DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has been criticized on social media for suggesting an oversimplified solution to the student loan crisis. Apparently in response to yesterday's news that the federal moratorium on student loan repayments, which was set to end next month, has been extended through August 31, Draiman shared a 2019 political cartoon from Rick McKee, the staff cartoonist at The Augusta Chronicle. In the cartoon, a professor can be seen standing next to a huge white board and using a pointer to highlight to a student the two-step solution to the student debt crisis: "1. You took out a loan. 2. Pay it back." As expected, Draiman's tweet was met with an overwhelmingly negative reaction from many of his followers, some of whom directed their ire at his band. "We should all just pull up our bootstraps and sell 17 million records by making monkey sounds with our mouths," one person wrote. "It's been a while since you've been relevant. Probably gets mistaken as rogan at the mall', another user tweeted. "So glad I hated DISTURBED as a kid. Knew there was a reason"," a third person said. "Dude in a washed-up band with more money than most people will ever see tells poor people to just 'pay back their crippling debt'", a fourth person tweeted. A couple of other Twitter users also blasted the 49-year-old Draiman for using a shirtless photo of himself as his profile picture. "This is funny coming from a dude who doesn't even have a shirt on in his pfp", one person wrote. "Youre almost 50", another user added. In response to criticism of his Twitter profile photo, David wrote: "I was comfortable lol. Not sure why that makes it funny, but go ahead, knock yourself out". One person who was seemingly in agreement with Draiman was former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, who wrote: "Are they gonna pay off my mortgage ? I'm waiting for that as well". Nearly 46 million Americans have $1.6 trillion in federal student loans. A little over 10 years ago, in quarter two of 2011, Americans owed roughly $905 billion in student loans, which means that U.S. student debt has increased by more than 91% in the past decade. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. federal government enacted a freeze in student loan repayments since March 2020. Draiman recently sold his house in Honolulu, Hawaii for more than $6 million and announced plans to relocate to Miami, Florida. The singer and his DISTURBED bandmates are working on material for the follow-up to 2018's "Evolution" album, tentatively due later in the year.
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— David Draiman (@davidmdraiman) April 6, 2022
Are they gonna pay off my mortgage ? I’m waiting for that as well
— Tim 'Ripper' Owens (@TimRipperOwens) April 6, 2022
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— Horny on Leyndell (@DungeonSimp) April 6, 2022
We should all just pull up our bootstraps and sell 17 million records by making monkey sounds with our mouths.
— Stanitarium (@TheStanitarium) April 6, 2022
Remember when you did a cover of “Land of Confusion?
You didn’t really read the lyrics, did you? — Pʀᴇtty ғᴀtᴇ ᴍᴀᴄʜiɴᴇ (@_terminalghost) April 6, 2022
Man, if you can’t trust the millionaire rock stars to believe in the words they record, who can you trust? pic.twitter.com/qgl4hTf6a6
— Pʀᴇtty ғᴀtᴇ ᴍᴀᴄʜiɴᴇ (@_terminalghost) April 6, 2022
The Poverty "Crisis" Solved: pic.twitter.com/EWnpMvXCQO
— Papercut Cinema (@PapercutCinema) April 6, 2022
So glad I hated Disturbed as a kid.
Knew there was a reason. — Indianapolis Car Racing???
(@NCO61) April 6, 2022
It's been a while since you've been relevant. Probably gets mistaken as rogan at the mall.
— Hail Sagan (@FeedbackNFuzz) April 6, 2022
I was comfortable lol. Not sure why that makes it funny, but go ahead, knock yourself out
— David Draiman (@davidmdraiman) April 6, 2022
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— ? Grindcore Cowboy ? (@jimychangas) April 6, 2022
Yes and no.
