Neil Young, Poster Child for Free Speech Hypocrisy
12th April 2025
Neil Young once stormed the country to sing the First Amendment’s praises.
That 2006 Freedom of Speech tour came after some said it was unpatriotic to critique the War on Terror. Young and his Crosby, Stills and Nash bandmates disagreed. They used the tour to skewer President George W. Bush, highlighted by the song, “Let’s Impeach the President.”
Subtle. And they had every right to sing it, even if they alienated longtime fans along the way.
It turns out Young’s First Amendment defense had plenty of strings attached.
Years later, Young declared war on a podcaster for sharing the “wrong” thoughts on a global pandemic. In 2021, the rocker said Joe Rogan’s contrarian COVID-19 views shouldn’t be shared on Spotify.
He even pulled his music from the platform to protest Rogan. It’s either him or me, Young argued. Spotify stuck with Rogan.
Who is much better looking, to tell the truth.
Young eventually returned his music to Spotify. Time has been kind to some of Rogan’s “problematic” pandemic views.
Meanwhile, Young said nothing about the media’s misinformation campaign tied to COVID-19. Remember how the jab would prevent the recipient from getting the virus and spreading it?
What about the six-foot rule? St. Anthony Fauci? The serial attacks on the lab leak theory?
Young stayed mum through it all, even though he was outraged by Rogan’s so-called lies.
It gets worse.
April 12th, 2025 at 15:54
I hope Neil Young remembers, a Southern Man don’t need him around, anyhow.