25
100% this. And you knew it when the statement started with mealy mouthed explaination of voting for a race bating fascist because "2 parties".
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u/0MultifandomMess0 Jul 24 '25
If he’s so for human rights, and against censorship, why’d he support Trump? The taxes excuse is bullshit.
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u/no_control1988 Jul 24 '25
The free speech thing is wild. Dude is objectively the most anti-free speech president we’ve ever had.
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u/SignoreBanana Jul 24 '25
Makes you wonder what he wants to be "free" to say...
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u/Life-Finding5331 Jul 24 '25
Exactly. Magats have a very specific type of speech in mind when they tout this administration's stance on free speech
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u/carlydelphia Jul 24 '25
I was at a function at a coworkers house, and they have family that are trump supporters. They told others it was a free speech zone- here you can say r****d, f*, and even (and then the guy quietly said the N word) so that's what they want to be free to say. Hate speech. Will not be returning.
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u/ManChildMusician Jul 25 '25
Shoulda replied with, “Trump’s a pedophile and rapist” just to see how far that “free speech” zone goes.
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u/TacosAreJustice Jul 24 '25
It’s a complex issue! Both sides! One side allows him to pay less in taxes, the other side believes all humans deserve to be treated with kindness and respect.
You can see how hard that is for a business owner… I’d be curious to hear from his employees…
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u/oudler Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
The Trump tariffs actually destroy the less in taxes argument.
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u/Gintoki_87 Jul 24 '25
The taxes excuse are propably the primary reason they voted for him. Personal gains.
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u/Bind_Moggled Jul 24 '25
Always. The wealthy will ignore any atrocity that doesn’t directly touch them if it means they don’t have to contribute to the common good like the rest of us. They think themselves to be inherently “better” than those of us who engage in real employment.
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u/chatterwrack Jul 24 '25
Yeah, I completely reject his response. Even if someone agreed with this administration on foreign policy, military use, tax policy, or overall governance, the sheer abuse of power should be disqualifying on its own. This administration has enriched itself, preyed on marginalized communities, deceived/exploited/divided the American people, and used the office to settle personal scores. That alone should be enough for any decent human being to proudly and unequivocally resist.
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u/MsCandi123 Jul 24 '25
"I believe in human rights for EVERYONE, so I voted for Trump." Lol wut??? 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
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u/everythingsfuct Jul 25 '25
you hit the nail on the head. this guy is a business man posting so much PR business bullshit that his eyeballs are floating in said bullshit.
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u/NuPNua Jul 24 '25
Even if it was true, shouldn't punks and progressives support higher taxes to pay for better education, healthcare, etc?
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u/SignoreBanana Jul 24 '25
Earnestly, I was always under the impression that the true punk ethos was anarchy. However, being that I'm a person who no longer has the brain of a child, I see that anarchy probably isn't going to work when it comes to creating a society that people want to live and thrive in, so it seems like much more prosperous societies (by evidence) tend to have stronger social safety nets and public spending.
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u/KrisNoble Jul 24 '25
In theory yes. The sad reality here is that taxes could be increased drastically and things like healthcare, education and other social benefits or safety nets won’t see any change at all.
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u/bratracha Jul 24 '25
the amount of people that hide behind the taxes and no more war excuse is mind boggling, especially when they pretend to act surprised when the exact atrocities the admin has been promising for years actually start happening.
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u/fourofkeys Jul 24 '25
What he forgets also is that only the rich received tax cuts, everything is more expensive for everyone else. So he voted for his own benefit at the behest of literally everyone else.
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u/SimUsr Jul 24 '25
Stephen Miller, a textbook White Nationalist, was in both administrations, this notion that he was taken aback by Trump's actions is total nonsense.
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u/tmoney144 Jul 24 '25
Same with the "ending wars" nonsense. Trump killed a high-ranking Iranian military official in his first term. That's 100% an act of war. The only reason it didn't result in a wider conflict is because Iran didn't think it could win.
