Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan, members of system of a Down They have been embroiled in controversy for the past few weeks due to their recent statements and different political views, which were polarized after the wave of protests in the United States over the murder of George Floyd and the statements of President Donald Trump.
As long as their political positions seemed irreconcilable, Tankian He went on to make it clear that despite the differences, their relationship is still good and the wave of hatred both have received through the internet is unfair.
“My drummer and brother-in-law John Dolmayan, whom I love and respect, regardless of our extremely polarized comments and political differences, has always been my staunch ally in efforts to recognize the Armenian Genocide in System of a Down. The amount of hate and stupidity that people have written on the internet against him and against me are totally unjustifiable. Social networks have created an erroneous digital society that feeds only on part of reality.
Remember, regardless of posture, only artists who really care and are passionate would risk losing their fans to what they consider to be the truth. Our dilemma and possible fallacy is that we have two of those in the same band. Some may consider it a weakness, but the artistic, political, and social dichotomy, if not the quadricotomy (that word doesn't even exist) has made System of a Down what it is today. ”