Universities should be capped on how much they can charge and/or raise tuition a year Unfortunately, many/most people have to make decisions about 5-6 figure college debt when they're 16 & haven't worked a day in their lives Hold Ppl AND universities accountable — Chiune Sempo Sugihara (@ChiuneSempo) April 6, 2022
College loans are predatory. Why as a society do we have to make it difficult for our citizens to get an education and be productive members of society? Shouldn’t we make that process as easy as possible? The more educated people we have, the better we will be. Problem solved.
— Little D Mac (@LittleDMac1) April 6, 2022
Youre almost 50 pic.twitter.com/bg5ec8CqRI
— IBJDPCNT643 (@IBJDPCNT644) April 6, 2022
What are your thoughts on usury?
— ???????????? ? (@ChuckETERNAL) April 6, 2022
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— ÖmRīff (@om_riff) April 6, 2022
1. You make terrible music 2.Take it back.
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(@theheavyheathen) April 6, 2022
Dude, your band Papa Roach sucked back in the day.
— ? Grindcore for Breakfast ? (@brad_dk) April 6, 2022
Make better music bald head
— Tony (@Nofvckzgiven) April 6, 2022
Dude in a washed-up band with more money than most people will ever see tells poor people to just "pay back their crippling debt"
— Kali Manlet (@doomy_boi) April 6, 2022
Shit take
— yeet the rich (@Shredbot9000) April 6, 2022
old man from douche rock band thinks his opinion is worth something
— ☣??????? ????????☢ (@Steejyy) April 6, 2022
how does it feel to live a lie, David? With albums full of anti-establishment songs while you simultaneously grift from movement to movement. Sucking toes of elite thieves that could erase your existence from every digital platform and music store in an instant if they so choose?
— LAIKA (@LYQXA) April 6, 2022
when Disturbed covered Land Of Confusion, I guess the sympathy for the victims of our perverse world do not extend to the kids whose parents indoctrinated them into a broken system by cosigning a loan before they were old enough to fuck as full-fledged adults or drink alcohol.
— LAIKA (@LYQXA) April 6, 2022
Bald twat.
— Clive (@MetalClive) April 6, 2022
Spoiler: it's called predatory lending. Loan sharks. Ramping up prices for tuition when it should be free, then bleeding people dry with absurdly high interest rates. Many people have paid back what they owe several times and still owe tens of thousands of $$$ in interest.
— Amber Alex
️ new song out now (@misandryalex) April 6, 2022
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
— ElderGodsdoom (@eldergodsdoom) April 6, 2022
Millionaire rock star can shut all the way the fuck up.
— KWLyricist (@KWLyricist) April 6, 2022
Your band f*cking sucks as much as your opinions.
— Luc (@lcfrst2) April 6, 2022
Spoken like a rich person
— Kurt (@KurtCameronMus1) April 6, 2022
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— ?? TURD MURDER ?? (@murder_turd) April 6, 2022
Wow, guess David was not “down with the shirtness,” lol. pic.twitter.com/zWMqWW8nX1
— ?? TURD MURDER ?? (@murder_turd) April 6, 2022
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— David Draiman (@davidmdraiman) April 6, 2022
Are they gonna pay off my mortgage ? I’m waiting for that as well
— Tim 'Ripper' Owens (@TimRipperOwens) April 6, 2022
pic.twitter.com/Tj4lEyoPKC
— Horny on Leyndell (@DungeonSimp) April 6, 2022
We should all just pull up our bootstraps and sell 17 million records by making monkey sounds with our mouths.
— Stanitarium (@TheStanitarium) April 6, 2022
Remember when you did a cover of “Land of Confusion?
You didn’t really read the lyrics, did you? — Pʀᴇtty ғᴀtᴇ ᴍᴀᴄʜiɴᴇ (@_terminalghost) April 6, 2022
Man, if you can’t trust the millionaire rock stars to believe in the words they record, who can you trust? pic.twitter.com/qgl4hTf6a6
— Pʀᴇtty ғᴀtᴇ ᴍᴀᴄʜiɴᴇ (@_terminalghost) April 6, 2022
The Poverty "Crisis" Solved: pic.twitter.com/EWnpMvXCQO
— Papercut Cinema (@PapercutCinema) April 6, 2022
So glad I hated Disturbed as a kid.
