The left is so utterly fragile. It’s amazing that a group of people who call themselves the “resistance” can’t even handle someone with a differing opinion. They literally fall to bits. Therefore the left pushes for censorship and cancel culture because they can’t fight on their merits or facts, it’s all based on sad, misplaced, and crazy emotions and knee-jerk reactions. And nowhere is that more apparent than with the recent “meltdown” of the 80s rock band “Journey,” simply because one member is a Trump supporter.
The BBC reported that a member of the band Journey has served a bandmate with a cease and desist order after he performed their hit Don’t Stop Believin’ for Donald Trump.
Guitarist Neal Schon said keyboardist Jonathan Cain “has no right to use Journey for politics.”
Cain, whose wife Paula White is an advisor to the former president, played the group’s anthem at an event at Mr Trump’s estate in Florida last month.
Cain argued that Schon was the one who had been damaging Journey’s reputation.
The pair are already in a legal battle over spending on the band credit card. Don’t Stop Believin’ was first released in 1981 but enjoyed a resurgence after being used in TV shows The Sopranos and Glee. It was written by Cain and Schon in collaboration with singer Steve Perry, who left the band in 1998.
Last month, it was revealed to be the most-streamed song from 1981 in the UK.
In his letter, reported by Variety, Schon said his bandmate’s performance at the America First Policy Institute’s Experience and Gala at Mar-A-Lago was a “harmful use of the brand.”
The America First Policy Institute is run by former senior Trump White House officials and has been described as an “administration in waiting” should he be re-elected. Paula White-Cain was Mr Trump’s spiritual advisor during his presidency and chairs the AFPI’s Center for American Values.
Schon’s letter said: “Although Mr Cain is free to express his personal beliefs and associations, when he does that on behalf of Journey or for the band, such conduct is extremely deleterious to the Journey brand as it polarizes the band’s fans and outreach. Journey is not, and should not be, political.”
While I understand where Neal is coming from, politics-wise, and how entertainers should stay out of it, full-stop, that’s never stopped a left-wing band or celeb from holding back. This isn’t about “politics” in general, it’s about Trump.
Because Neal is making this a big public hoopla with his own actions.
If you ask me, Neal Schon has a raging case of Stage 5 TDS.
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