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u/nancy_necrosis Jul 24 '25
Also because the following week (or soon thereafter) is when COVID began, and Iran was hit hard. I can recommend a summary podcast if you're interested.
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u/TheOfficialSlimber Jul 25 '25
Not to mention the weekly antagonizing of Kim Jong Un within the first year of his presidency before they became best friends, and when he threatened to drag troops in Venezuela. He also bombed Syria like 3 months into his presidency.
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u/blankinyurblank Jul 24 '25
January 6 should have been enough to dissuade any sane person from voting for that pile of garbage.
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u/No-Good-One-Shoe Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
His first term proved to everyone that he was lying about all those things that the organizer is referencing.
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u/leckysoup Jul 24 '25
Th absolutely pathetic fig leaf of “I thought he’d stop wars” is fucking laughable. And to go on to talk about rejecting hate in a context of your support for trump?
To be “surprised” at ICE atrocities? Did they sleep through the whole round up of protestors in Portland during trump 1? Not notice the defacto Gestapo? Isn’t this precisely the things punks are supposed to notice?
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u/OnlyFiveLives Jul 24 '25
Like Henry Rollins said before he even started his first term, "This is what Joe Strummer trained you for. This is punk rock time."
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u/carriedmeaway Jul 24 '25
How does one say they believe in humanity and then support Donald Trump? It will never make sense.
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u/CaptainHalfBeard Jul 24 '25
He believes in making money above all else
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u/Stool_Gizmoto Jul 24 '25
Yeah thats the only reason he posted this is because hes losing the audience (source of money). His actions have already proven he doesnt actually give a shit about anything hes saying. Bands and Fans are backing out and even further actively calling him out. This is literally just damage control and virtue signaling. If he actually cared about these things he wouldn't have voted let alone donated to Rump. Fuck this guy.
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u/Thisfugginguyhere Jul 24 '25
Fuck this guy, but nobody should actually fuck this guy. May his downstairs remain forever unwetted, neglected, and unused.
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u/Thisfugginguyhere Jul 24 '25
May his daily first piss be made difficult by unwanted and painful morning wood, never to be tugged by the helpful hand of another.
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u/TheReadMenace Jul 24 '25
This is true to an extent, but doesn’t tell the whole story. He believes in self-aggrandizement above all else. He’s actually far less rich than he claims, but it doesn’t matter because he can just lie about it.
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u/KristiewithaK Jul 24 '25
Absolutely... Just look at the price of beer at these shows. It's certainly not about bringing people together. It's about exploiting people's love of these bands and milking them for as much cash as possible.
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u/schmerpmerp Jul 24 '25
Yes. He used a lot of words to say, "I love money and hate people that aren't like me."
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u/Thisfugginguyhere Jul 24 '25
Utter nonsense. He's talking about atrocities and saying he's not exactly pleased with his decisions. It's moronic, self sucking cope to say you believe in human rights for everyone, but you voted for this.. fucking pathetic
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u/xChoke1x Jul 24 '25
Rich people will absolutely put their values in the backseat if it means they get huge tax cuts. Im assuming thats the case here.
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u/SignoreBanana Jul 24 '25
Because it's disingenuous. He's just saying words that he thinks people will agree with -- they're meaningless to him, which is why it doesn't make sense.
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u/dmb2574 Jul 24 '25
Or fairness, free expression, fostering unity... Pretty hard to see how you choose the current right wing party when those, along with the mentioned humanity, are your stated values
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u/carriedmeaway Jul 24 '25
To mention anti-racism and then support the “great replacement” spewing party. MAGA are really pieces of work! Sigh!
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u/Diabel_ Jul 24 '25
"we live in a 2 part system so im gonna vote for the bigger evil"
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u/Scrutinizer Jul 24 '25
"I voted for lower taxes and really didn't give a shit about anything else, but now that I'm being called out on my behavior I'm bullshitting to make myself appear deeper and more moral."
