{"id":2230242,"date":"2024-04-25T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-punk-rock-lead-singer-renounces-the-democratic-party-after-realizing-she-fell-for-its-lies\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:06:49","slug":"former-punk-rock-lead-singer-renounces-the-democratic-party-after-realizing-she-fell-for-its-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-punk-rock-lead-singer-renounces-the-democratic-party-after-realizing-she-fell-for-its-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Punk Rock Frontwoman Rejects Democratic Party Over Deception"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-punk-rock-lead-singer-renounces-the-democratic-party-after-realizing-she-fell-for-its-lies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230242&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses Cherie Currie,\u2064 a former punk rocker denouncing the Democratic Party due to ideological changes. She criticizes the party&#8217;s stance on various issues and expresses disillusionment with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">current political landscape<\/a>. Currie&#8217;s shift highlights broader societal and ideological transformations impacting \u200cformer counter-cultural movements.\u200c The article delves into Cherie Currie&#8217;s decision to renounce the Democratic Party, citing ideological \u200cdiscrepancies. It outlines \u2063her critique of the \u2064party&#8217;s\u200d positions, reflecting her \u200ddiscontent with the existing political environment. Currie&#8217;s shift underscores \u200ca significant evolution in societal and ideological paradigms, resonating with shifts in\u2062 former\u200c counter-cultural movements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 25, 2024 at 11:47am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>About 40 or 50 years ago, cross-dressing, tattoos, protesting and occupying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/head-of-american-federation-of-teachers-wants-to-sue-those-opposing-crt\/\" title=\"Head of American Federation of Teachers wants to sue those opposing CRT\">radical left wing<\/a> were enough to establish your punk credentials.<\/p>\n<p>But something changed in the intervening decades. What once put these punk groups in direct opposition to the mainstream has now become deeply entrenched in the mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>What, then, have these aging punks done to buoy their anti-establishment credentials?<\/p>\n<p>Well, they had two options.<\/p>\n<p>One, they could lean even harder into their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-wokeifying-americas-military\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: Wokeifying America\u2019s Military\">left-wing politics<\/a>, either becoming full-on anarchists, or, like Green Day or Rage Against the Machine, they could continue espousing their left-wing positions as if they still were countercultural.<\/p>\n<p>Or, two, they could take the road less traveled of former Runaways front-woman Cheri Currie and denounce the values of the current establishment altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Best known as the lead vocalist for the teenage punk band (which included a young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-songwriter-love-rock-roll-dies-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joan Jett<\/a>) in the 70\u2019s, Currie embodied that anti-establishment ethos of the time by prancing around on stage in lingerie and singing sexually charged lyrics before it was cool.<\/p>\n<p>But now, the former punk rocker has taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, denouncing in a lengthy rant the Democrat Party for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oscars-stars-reap-sowed-protesters-force-many-walk-late-starting-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left-wing rhetoric<\/a> she once espoused.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It used to be PUNK, R&#038;R to vote Democrat. I fell for it. But when your party demands you live in fear, squaller, beyond your means by just buying groceries, gasoline, disrespecting our veterans, our police, our elderly, supporting CRIMINALS, chaos, riots, Hamas, FAILING Israel,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JyHRucdbI2\">pic.twitter.com\/JyHRucdbI2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cherie Currie (@CherieCurrie3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CherieCurrie3\/status\/1783296721285730783?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Currie told her followers, \u201cIt used to be PUNK, R&#038;R to vote Democrat. I fell for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed she did.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blabbermouth.net\/news\/cherie-currie-our-leaders-are-not-doing-a-very-good-job-of-protecting-peoples-businesses-during-the-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blabbermouth.net<\/a> reported that, in 2020, she had publicly advocated that people wear those useless face masks.<\/p>\n<p>And before that, of course, as the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2016\/apr\/21\/it-was-the-end-of-a-nightmare-cherie-currie-on-putting-the-ghosts-of-the-runaways-to-rest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a> explained in a 2016 profile, she and the Runaways embodied the blurred line between casual sex and statutory rape rampant in the \u201970s music culture.<\/p>\n<p>Currie continued, writing, \u201cBut when your party demands you live in fear, [squalor], beyond your means by just buying groceries, gasoline, disrespecting our veterans, our police, our elderly, supporting CRIMINALS, chaos, riots, Hamas, FAILING Israel, demeaning us at every turn!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quite the radical shift from her previous stances, but Currie had not finished.