Frank Zappa nailed their MAGAt asses in the 1980s

[CousinIT]

[underpants]

1. At the time, being there, I didn't realize how drastic and radical Reagan was.

Basically it was ENOUGH! You will listen and obey. The white guys are back in charge!!!!

[plimsoll]

10. I did.

And tons of actual Democrats told me I was exaggerating the dangers. He made people believe absurdities, now we're surprised that they'll commit atrocities. Who knew.

[yardwork]

20. With you. Reagan was the stalking horse.

[Act_of_Reparation]

2. And Zappa was a registered Republican.

And fairly conservative, economically.

[Elessar Zappa]

3. He might have been registered Republican but

by the mid 80s, he fucking hated them and Reagan. He even set up voter registration booths at his concerts to encourage the youth to vote against the Republicans. He wasn’t a huge fan of the Dems but he viewed them as a better alternative.

[Bucky]

7. How sure of that are you?

At least one person in this thread said he was a registered Democrat, hated the GOP, and had libertarian tendencies (thought a flat sales tax would be better than the income tax)

https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Frank-Zappa-consider-himself-to-be-an-American-conservative-His-views-seemed-more-consistent-with-libertarianism

[Bucky]

8. RationalWiki also says he registered Democratic

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa

[Act_of_Reparation]

22. Perhaps he wasn't a registered Republican, but he identified as "conservative"

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[Bucky]

23. I think it's clear he used that label to make a point.

Everybody is conservative about something. I'm conservative about private property; I'm conservative about the environment (I want to conserve it). What Zappa was advocating was small government, which can be a liberal or a conservative position, depending on what decade your saying it in.

Zappa's politics were libertarian. Flat tax, anti-government, anti-income tax, anti-censorship. But thing he was consistently critical of was the Replacement blican Party, especially the nosy neighbor flavored GOP of the 70s and 80s.

[Elessar Zappa]

9. I'm not sure he was registered Republican.

I was just going by what the guy above me posted. It makes more sense to me that he was a registered Dem because he hated the GOP with all his heart.

[cos dem]

12. He was also very much opposed to Tipper Gore's, shall we say, "concern" with music content.

Not that that makes him a Republican. But he was principled in his beliefs, and not necessarily robotically aligned to either party.

[Act_of_Reparation]

21. I'm fairly certain he was a Republican prior to the PMRC.

If anything, Zappa was a libertarian... in a truer sense of the word than is commonly used by those who have adopted it today. A classical small "l" liberal, if you will.

[Bucky]

25. Citations would help your argument

I provided 2 links above saying he registered Domocratic

[Act_of_Reparation]

26. I already did, and you already addressed it...

Seems little point quibbling over it now, don't you think?

[Bucky]

27. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to quibble

I literally don't see any citations here. Sorry that I made you feel harassed. Not my intention. ☮️💐

[plimsoll]

11. I think it's more that he wasn't a card carrying moron.

Prior to Reagan that was pretty typical. Prior to Gingrich it was possible. After Tr*mp?

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Understood the situation.

“The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.” — Frank Zappa

[Initech]

5. Truly a man ahead of his time!

[Dystopian Optimist]

6. Ever read Carl Sagan's "The Demon-Haunted World"?

If not, you should!

[Cha]

13. KR TY for Zappa!

[BlueIdaho]

14. I always count on Frank Zappa and George Carlin

To provide a clear and concise assessment of America’s right wing enemies.

[Sherman A1]

15. I'm more in the school of Professor Irwin Corey

for a clear explanation of things but Zappa and Carlin work too.

[BlueIdaho]

17. Ah yes! The Professor!

Always good for a concise explanation!

[lambchopp59]

16. My favorite Zappa quote:

"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. "

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

18. I have had a conservative tell me, in as many words

That my masters from Harvard was something to be ashamed of.

[yardwork]

19. Zappa was a treasure. Miss him.

[spanone]

24. He also taught us....

Watch out where the huskies go, And don't you eat that yellow snow