Regardless of a few of his bandmates not holding the identical political views as him, John Dolmayan has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump for a lot of years. Now, whereas talking with Australian YouTuber Lilian Tahmasian in a brand new interview, the System of a Down drummer spoke a bit about why he selected to vote for him once more this time round.
“I’m glad he gained, as a result of it brings a little bit sanity again. Regardless of what you hear on the market, it’s way more sane with him than it was with out him,” he stated.
“We’d like regulation and order. Similar to you lock your door at evening, you don’t need anyone coming to your home when you have got safe borders. We’d like individuals coming to this nation. All of us got here to this nation. And we’d like extra individuals coming in. And the US ought to at all times be a bastion for those who want it. Perhaps they get oppression somehow of their nations and they should go away. Or perhaps they simply desire a recent begin. Or perhaps they wanna be a part of one thing that’s distinctive and fascinating like the US. And they need to be allowed to try this, however do it a sure means — pay taxes, no matter you want to do, and dwell your life.”
Talking about how System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian (who can also be his brother-in-law) has very completely different political beliefs than he does, Dolmayan added: “With Serj, he’s very liberal. However he’s bought some conservative concepts too. And I believe now that he’s operating a enterprise, he’s understanding how troublesome that’s and the way regulation hurts these small companies.”
“So far as politically — proper, left, makes no distinction to me,” John added. “It’s who’s doing fallacious right now. So, if the conservatives go means off on the correct and change into too non secular or regardless of the case could also be, the place they’re infringing on individuals, then I’m gonna be with the Democrats at that time, as a result of I’m not a politician and I don’t give a sh*t concerning the political events. I’m a realist. And no matter’s good for individuals, that’s what I’m gonna battle for. So I’ll at all times be the enemy. I can by no means win.”
“Serj was very towards Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and I used to be like, okay, properly, lots of people hearken to System of a Down and so they’re solely getting one perspective and it’s a perspective I don’t agree with. If there’s a child in class and that child is surrounded… I keep in mind what it was like being a child in class. You don’t wanna stand out. You don’t wanna be the point of interest. You simply wanna slot in and luxuriate in your life. And I keep in mind what it felt like to face out, ’trigger I’ve at all times been a giant mouth, proper?
“And I simply imagined some child in a faculty who doesn’t imagine what everyone else is saying and refuses to associate with it. These youngsters commit suicide, they’ve troublesome instances of their lives, and I need them to know that anyone well-known doesn’t assume the best way everyone else thinks, and it’s okay for them to not assume the best way everyone else thinks, too.
“And if that prices me a few hundred thousand followers, I don’t give a f*ck. If it prices me all my followers, I don’t give a f*ck. As a result of if one child feels higher about it, it’s price it. What the hell are these followers doing for me anyway? I don’t monetize my platforms. It means nothing to me to have the followers. What it means one thing to me is assist whoever I may help.”