The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas on why he refused to vote: “The two parties are a joke – a horrible lie”

nme.com:

The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has revealed that he’s refused to vote for the US Presidential elections – see what he had to say below.In 2020, along with the rest of The Strokes, Casablancas backed Bernie Sanders, who lost to Joe Biden in the race to become the Democratic party’s candidate for the presidency.

The band performed at a rally for the Democrat candidate at the beginning of the year and later called for Biden to choose Sanders as his running mate in the election.Now, on the day of the US Presidential elections – which is being contested mainly by Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris – Casablancas shared a a post on social media that revealed his refusal to vote.In the post, he shared an image of an “I protested” badge.

He revealed a portion of a conversation he had with his mother, during which she said she agreed with his stance on politics and the elections but did not agree with his refusal to vote as a vote would “keep Trump from winning”.Casablancas continued: “Like I told her, I am thinking of my children.

The 2 parties are a joke… a horrible lie. The military and oil companies and banks are who we are voting for – and the media is their propaganda/entertainment wing. & with the way they cheated Bernie I see little point in choosing between these puppets… They want you to think it matters.