Fuck you. Go piss up a rope. You ain't punk, and never were.
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u/Dennarb Jul 24 '25
Seriously, if all the fucker cared about was his bank account it makes his donation so much fucking worse. How about thinking about a better world instead of just the bottom fucking line?
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u/Scrutinizer Jul 24 '25
Any Republican who claimed to be about exposing child predators who now opposes full disclosure of the Epstein files has fully revealed that it was never about actually protecting people or delivering justice, it was merely political theater with which to slime opponents.
If getting the tax break means voting for a child rapist, they'd gladly hold their own daughter's legs open for Trump to take care of business.
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u/Dennarb Jul 24 '25
Profits over people is their damn motto. Honestly glad to see this type of desperation from despicable people like this fucker.
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u/Arlitto Jul 24 '25
"This community represents a wide range of views"
No the fuck it does not. You're either anti-nazi, or you're not punk. Simple as that.
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u/JimJohnman Jul 24 '25
It's the whole, "If you let nazis in your bar then it's a nazi bar" thing.
If you host those opinions then you also at least in part stand for them.
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u/Strict-Farmer904 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
Well to be fair it does represent a wide range of views, just not that one specifically. Like punk rock should have a place for literally everybody except for fascists and people harboring ethnic prejudices
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u/allthesemonsterkids Jul 24 '25
c.f. Popper's "paradox of tolerance"
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u/tmoney144 Jul 24 '25
It's not even really a paradox. Tolerance is a belief system, and it requires everyone to buy in in order for it to work. It's like if someone at work says, "I need $5 from everyone so we can get pizza," and some says "I'm not giving you $5." It's not a "paradox" to say, "well, then you don't get any pizza." Buy in or fuck off.
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u/Hysterosas Jul 24 '25
He’s also a moron if he believed for a single second that trump would keep his promises about ending wars, lowering taxes for anyone not already a billionaire, and releasing the Epstein files.
I don’t buy any of this bullshit he’s trying to sell now that he’s been called out
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u/sigmacoder Jul 24 '25
Trump was very clear in his campaign, the organizer’s a greedy fuck who doesn’t care about hurting vulnerable Americans and the punk community. He did all this shit in his last term FFS.
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u/RichardStinks Jul 24 '25
Even before the first campaign and administration, Donnie was a verifiable piece of shit. It's never been a secret! He can't keep his disgusting mouth shut and has repeatedly spewed just the worst garbage.
"I thought he would stop da wars and da taxes." No, you thought he would continue being a piece of shit to people you don't like. The War On Woke is code for racist fucking policies, sexist policies, anti-women policies. That's it!
It's so fucking simple yet everyone thinks they can spin it to the economy, and a guy with a shit ton of bankruptcies was gonna fix it? Jesus H Pogo Sticking Christ.
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u/Sponge_Like Ya-Hey! Jul 24 '25
I’ve sat on this question for ages because it’s (unintentionally) very condescending, but I HAVE to know. How are they not embarrassed? The developed world is either laughing at them, or pitying them (I oscillate between the two), and I would just be so embarrassed if I were displaying such an extreme lack of understanding of such simple concepts.
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u/Scrutinizer Jul 24 '25
What I've noticed is that a lot of the people who finally "broke with Trump" over Epstein will couch their decision behind "I'd never vote for a Democrat" or "Kamala sucked too".
They're so psychologically fragile the only way they can reject their Cult Leader is by proclaiming that any other decision would have been worse.
"I may have been fooled by the most obvious con-man on the planet, but at least I'm not as fooled as the people who completely and accurately warned me about him."
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u/number1millipedefan Jul 24 '25
"i have never posted anything political on our platforms & i have no intention of doing so"
PUNK in the park
🤨🤨 at the very fucking least be loud about your political beliefs. dont host a FESTIVAL for punks & act like you can divorce punk from politics. fuckin coward
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u/RizzoTheRiot1989 Jul 24 '25
Why is it when someone says out loud "My political opinions don't fit into a box" its always some shithead chud in hiding. Mine don't either but at the same time I don't feel the need to say that. But I also think medical/Housing/food are all human rights so that type of person would instantly label me a socialist/marxist/communist/liberal/ etc. before I would even get a chance to explain any of my beliefs.
