How the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan became an SJW-hating conservative crusader

Despite all his rage, Billy Corgan is still just rattling the cage of American politics—much to the infinite sadness of Gen X-ers still holding onto their Siamese dreams of mid-90s alt-rock Smashing Pumpkins greatness.

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On Thursday, he slammed “socialist” presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and accused liberal activists of infringing on free speech. “The tactics in the social justice warrior movement are to stifle and shut down free speech,” the singer said Thursday during an appearance on Infowars, the online network run by libertarian host Alex Jones.

“And I would argue in the world that I live in, which is the bareknuckle world, they’re leveraging their position because they don’t have power.”

The Smashing Pumpkins co-founder, songwriter, guitarist, producer, author, poet, tea shop owner, and pro wrestling mogul went viral Thursday as he took aim at the 2016 presidential race, “social justice warriors,” drones, political correctness, and Bernie, among many other hot topics. Confirming several times over that he loves America, he invoked heavily alarmist language to warn of the country’s impending ruin.

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