It’s also hypocritical and a “look how far he’s fallen” kind of thing from the very political songs from their begginings, like City Hall, which despite being comedy still had some messages
All the keyboard warriors in this thread implying they’d happily shout out ‘death to Trump!’ on the world stage while having a kid and family living in the US (as JB does) are kidding themselves.
What’s worse, a keyboard warrior or a keyboard coward? Bitches out here pretending the guys report to Greg in accounting and have to worry about a visit from HR lmao
“His friend didn’t like Trump” is a little different to his friend publically endorsing an assassination attempt on their president.
Anyone who was aghast that ‘OMG Tenacious D broke up’ is no fan - they break up on every album, literally every show - it’s a bit. Jack Black is no fan of Trump, he’s publically stated the entire Apocalypto album was a response to Trump’s 2016 win. He hates his guts.
That’s very different to advocating for political assassination on stage.
The smart response was to back away from the situation, distance himself from KG, Kg to issue an apology, let it cool off - and then come back later. And would you look at that - so far that’s exactly what’s been done.
Imagine how many on the left side of US politics would very likely see attempts on their lives or successfully be assassinated in revenge - AOC, Bernie, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib?? Even centrists like Kamala and Obama would be likely targets.
The damage that political assassinations cause in a democracy (even a flawed one) is far greater than the ‘good’ they may do in taking down a bad leader.
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll be buying one at the first opportunity.
My other action figures are going to have to stand in the shadow of the glory of “it’s just Jack Black, I guess”.
(No sarcasm. I’m really going to buy this. I love the idea of Jack Black just playing “Jack Black”.)
Jack Black was mean to his friend just because his friend didn’t like Trump
It’s more “Jack Black is a coward and a poser” than being mean imo
More like “Jack Black, a man with $50 million, is a greedy pig and is only worried about getting more of that ‘family friendly’ money.”
I think that counts under poser but also true
Maybe he didn’t want to be responsible for fans at his shows being injured by psycho Trump supporters
“coward”
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If it’s like that:: They should’ve decided their public stance on the tour bus and not jeopardized their career.
If it ain’t like that:: They should’ve decided their public stance on the tour bus and been as vocal as possible.
KG’s outrage is less his fault than a fault in their planning as public figures.
Is Jack Black a sellout phony piece of shit?
Would you wear a “Fuck Trump” shirt to work tomorrow?
Why not, you phony!?
If my job was being a mock rocker yes I would, coward.
I would wear that shirt at work if my job was a musician yes
Only musicians have to wear the politically dangerous slogan that could risk their lives, or the life of their children or partners?
*I would totally do this hypothetical that I have no danger of actually needing to do in the real world ever. *
I hope you realize that this reads just like those “you know, if I was on board that plane that got hijacked… Things woulda been different” posts.
It’s also hypocritical and a “look how far he’s fallen” kind of thing from the very political songs from their begginings, like City Hall, which despite being comedy still had some messages
All the keyboard warriors in this thread implying they’d happily shout out ‘death to Trump!’ on the world stage while having a kid and family living in the US (as JB does) are kidding themselves.
What’s worse, a keyboard warrior or a keyboard coward? Bitches out here pretending the guys report to Greg in accounting and have to worry about a visit from HR lmao
That would mean something coming from someone with principles beyond subservience.
I have girlfriends in the US. Give me a microphone and I’ll shout death to Trump as loud as you want.
“His friend didn’t like Trump” is a little different to his friend publically endorsing an assassination attempt on their president.
Anyone who was aghast that ‘OMG Tenacious D broke up’ is no fan - they break up on every album, literally every show - it’s a bit. Jack Black is no fan of Trump, he’s publically stated the entire Apocalypto album was a response to Trump’s 2016 win. He hates his guts.
That’s very different to advocating for political assassination on stage.
The smart response was to back away from the situation, distance himself from KG, Kg to issue an apology, let it cool off - and then come back later. And would you look at that - so far that’s exactly what’s been done.
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It’s a really poorly thought out idea.
Imagine how his followers would react.
Imagine how many on the left side of US politics would very likely see attempts on their lives or successfully be assassinated in revenge - AOC, Bernie, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib?? Even centrists like Kamala and Obama would be likely targets.
The damage that political assassinations cause in a democracy (even a flawed one) is far greater than the ‘good’ they may do in taking down a bad leader.
It’d also inspire assassinations against more fascist leaders, like Vance, Musk, and The Gathering. They’re not invincible.