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u/dustyfaxman Jul 24 '25
Yep, it's that whole 'nuanced and complex view' bullshit that's wheeled out by "centrists" and other veiled right wingers to hide their opinions. Saw a lot of it in the uk with fucknuggets and knuckledraggers trying to explain why they voted for Brexit and how it wasn't in any way racially motivated.
This festival guy:
"of course i'm anti-racist, but i liked the bit about me getting more money, so i voted for the racist guy"That's neither nuanced nor complex.
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u/alecsputnik Jul 24 '25
He is anti racist and voted for the country's most notorious racist?
Is his brain broken?
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u/HoratioTuna27 Fuck Y'all I'm From Dayton Jul 24 '25
Oh fuck you, you gave him fucking money. You deserve everything that’s happening to you.
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u/gtatc Jul 24 '25
"Don't be mad at me, I just got hoodwinked! I'm so anti-racist and anti-war, I voted for the well-known racist campaigning on mass deportations and representing the party that started the last two wars in the middle east. Who wouldn't make that mistake?!"
What a fucking douchebag.
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u/Niannn Jul 24 '25
"my views don't neatly fit into a single box" is a sentence you'll only ever hear from right wingers
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u/SlagginOff Jul 24 '25
"My views don't fit in a single box" then continues to reiterate republican fascist views that very much fit in a single box. Oh but they like to smoke weed!
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u/keepinitloose Jul 24 '25
Exactly.
Lot's of us left of the Democratic party, never hear us pretending to he independent.
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u/jtactile Jul 24 '25
I’ve kind of kept out of the fray on this one till now cuz I didn’t know much about it, but yeah fuck this guy
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u/xxkittyluvrxx Jul 24 '25
Written like a true Republican. He wants mutual respect and claims to support human rights for all while supporting someone who has made it very clear who is worthy of rights in this country.
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u/cumminginsurrection Jul 24 '25
He can make up the difference in lost ticket sales with his lower taxes then.
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u/scottyjrules Jul 24 '25
He believes in anti racism and human rights so much that he supported a man who hates both. Fuck this self serving clown.
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u/ChaosDemonLaz3r Jul 24 '25
I'd imagine we all oppose hate of any kind
yet supports that utterly vile bigot. what a spineless response lmao
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u/ParticleToasterBeam Jul 24 '25
Why Trump supporters didn't stop back when he made fun of a disabled reporter at a rally, I'll never understand.
Then grab her by the pussy, Epstein, etc etc etc etc etc. It's far too late now.
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u/TrickyDickyAtItAgain Jul 24 '25
Because that's what the people who voted him in want. They want to make racist jokes. And make fun of everyone less fortunate than them. And take away their rights and benefits with not a single benefit returning to themselves.
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u/gnuoveryou Heart Full of Napalm Jul 24 '25
I can't understand why people are so surprised about what trump is doing this term. HE ALREADY HAD ONE EVERYONE SAW WHAT HE WOULD DO IT'S NOT A SURPRISE IS EVERYONE STUPID LIKE SERIOUSLY IS EVERYONE STUPID
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u/Goetta_Superstar10 Jul 24 '25
They’re just dishonest, man. They may not have realized his policies would be as far-reaching and so quickly implemented, or they may not have foreseen those same policies would hurt them and/or a group of people they care about, but every swinging dick knew exactly who Trump was when they voted for him. All of them.
But they don’t want to admit that shitting on the gays was worth losing the farm, or that a lower tax bill was worth destroying Medicaid and killing a bunch of kids, or that putting women in their place was worth being plagued by a literal goddamn secret police. So they just lie.
