"Green Day went WOKE!" - The MAGA agenda in Those Public Entries

During a performance of “American Idiot” on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Billie Joe Armstrong changed the line “I’m not a part of the redneck agenda” to “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda.” Fox News stans and the MAGA crowd lost their fuckin’ shit, accusing Green Day of “going woke.” Because they understand “American Idiot” about as well as they understand “Born in the USA.”

And I’ve been sitting here, laughing my ass off, for almost a month. Like, y’all were okay with Billie Joe calling you “rednecks” for twenty years, but when he decided to spell it out, now you’re angry at him? Now you think Green Day is political? You think that’s a new thing for them?

…Tell me these dicknuggets have never listened to any Green Day songs besides “American Idiot” and “Basket Case”, and maybe “Welcome to Paradise,” without telling me.

Sweet Jebus, I knew about this song from the time I saw them live in 2005… By which time, Nimrod had been out for eight years.

Also, can I just point out: MAGAs have been railing against “coastal elites” for years. Green Day are from Oakland. And none of the MAGA brain trusts had a problem with a bunch of dudes from California calling them “rednecks” until they said, without nuance, “Dude, we’re not on your side and never have been,” on December 31st, 2023?

…I no longer wonder why Randy Newman’s “Rednecks” was so popular in the south, back in the day. (And even better, Randy Newman is from Los Angeles, which is the most “coastal liberal elite” city in the world, according to MAGAs. Make it make sense!)

Last updated January 26, 2024