“Wow!!! I know many of you can’t stand him, however, Trump knocked it out of the park with this speech.”
“I agree, the president should not be sending troops into states – and he legally might not be able to anyway – nevertheless, the tone in this speech is strong and direct.”
the violence “appears as a leftist insurrection”
“If this were the case, left-wing people would welcome federal intervention. Most Americans want peace in their communities and President Trump spoke to this desire. Never mind the legal details that few understand – Trump said he would stop the violence and this speaks to many.”
“As an avowed independent, I don’t endorse a major party or candidate. And it feels insane to have to say this , but I don’t support fascism, and I don’t support an authoritarian state. I believe in a civilised society and that we all have to work toward that.”
Novoselic describes himself as an “anarcho-capitalist socialist moderate I-don’t know”. He has campaigned for political reform. In the 2016 election, he supported Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.
I missed one quote:
“Imagine if so called ‘patriot militias’ were raising this kind of hell?”
“If this were the case, left-wing people would welcome federal intervention”
He's an outspoken proponent of Murray Rothbard and anarcho-capitalism in general. He's also one of the least outspoken of the original Nirvana crew, so this is a huge thing for him to say.
I've read some anecdotal accounts of Dave Grohl also tilting to the right without ever actually coming out and saying it. I'm all for celebrities advocating as long as they do it without compromising the integrity of their craft. Celebrities become outspoken to the point that I just won't bother to see them on the screen. I've done the same with certain bands despite growing up with them and loving their music.