Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares Takes on Trump Supporters on Twitter
They are defending a guy that they don't know and who really doesn't give a fuck about them https://t.co/QLBamZkCb9
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) December 12, 2016
It’s not a shock that Dino Cazares isn’t a fan of Donald Trump. For one thing, Cazares has always been proud of his Mexican heritage. For another thing, he has eyes and ears.
It’s also not a secret that Cazares dislikes Trump. The guitarist already received a ton of racist backlash for speaking out against Trump back in March.
Maybe you thought that Cazares would pipe down now that we’ve elected this loathsome nitwit to the highest office in the world. Wouldn’t wanna potentially alienate any Trumpets who like Fear Factory despite the presence of a Latino musician, right?
Wrong. This weekend, Cazares got into it with a now-former fan who supports the President-elect on Twitter.
The disagreement began after Cazares tweeted a joke referring to Trump’s infamous (and wholly ridiculous) accusation that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by China. One fan immediately became pissy about the joke, and things escalated from there:
https://twitter.com/SemiControlled/status/807982279465304068
https://twitter.com/SemiControlled/status/808117656045895680
Your obviously talking about trump Donald Trump https://t.co/UWsEdJ655u
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) December 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/SemiControlled/status/808116788080865281
Your way to serous about what ever issue u have, my post was a joke and it seems your to wound up to understand that https://t.co/Cm5OApk6RN
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) December 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/SemiControlled/status/808116504898191360
Again your talking about Trump https://t.co/bHCbETRJkY
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) December 12, 2016
What is your problem , what are u defending ? Trump ? The guy that really doesn't give a fuck about you ,someone u don't even know. https://t.co/j5MZldSHkk
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) December 12, 2016
They are defending a guy that they don't know and who really doesn't give a fuck about them https://t.co/QLBamZkCb9
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) December 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/SemiControlled/status/808157303006461953
who are u to tell me to keep any view point to myself, if u have a problem block me. No one is forcing u ! Simple as that https://t.co/YwwjUIxvp8
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) December 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/SemiControlled/status/808159312015134720
Because someone who doesn't believe what u do should just be quite. Sounds like our new pressing elect. https://t.co/YnT545njKh
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) December 12, 2016
We don’t agree that Cazares’ political view and his music have nothing to do with one another, but otherwise he’s on very solid ground here. What’s happening in the world right now is too serious for us to remain silent; we need to make sure our voices are heard, LOUDLY. By saying what he knows to be right regardless of the potential consequences regarding a loss of fans, Cazares is being a true patriot. He deserves major props.
And in any case, he’s also right about another thing: if his political views bother someone that much, they should just unfollow him. If they support Donald Trump, they value who-knows-what over racial equality. So whether they want to admit it to themselves or not, they don’t really have that much respect for Dino, anyway.