If you want more proof that the big furor over the religious rights legislation in Indiana is more about politics than principle, just look at the morons in the band WILCO:
We're canceling our 5/7 show in Indianapolis. “Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act” feels like thinly disguised legal discrimination.
— WILCO (@Wilco) March 30, 2015
Hope to get back to the Hoosier State someday soon, when this odious measure is repealed. Refunds available at point of purchase.
— WILCO (@Wilco) March 30, 2015
But, as the Spectator points out, they have 20 SHOWS in other states with similar laws!
Sure, they have a right not to perform in a place they deem “backwards,” even if there won’t be a single supporter of the law in Wilco’s audience, meaning they’ve deprived themselves of friendly Indiana money (their right under the free market, too). But a quick look at Wilco’s other tour dates, and it seems they’ve been awfully selective over which RFRA states they’re choosing to ignore.
Their tour has two upcoming dates in Texas (RFRA), then takes a jaunt through Louisiana (RFRA), then takes an extended trip through Florida (RFRA). Before heading into Canada, the tour touches down in Tennessee (RFRA), Missouri (RFRA), Kentucky (RFRA), and Arizona (RFRA). After they do a quick tour through Winnipeg, they’re back in the states with dates in Missouri again (RFRA), Illinois (RFRA), and Connecticut (RFRA). They end their tour in the safe liberal haven of California, where no one except the wildlife is protected.
Here’s a visual:
BREAKING: Wilco cancels Indiana concert over Religious Freedom Act. Let's take a look at Wilco's upcoming tour dates: pic.twitter.com/9uTvi7p5AP
— NotKennyRogers (@NotKennyRogers) March 30, 2015
And Twitter user @RedSteeze points out this further hypocrisy:
Logical consistency. Not so much your thing guys @Wilco pic.twitter.com/d5LCf1QBZw
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) March 30, 2015
Yes, opponents rarely face the fact that Obama himself signed a version of the same bill, but apparently he can be as much of a “bigot” as possible.
Wilco is representative of how stupid the law’s opponents have been – it has nothing to do with the actual law, it has to do with slamming a possible 2016 Republican contender, Mike Pence, and with trying to make gay rights an issue for the next election.