Republican Garth Brooks sang at Biden's inauguration. Righties blew a fuse.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

People brought up Brooks' history as a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ+ community since the early 90s.

It was announced on Monday that Garth would be performing at president Biden's inauguration. Once the announcement was made, his conservative fanbase called for a boycott against Brooks.

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One person tweeted, "Just lost all respect for @garthbrooks this is his Dixie Chick's moment," nodding to the moment when one of the Dixie Chicks singers, Natalie Maines, criticized George W. Bush, leading to their blacklisting from the country music community.

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Another person wrote in a tweet, "It is a statement of submission. 'I accept your fraud and to hell with the people who made me rich because I already got mine,'" suggesting that Brooks does not care for what his conservative fans believe.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/republican-garth-brooks-sang-at-bidens-inauguration-the-internet-reacted-with-memes-and-history-lessons/ar-BB1cWgbY?li=BBnb7Kz

[Wounded Bear]

1. I thought they were against cancel culture...

[PurgedVoter]

13. :) they are cancel culture

They were cancel culture in white hoods. They blackballed in Hollywood, they burned books every chance they got. They have not changed, but when the kids finally stand up to the bullies, the bullies start screaming.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Dead man squawking already trashed him

Limbaugh threw him to the rabid right.

[brewens]

3. Just for that, I think I'll go find a Garth show and watch it. I'm familiar with some of his stuff,

but never watched a whole show.

[Sgent]

25. I've seen him in concert

a couple of times, and its good, but he isn't the kind of performer that blows you away in a concert compared to just listening to his albums.

[brewens]

26. When he first hit it big and sold out everywhere, he came to Washington State University.

The line for tickets was around the block at our local grocery store outlet here in Lewiston, ID. I wasn't that interested, but my sister camped out and got tickets.

So a few weeks later, tickets for the Dire straits On Every Street tour went on sale. We knew it wasn't going to be the zoo we had for Garth tickets, but I volunteered to go over at zero dark 30 to get in line and score tickets for a bunch of us. I show up and there's like two dudes out there in lawn chairs and went home and went back to bed for a couple hours. I got back and there were five of us and it grew to ten before the doors opened. I still laugh about that one. Garth is great, but that much more demand than Dire Straits? Dire Straits was awesome too.

[Sgent]

27. Garth is big

like really, really, really big. According to google he has sold 80% more albums than Dire Straits (180 million vs 100 worldwide). He is second only to The Beatles in all time sales according to https://www.businessinsider.com/best-selling-music-artists-of-all-time-2016-9 (which is both old and wrong, but gives a since of how big he was in the 90's).

[brewens]

28. That On Every Street cd did well but nothing like what Garth had out then. That was a pretty

good comeback after a few years off for them, but they were no longer as hot as back in the Money For Nothing days. It was the first time Knopfler did anything like that tour. If he came here, he really was almost on every street.

[Cha]

4. Garth played at Obama's Inauguration, too..

& he wouldn't play at trump's.

Are we sure he's repub?

[Volaris]

6. No, hes a quietly admitted liberal. Has been for his entire career.

Shouldnt be his fault that the part of his fanbase that are idjits, didnt fuckin know this.

[Cha]

10. TY! Remember the Chicks!

[muntrv]

5. Hope the reich wingers have aneurysms.

[Dave in VA]

7. I'm not a country music fan,

but I think I will download some of his stuff.

Any suggestions?

[USALiberal]

14. Try this one.......

We shall be free

Only lyric....
“When we’re free to love anyone that we choose”

[Dave in VA]

16. Thanks!

[DLCWIdem]

15. I love "We Shall Be Free"

[Dave in VA]

17. Thanks!

[USALiberal]

8. Where did you get he is a republican?? Nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. From the title of the article

[Quixote1818]

18. I googled around. I don't think he has ever said if he is a Dem or a Republican

His actions clearly point toward him being very liberal socially supporting gay rights and writing his song "We Shall Be Free" supporting the black community after the LA Riots. It's possible he might be fiscally conservative but he would fit right into DU when it comes to social issues.

[USALiberal]

20. I agree! Nt

[Quixote1818]

23. Here is an old DU thread on this

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6197129

However, he did admit to being a Republican here. Somehow missed this one: https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/country-singer-garth-brooks-jokes-at-being-the-only-republican-performing-at-joe-bidens-inauguration-357650

[Stallion]

11. It Appears that Brigitte Gabriel is One Bitter ...er-Witch

she has pounded out about 30 bitter tweets since this morning

MAGA tears are delicious

[betsuni]

12. The way he ran around hugging everyone was very cute.

[onetexan]

19. Dumb. Garth is a liberal and has always been.

[wishstar]

21. The dummies will blow another fuse about Tim McGraw singing tonight at Biden's celebrationl

[GulfCoast66]

24. Both he and Garth have 'fuck you' money. They don't care.

But in their defense they have never hidden their feelings. Lots of country singers are liberals.

[kenziemom06]

22. Another great song of his is

People Loving People