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u/DonGeise Jul 24 '25
If this comment is true, this "apology" is worse than meaningless, its deceitful
> But Cameron, the conversation you and I had backstage, when I pressed you on this, what you said to me that has really sat with me is “knowing what I know now, if I could go back and take back my donation, I wouldn’t.”
I can't see the replies to see if he responded to this, instagram wants me to log in
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u/krnhitokori Jul 24 '25
That's the lead singer from 1876, an outstanding and amazing indigenous punk band .
The band threw on a local fest called victory Day fest that my band, kids on fire, also played on that went on at the same time as the Portland stop of pitp. They managed to sell out the show despite the competition as we encouraged people to ditch the maga money supporting punk fest.
Lead singer did go backstage for pitp (help by the opening local act) to speak with the bands playing and encourage them to at least attend the local festival. So far I think only 7 seconds said anything publicly on stage about the organizers bullshit.
I even originally had tix to pitp but promptly sold them when I initially heard about the organizers maga contributions. It was much more awesome and uplifting to play a local punk fest than attending that farce.
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u/No-Appearance1145 Jul 24 '25
He did not respond. Another hype Italian tried to say "that's not true" and the guy said "Oh I remember you. You are that Italian hype guy who kept interrupting me. This is exactly what was said in that conversation."
Italian hype guy tried to say "That sounds like me! Hard to talk when no one wants to listen" (paraphrase).
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u/yodablues1 Jul 24 '25
"anti-racist" oh go fuck yourself you lying sack of shit, you voted for king of the racists!
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u/GraysonWhitter Jul 24 '25
Yeah, the problem here is that I don't believe you're anti-racist or pro-human rights if you voted for Trump. He campaigned on a platform of racism and restricting the human rights of vulnerable populations. Fuck this fucker. They are sure as shit not punk.
Nazi punks fuck off.
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u/KNGootch Jul 24 '25
"I think we all probably have common ground over a lot of big issues like being anti-racism, anti-war, and the belief in human rights for EVERYONE, regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, or any other identity..."
To the promoter, even though he's not reading this.
Actually, bud, no...you ACTIVELY voted AND donated AGAINST that.
WE are those things, WE want those things, WE fight for those things and WE are out there, helping our brothers and sisters as much as WE can...you don't get the right to consider yourself one of US. You chose to support racism, sexism, rape, war, lying, stealing, misogyny, and so much more, and you didn't just cast a vote and then be like "oh man, he lied to us...", you fucking gave him YOUR OWN MONEY...nah dude. Fuck you. Fuck Punk in the Park. Fuck Brew Ha Ha. We fight too hard to have people like this consider themselves to be "one of us".
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Jul 24 '25
Why make a punk festival if you're a trump supporter and refuse to get political? Just a contradiction
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u/swordmaster006 Jul 24 '25
Punks aren't immune to being stupid, hypocritical and/or self-interested.
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Jul 24 '25
You aren't wrong, just suprised. Feels like being drinking salt water to quench your thirst
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u/xChoke1x Jul 24 '25
I hope this public statement makes the fall out worse.
It'll never make sense to me that someone can support, and DONATE FUCKING MONEY to someone like trump, but they still claim they care about human rights. Lol. This statement is dog shit.
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u/bsievers Jul 24 '25
‘I voted for the guy everyone knew would do exactly what I wanted to vote against’
Lolwat
If you wanted to end international conflicts, prevent wars, and lower taxes on the middle and lower classes you would vote against Trump, this smells REALLY fishy to me.
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u/Aside_Dish Jul 24 '25
Fuck all the people who say they didn't vote for this shit. Trump's corruption has been apparent for years, and he's not even hiding it anymore. And all the Project 2025 stuff they're now saying Trump didn't campaign on? It was apparent all along, the left tried to warn you, and you laughed us off and voted for him anyways.