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly riled up by everything that\u2019s happened since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/radical-ignore-aoc-sends-aggressive-demand-biden-climate-march\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> took office (and even before), Currie doubled down, writing that the Democrats have been \u201cHURTING our CHILDREN! Wasting OUR MONEY. Ineptitude with every policy! Lies and more lies.. NO MORE! The Democrat Party can KISS MY A**. They don\u2019t give a damn. That\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Based on the evidence, it would be hard to argue with Currie\u2019s conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who\u2019s been paying attention \u2014 and has not been blinded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-leftist-melts-learning-trumps-big-court-win-dont-even-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump Derangement Syndrome <\/a>\u2014 could recognize how much worse things have gotten for the average American ever since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>From crippling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-inflation-numbers-come-hotter-expected-cnn-somberly-admits-headed-wrong-direction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a>, to government initiatives that advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/study-involving-3700-trans-children-shares-horrifying-truth-gender-affirming-care-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mutilating<\/a> confused children, to coddling people who literally have shouted \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mourners-soleimani-funeral-chant-death-israel-america-great-satan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to America<\/a>,\u201d life has gotten demonstrably worse under the far-left policies pushed by Sleepy Joe.<\/p>\n<p>Currie\u2019s anger at the current government reflects what the rest of America has been feeling under the reign of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transcript-bidens-infamous-special-counsel-interview-released-even-worse-previously-thought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dementia-ridden octogenarian<\/a> in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>She wrapped up her rant by writing, \u201cVoting Dem used to be cool. But now, it just makes you a FOOL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly \u2014 or perhaps not so surprisingly \u2014 the comments on Currie\u2019s post were overwhelmingly in agreement.<\/p>\n<p>One user commented, \u201cPunk to me was always anti-government and \u2018the man\u2019 democrats were always about more government. That hypocritical dichotomy always bothered me.\u201d Another echoed a similar sentiment, saying \u201cVoting D used to mean that you are a free spirit. Now Democrats are the party of control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following social media posts contain language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Punk to me was always anti-government and \u201cthe man\u201d democrats were always about more government. That hypocritical dichotomy always bothered me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Loesch \ud835\udd4f (@ChrisLoesch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisLoesch\/status\/1783303126990074335?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Voting D used to mean that you are a free spirit. Now Democrats are the party of control.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katya Sedgwick (@KatyaSedgwick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatyaSedgwick\/status\/1783349572707971175?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These comments, as well as Currie\u2019s initial post, were absolutely spot-on.<\/p>\n<p>Endorsing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/slavery-investigation-backfires-mainstream-media-every-living-president-except-trump-descended-slaveholders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftist politics<\/a> and ideology used to be \u201ccool\u201d and \u201cedgy\u201d and marked you as anti-establishment and contrarian.<\/p>\n<p>But now, with all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bud-light-goes-woke-one-major-beer-company-run-trump-donor-refuses-bow-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major corporations<\/a> and mainstream institutions fully behind most of the issues the left cared about (LGBT, critical race theory, pro-Palestine, anti-Trump), endorsing those positions would only make you disgustingly mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>Currie recognized the truth that most formerly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/punk-band-changes-lyrics-hit-song-take-swipe-trump-dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-establishment bands<\/a> and musicians have not been able to bring themselves to accept.<\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself walking in lockstep with the government, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-when-lies-matter-more-than-facts\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: When Lies Matter More Than Facts\">establishment media outlets<\/a> and major corporations, then you can no longer call yourself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/john-rich-tom-macdonald-release-anti-establishment-song-quickly-soars-no-1-spot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-establishment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How the tables have turned.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/2020-election\/\" rel=\"tag\">2020 election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" rel=\"tag\">2024 election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/children\/\" rel=\"tag\">Children<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/coronavirus\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coronavirus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/death\/\" rel=\"tag\">Death<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/entertainment-clean\/\" rel=\"tag\">entertainment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hamas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Inflation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/israel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Israel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joe Biden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/music\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" rel=\"tag\">Transgender<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allison Anton&#8217;s Commentary on April 25, 2024, discusses punk culture evolution. Decades ago, rebellion defined punks, but now, mainstream encroachment blurs distinctions. 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