Gene Simmons on Political Polarization

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 1m

Gene Simmons drops a fiery take on today’s political divide, calling out both sides for extremism and urging respect for voters’ choices — even if you disagree, the next election’s your shot. He laments how politics now bleeds into every social interaction, even dinner parties, and warns that this polarization is infecting the entertainment world, especially in places like California. While he’s a free thinker — often finding himself in the middle — he’s paid a price, losing gigs for speaking his mind, a phenomenon he dubs “being canceled.” And yes, he’s even compared border security to the…