Update August 07th, 2018 04:18pm:
Buckley has since added one final thought:
one more thing and then I promise I’ll go back to having fun online: A RACIST *CHOOSING* TO MAKE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN AT A HARDCORE SHOW IS AN ACT OF AGGRESSION IN ITSELF. until that moment, it’s all love. after, not so much.
— keith buckley (@deathoftheparty) August 7, 2018
Original Story:
Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley isn’t afraid to let his personal political beliefs potentially alienate those with opposing views. Speaking recently via Twitter, Buckley shared the below tweet referencing the apparent dearth of ‘Make America Great Again’ hats he saw during his band’s run on this summer’s ‘Vans Warped Tour‘:
on a personal note, with over half a million tickets sold to Warped this year, I didn’t see a SINGLE maga hat. and I looked. say what you will about the bands playing, you can’t deny that the kids of summer are gonna be okay
— keith buckley (@deathoftheparty) August 7, 2018
That led to some interactions with a user on Twitter that included:
Buckley later concluded with:
at what point in my 25 year involvement with a socially conscious hardcore/punk scene did I give anyone the impression that I would pander to bigots? my band doesn’t need you. nobody does. smash nazis at every turn
— keith buckley (@deathoftheparty) August 7, 2018
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