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Kid Rock’s MAGA-friendly country music festival canceled in South Carolina after artists drop out (www.the-independent.com)

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Rock the Country, Kid Rock’s country music festival that critics have labeled a “MAGA fest,” has been canceled in South Carolina after a string of artists dropped out.

The multi-city festival was scheduled to run for two days per venue in eight U.S. states from May 1 to September 21.

However, its stop in Anderson, South Carolina — which was scheduled for July 25 and 26 — will no longer take place, county administrator Rusty Burns told Fox Carolina.

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[–] RoundSparrow@midwest.social 8 points 1 month ago

A nation lead by a reality TV star and fanatics of television.

LOL amusement nation. Electing memes to leadership. Meme leaders, entertainers as leaders.

“Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain each other. They do not exchange ideas, they exchange images. They do not argue with propositions; they argue with good looks, celebrities and commercials.” ― Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business.

[–] raoul 7 points 1 month ago

... after a string of artists dropped out.

So they also invited artists, and not just Kid Rock ?

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Too bad. I know how MAGA likes their safe spaces. My old church also had an "alternative" half-time show to protect the kids or something. And if they don't have these spaces, who will protect them from weird ideas like kindness and empathy?