Morrissey has posted a new statement on True To You, discussing the Orlando massacre and American politics.
The statement attacks Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, with Morrissey re-iterating his support for Democrat candidate Bernie Sanders.
The note begins by discussing the horrendous events in Orlando: "Although the gunman who massacred 49 people at an Orlando gay club is said to have been 'repulsed' by homosexuality, he nonetheless left behind a slew of self-adoring 'selfies'; a handsome man gazing enchantedly at his own face. It is therefore acceptable for him to lovingly admire his own maleness, but it is not OK for other men to like other men. Does Islamic scripture say it is fitting for a man to sit alone taking adoring photographs of himself? I doubt it."
Morrissey then turns his ire towards Donald Trump: "Meanwhile, Donald Thump, probably America's next President, reacts to the Orlando massacre by explaining how, if the people within the club were themselves armed with guns, then there would have been fewer casualties. This, of course, is his way of avoiding any words of support to the Orlando gay community (it is their own fault for going into a nightclub without hand grenades). Donald Thump would therefore probably claim that the massacred children of Sandy Hook would still be alive today if only they'd had the common sense to carry sawn-off shotguns to school. The Thump response to Orlando is therefore anti-gay and pro-gun possession."
The singer believes that the individuals involved in the Presidential race are merely symptoms of a wider sickness within American politics: "The larger disaster is the two leading faces in the presidential race, as the world prepares to shake its head in disbelief when the new president is named. Clinton is the face and voice of pooled money (and will therefore repay the established elite with whatever they want if she is elected), and Donald Thump is George Wallace – hating just about anyone who doesn't happen to be Donald Thump. Surely this is not 2016 America?"
Re-iterating his support for Bernie Sanders, Morrissey then closes: "Clinton and Thump may be popular with the party faithful – but the party faithful aren't that large, and are not America, therefore a sad day looms in November – a day that only Bernie Sanders could have saved – had he been allowed his rightful share of media support. But, clearly, the presidential election really is none of your business. Did you ever seriously think it was?"
Read the full note HERE.
