1) Green Day made me feel unsafe
At a concert in Washington, D.C. this week, 1990s alt-rockers Green Day caused a stir. During the show, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong held up a mask of former President Donald Trump, with the words “IDIOT” sprawled across it.
Much hay was made about the fact Armstrong’s protest came just weeks after Trump was almost assassinated, a shockingly crass call to violence.
It wasn’t. Green Day has always been politically outspoken—its rock...