Knew there was a reason. — Indianapolis Car Racing???
(@NCO61) April 6, 2022It's been a while since you've been relevant. Probably gets mistaken as rogan at the mall.
— Hail Sagan (@FeedbackNFuzz) April 6, 2022
I was comfortable lol. Not sure why that makes it funny, but go ahead, knock yourself out
— David Draiman (@davidmdraiman) April 6, 2022
pic.twitter.com/9APanMRsZw
— ? Grindcore Cowboy ? (@jimychangas) April 6, 2022
Yes and no.
Universities should be capped on how much they can charge and/or raise tuition a year Unfortunately, many/most people have to make decisions about 5-6 figure college debt when they're 16 & haven't worked a day in their lives Hold Ppl AND universities accountable — Chiune Sempo Sugihara (@ChiuneSempo) April 6, 2022
College loans are predatory. Why as a society do we have to make it difficult for our citizens to get an education and be productive members of society? Shouldn’t we make that process as easy as possible? The more educated people we have, the better we will be. Problem solved.
— Little D Mac (@LittleDMac1) April 6, 2022
Youre almost 50 pic.twitter.com/bg5ec8CqRI
— IBJDPCNT643 (@IBJDPCNT644) April 6, 2022
What are your thoughts on usury?
— ???????????? ? (@ChuckETERNAL) April 6, 2022
pic.twitter.com/WezLwyUFpD
— ÖmRīff (@om_riff) April 6, 2022
1. You make terrible music 2.Take it back.
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(@theheavyheathen) April 6, 2022Dude, your band Papa Roach sucked back in the day.
— ? Grindcore for Breakfast ? (@brad_dk) April 6, 2022
Make better music bald head
— Tony (@Nofvckzgiven) April 6, 2022
Dude in a washed-up band with more money than most people will ever see tells poor people to just "pay back their crippling debt"
— Kali Manlet (@doomy_boi) April 6, 2022
Shit take
— yeet the rich (@Shredbot9000) April 6, 2022
old man from douche rock band thinks his opinion is worth something
— ☣??????? ????????☢ (@Steejyy) April 6, 2022
how does it feel to live a lie, David? With albums full of anti-establishment songs while you simultaneously grift from movement to movement. Sucking toes of elite thieves that could erase your existence from every digital platform and music store in an instant if they so choose?
— LAIKA (@LYQXA) April 6, 2022
when Disturbed covered Land Of Confusion, I guess the sympathy for the victims of our perverse world do not extend to the kids whose parents indoctrinated them into a broken system by cosigning a loan before they were old enough to fuck as full-fledged adults or drink alcohol.
— LAIKA (@LYQXA) April 6, 2022
Bald twat.
— Clive (@MetalClive) April 6, 2022
Spoiler: it's called predatory lending. Loan sharks. Ramping up prices for tuition when it should be free, then bleeding people dry with absurdly high interest rates. Many people have paid back what they owe several times and still owe tens of thousands of $$$ in interest.
— Amber Alex
️ new song out now (@misandryalex) April 6, 2022Couldn’t have said it better myself.
— ElderGodsdoom (@eldergodsdoom) April 6, 2022
Millionaire rock star can shut all the way the fuck up.
— KWLyricist (@KWLyricist) April 6, 2022
Your band f*cking sucks as much as your opinions.
— Luc (@lcfrst2) April 6, 2022
Spoken like a rich person
— Kurt (@KurtCameronMus1) April 6, 2022
pic.twitter.com/QLkNo5SBME
— ?? TURD MURDER ?? (@murder_turd) April 6, 2022
Wow, guess David was not “down with the shirtness,” lol. pic.twitter.com/zWMqWW8nX1
— ?? TURD MURDER ?? (@murder_turd) April 6, 2022
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