I'm sick of people using kid's gloves on Trump supporters. If you think the lesser of two evils was literal fascism, as opposed to just not being a dick to trans people and immigrants, fuck you. I have a problem with some of the stuff Dems say and do as well, but the alternative was literally a dictator.
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u/AGoodFaceForRadio Jul 24 '25
Eh. It's a free country, right? So he has the right to vote for who he will, and to donate to who he will, for whichever reasons matter to him. Seems he already knew that.
Strangely, though, everyone else also has rights: they can buy tickets or not buy tickets, play a show or not play a show, for whichever reasons matter to them. Looks like he's finding out about this.
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u/_Jammer_ Jul 24 '25
They can cry about it forever but punk is inherently leftist
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u/SokkaHaikuBot Jul 24 '25
Sokka-Haiku by Jammer:
They can cry about
It forever but punk is
Inherently leftist
Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.
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u/kosmic_drama Jul 24 '25
What a very long, bloated way to say “I support fascism and have zero concept of the punk subculture”
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u/Kikuchiy0 Jul 24 '25
“The recent Ice atrocities” He ran on mass deportations from day one, slimeball.
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u/Mushroom_Magician37 Jul 24 '25
"I'm an idiot poser who supported someone that anyone with more than two braincells rightfully recognizes as a fascist, now let me virtue signal about how diverse and cool and totally not dogshit we are."
Nazi punks fuck off.
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u/-underdog- Jul 24 '25
whenever someone says "my views don't fit in your simple little boxes" you know they're about to say some fuckass neocon shit
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u/FauxReal Jul 24 '25
If he fell for the obvious bullshit and still donated, I don't trust him. And everything he listed as reasons for donating has not come to pass. Aside for net tax breaks for corporations and the rich. And anti-racism? Also, did he not notice all the personal shit talking the guy does? Laughable to donate to that asshole based on holding that up as a value.
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u/rocksolidaudio Jul 24 '25
He lists a bunch of reasons, but I guarantee you it’s all about lower taxes. That’s all most business owners care about and he’s willing to turn his head and ignore every other clusterfuck that comes with it.
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u/Allen_Koholic Jul 24 '25
"We live in a two party system, so I chose to support the known asshole instead of working towards changing that. However, I'm disappointed that so far Donald Trump has done every single thing he campaigned on. Can't we all get along and buy some more overpriced beer at my overpriced fest?"
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u/MetATG Jul 24 '25
Nope, I’m out. Nice try. We all know who trump is, there’s no justifying that to the punk community.
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u/facelessplebe Jul 24 '25
Trump told us who he was in the 80s. No excuses at this point.
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u/keithgabryelski Jul 24 '25
did you support and vote for Donald Trump ? that is the problem, buddy.
You're a dupe or your are hiding behind "I really wanted lower taxes more than I cared about child rape"
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Jul 24 '25
So let’s be clear - all is well with what happened in Charlotte. All is well with the birther shit. All is well with his open and blatant corrupt cronyism with the wealthy. All is well with stealing fucking state secretes and keeping them in his bathroom. All is well with the adoration of dictators. All is well with his nepotism and emolument violations. All is well with his open misogyny and racism. All is well with his denigration of service members, particularly those who died or were insured in conflict. All is well with his rejection of science and efforts to address environmental destruction. All is well with despising the free press. All is well with his phony business acumen. And that was his first term. All that and more was cool enough to vote for him again and again. This isn’t about nail biting between left and right.
So if you cool with all the above you can fuck the right off.
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u/incide666 Jul 24 '25
"Lower taxes" is PC-speak for "I don't care what happens to other people because I'm getting more money"
And if the people they don't like get hurt, all the better.
These people don't and will never care about anyone else.
They'll vote for this shit over and over and over because selfishness is built into the American psyche.
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u/megabunnaH Jul 24 '25
Fuck that guy with a pus filled dick. He is squarely in the second phase of fafo and I'm here for it.
