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The Grand Illuminist

(1,954 posts) Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:18 PM Oct 8

Country Star Says He's 'Embarrassed And Scared' By Response To Song That Triggered MAGA

Source: Huffington Post

Country singer Zach Bryan denounced any assumptions about his political affiliation Tuesday after throwing MAGA conservatives into a meltdown over anti-ICE lyrics featured in a snippet of his upcoming song, claiming he’s “neither of these radical sides.”

“And ICE is gonna come, bust down your door /Try to build a house no one builds no more /But I got a telephone /Kids are all scared and all alone,” Bryan sings in a clip captioned “the fading of red, white, and blue.”

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zach-bryan-responds-song-maga-backlash_n_68e68e5ae4b0d98d3e531940

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Country Star Says He's 'Embarrassed And Scared' By Response To Song That Triggered MAGA (Original Post) The Grand Illuminist Oct 8 OP

Is Lee Greenwood still 'Proud to be an American"? Blue Owl Oct 8 #1

Theme song of the cult? I bet he is, if he's still around. paleotn Oct 8 #2

He's proud his speech is no longer free Blue Owl Oct 8 #3

The price of serving two masters. The Grand Illuminist Oct 8 #4

I absolutely hate that song because it is fake kimbutgar Oct 8 #8

Greenwood also apparently wrote "Proud to be Canadian," didn't he? Beartracks Oct 8 #11

Yup -- a total sellout, doesn't matter if the dollars are Canadian or U.S. Blue Owl Oct 9 #15

Right? The checks cash just the same. Beartracks Oct 9 #16

Disappointed! maspaha Oct 8 #5

we're such terrible extremists, fighting for generations to... expand healthcare access thebigidea Oct 8 #6

Next time, Zach, write the song, but sell it to someone else to sing if you don't want your life threatened AZJonnie Oct 8 #7

You beat me to it. I was going to say, man up dude. flashman13 Oct 8 #9

Oh, little Zach... GenThePerservering Oct 8 #10

Least surprising walk back in history. 617Blue Oct 9 #12

So the Maganazis now dictate what songs can be written and sung? hadEnuf Oct 9 #13

Gonna take much more than that. The Grand Illuminist Oct 9 #14

I hope Zach is embarrassed about the awful posts about him. And not embarrassed about his own song. Clouds Passing Oct 9 #17

Blue Owl

(58,119 posts)

1. Is Lee Greenwood still 'Proud to be an American"?

Reply to The Grand Illuminist (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:26 PM

Oct 8

Where at least he knows the children are zip-tied?

paleotn

(21,386 posts)

2. Theme song of the cult? I bet he is, if he's still around.

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:30 PM

Oct 8

The fascist fuck. Trump's Wagner.

Blue Owl

(58,119 posts)

3. He's proud his speech is no longer free

Reply to paleotn (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:36 PM

Oct 8

Actually, all he probably cares about are the millions he's earned from that wretched, miserable anthem of atrocity....

The Grand Illuminist

(1,954 posts)

4. The price of serving two masters.

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:59 PM

Oct 8

kimbutgar

(26,679 posts)

8. I absolutely hate that song because it is fake

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:25 PM

Oct 8

Beartracks

(14,308 posts)

11. Greenwood also apparently wrote "Proud to be Canadian," didn't he?

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:44 PM

Oct 8

Identical song, different country.

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Blue Owl

(58,119 posts)

15. Yup -- a total sellout, doesn't matter if the dollars are Canadian or U.S.

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 10:13 AM

Oct 9

Beartracks

(14,308 posts)

16. Right? The checks cash just the same.

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #15)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 03:56 PM

Oct 9

maspaha

(702 posts)

5. Disappointed!

Reply to The Grand Illuminist (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:31 PM

Oct 8

Zach Bryan was in the Navy. I’d hoped he’d have more courage

thebigidea

(13,554 posts)

6. we're such terrible extremists, fighting for generations to... expand healthcare access

Reply to The Grand Illuminist (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:34 PM

Oct 8

AZJonnie

(2,681 posts)

7. Next time, Zach, write the song, but sell it to someone else to sing if you don't want your life threatened

Reply to The Grand Illuminist (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:38 PM

Oct 8

by the violent, heavily-armed, free-speech-hating, moms-basement-dwelling, cancel-culture snowflake fascist incels that make up MAGA

Either that, or 'nad the fuck up and stand by the message conveyed by your art