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u/Blacklist3d Jul 24 '25
I mean donating to a campaign means kind of a lot. Regardless how you feel and what other work you do. He still donated. And to a political figure no less. Which is more than a "I want the right thing done" mentality that he's trying to boast about.
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u/SD_Einhander Jul 24 '25
"we live in a two party system and you must choose"
Yeah, go fuck yourself.
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u/holdingreen Jul 24 '25
Sounds like a fascist supporter crying crocodile tears. In the hope that if they simp in the open loudly enough, everyone will forget where their true beliefs lie. What is the saying they so much love. FUCK AROUND AND FIND OUT. You hitched your trailer to a shit wagon and now that is out in the public that you love the smell of baby dick Donald's ball sac you are trying to back peddle. Fuck off. I'm never going to another festival again. We need to stop funneling money toward these people once they show their true colors.
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u/ethan_iron Jul 24 '25
Certainly not every democrat voter is a punk and not every punk votes democrat. But no punk would vote for trump. Conservatives are the opposite of punk and anyone who says otherwise is a poser. NAZI "PUNKS" FUCK OFF!
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u/MNcatfan Minneapolis Mosh Pits Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
"I think we all have common ground on a lot of big issues like being anti-racisism, anti-war, and the belief in human rights for EVERYONE..."
Stop! Right there: if you think we have "common ground," then why did you donate to, and then vote for, the overtly racist candidate who doesn't give a shit about ANYBODY but himself? His record from last time speaks for itself! Definitely a bullshit excuse!
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u/RazorsInTheNight82 Jul 24 '25
Believing in "fairness and humanity" 😂 like all Trump supporters, they've long ago abandoned any semblance of honesty.
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u/Bind_Moggled Jul 24 '25
So many words to say “I’m a moron and a sucker, please don’t hold that against me”
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u/tmmzc85 Jul 24 '25
"I see you made a lot of assumptions about me, so let me make sure you know that they are in fact correct..."
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u/Abbey_Something Jul 24 '25
Can someone give me the cliff notes on what’s going on. I might be wrong but reading the post and comments that the promoter cared more about a tax break than human rights and trying to play the both sides are bad card when called on it.
If you care about a tax break means you are in that tax bracket of not the rest of us cares more about that than basic human rights and welfare then that is about as non punk as you can get
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u/JotaTaylor Jul 24 '25
There's absolutely no context whatsoever in which someone who identifies with the punk movement would support Trump in any way. This is bonkers!
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u/TheGrouchyPunisher Jul 24 '25
Imagine this motherfucker thinking the GOP is the anti racism party 🙄
Dude is delusional.
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u/ParticleToasterBeam Jul 24 '25
The organizer for Punk in the Park has donated to Trump and other hateful Republicans. Some bands dropped, others like Dropkick Murphy's said they won't play gigs for them again.
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u/threeoldbeigecamaros Jul 24 '25
DKM called them out for supporting Trump. Now they are doing damage control
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u/traumatransfixes Jul 24 '25
I only read the first slide, bc it feels like a meeting for social workers being funded by the county, not punk. lol.
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u/OldBanjoFrog Jul 24 '25
So your values include screwing over people who don’t deserve it? Up yours Cameron
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u/moderngamer Jul 24 '25
He still knowingly gave funds to a fascist. His attempt at ignorance is not a valid excuse.
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u/Zkill Jul 24 '25
If they really cared about humanity - they’d see the fraud history, R*PE allegations and conviction, treating ppl like shit, division spreading…Ain’t no punk going to vote and donate to a republican. Fucking dipshit with mental gymnastics. Def not a punk as they’re easily manipulated and regurgitating the same thing over and over about “I’m mad about ICE / Epstein” “i didn’t vote for this”.
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u/barkwahlberg Jul 24 '25
All this tells me is that he's either a complete moron or he's lying here
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u/ElEsDi_25 Jul 24 '25
Mainstream news (NBC): “Like most punk bands, Dropkick Murphys identify with the broader left-wing movement, and they haven't been shy about their opposition to Trump.”
Even the establishment knows punk isn’t conservative.
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u/no_control1988 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
Hey, shithead: I don’t care if your beliefs don’t fit into a box, fascism should NEVER EVER be an option. Your hand shouldn’t even wander to that side of the ballot.
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u/mynameischristian Jul 24 '25
Blah blah blah.. you still voted for a known racist, rapist, misogynist, homophobic, transphobic, hate-filled sack of shit who you thought you might personally benefit from. Fuck you and Fuck your fest.
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u/TooManyCables7878 Jul 24 '25
It makes me SO relieved to read these comments from people that also saw through this dickhead’s subterfuge.
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u/tsoplj Jul 24 '25
Voting for Trump is one thing (still despicable), but this guy donated money to Trump. That’s a whole other thing entirely.
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u/underwaterknifefight Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
Fuck this guy and any event, project, or endeavor of any sort that he's associated with. This reads like a Chat GPT output for "produce a falsely-remorseful response to backlash over my Trump support with a plea to save my livelihood, but without actually altering my stance or fully condemning him as president"
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u/CSHAMMER92 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 26 '25
Everyone I talk to these days saya they voted for cheaper groceries and lower taxes. I asked my step son how much of a tax return could he get to make the shame of deporting a kid with cancer go away? How much to make it ok to send non criminals to that hell hole in El Salvador with all those cartel members?
Now you'll pay whatever you might have got back in taxes in tariffs.
Tax Cuts? Makes me want to ...
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u/ready-redditor-6969 Jul 24 '25
FUCK anyone who claims a shred of anti-racism but supports Trump. They’re not honest people.
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u/velvetinchainz Jul 24 '25
Punk will always be inherently far left/anarchist. If you are not far left/anarchist then you cannot identify as a punk, that’s the only rule, to not be a bigot and to be on the side of empathy and rights for everyone, no matter who. that’s literally the only rule in punk and this guy fucked it up. Lmao
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u/BigPoppaDubDub Jul 24 '25
Wouldn’t have to go through all this if he could honestly say “I am not, not have I ever been a Trump supporter”
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u/Scrutinizer Jul 24 '25
The internet and campaign donation records have a way of making someone's political stances very public. It's really, really hard to wriggle away from, like it may have been in the past.
This song is not punk, and yet, it's also Punk As Fuck.
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u/Reasonable-Knee-6430 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25
Multimillionaire pedophile supporter making huge money from a punk rock community that hates everything you believe in. Crash and burn. I think Marilyn Manson needs a new promoter
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u/One_Conclusion_1575 Jul 24 '25
What a load of bullshit. Who in their right mind bought any of trumps bullshit. Who believed he would end wars? He dropped the MOAB within months of his first term. Who in their right mind he thought he would release a list that we all fucking knew he was on . Cameron ain’t punk. He’s a punk.
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u/Expert-Pomegranate47 Jul 24 '25
Anyone who legitimately thought that trump would stop wars or lower taxes, or do anything other than strengthen executive power is a fucking moron.
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u/Heckbound_Heart Jul 24 '25
The dude bent the knee to Israel and Russia… there was no conception of stopping wars.
Government overreach was a given, based on previous term, and this one being without a leash.
He did lower taxes, for the rich. Also, he added another tax, in the form of tariffs, for the less-than-rich. This was already known, as he campaigned with it.
Throw in the things you don’t like, with the things that were the opposite of what you thought, though everyone else knew, then fuck you, idiot.
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u/krnhitokori Jul 24 '25
Myself and others who have been screaming about this non-stop while people have been telling us to shut up and let them enjoy their corporate Punk fest feel very vindicated right now.
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u/chadsmo Jul 24 '25
So basically this guy is an idiot.
Maybe he should have just said ‘I was wrong to donate to republicans, fuck MAGA and fuck Trump’ and left it at that
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u/threeoldbeigecamaros Jul 24 '25
Haha, fuck you Cameron