is it secret? is it safe???

What's the deal with people's freakout about the Dixie Chicks (I get that this was a long time ago)? They took a stand against a political figure and a war they thought was unjust. Ooooouuuu, aaaahhhh. Seriously. I listen to a type of music that's been doing that since the fucking 70s, and nobody gives a fuck about that! But suddenly when a group of pretty (chyeah, pretty BORING) pop/country singers talks smack about the President, everyone gets their panties in a twist!
This got me thinking that punk is overall a pretty safe way to voice opinions. That is, as long as they conform to the popular punk mindset.
Before I continue, I'm not saying this is a bad thing. Obviously punk is focused on a generally leftist stance, and so it is natural that that's the kind of people it would attract.
So, am I implying that all of the Dixie Chicks fanbase is entirely right-leaning hillbillies that shit their underoo's at the first sign of rebelliousness? No. But I AM saying that those people that flipped out need to stick their head in a bucket of ice water until they wake up and smell the dirty, sweaty beast that has been secretly raging in a corner about lots of different crap (and generally a lot of shit that the Dixie Chicks seem to be all about).
I guess it's because punk is left on its own to quietly stumble along in rebellion while everyone else shambles through their boring existence, until suddenly a mainstream band decides to say "hey, this shit ain't cool, bro", and then WOE TO YOU OH EARTH AND SEA because shit's going to hit the fan.
So, to reach the point of this rant, who ultimately benefited most from this huge case of rubbing poop on the portrait of a pretty little world a lot of Dixie Chicks fans have painted?
I'll tell you who, THE DIXIE CHICKS. They were on magazine covers, and people literally couldn't get enough of these babes that at first seemed so down home and all american and suddenly sprouted horns and evil rebel tentacles out of every pore on their body.
But, this look is the norm in the punk scene, I would say. You know that people are generally left leaning (politically, we don't all have vertical alignment issues), therefore, saying something that puts down the government or corporation or what we deem sheer stupidity is accepted and does not form much of a ruckus other than to incite comments like "yeah fuck those guys!" from the punks with less brain matter, and maybe a decent stimulating conversation from those that still possess that art.
Now, I realize that not a lot of people are reading this out there in internet land, but if you are and I've offended you, then sorry (I'm not really sorry, I just don't want to pick through any stupid comments you'll feel obliged to make, but since I have no readers, I have nothing to worry about).
Anyway, I'm off to pose naked for a corporate magazine with words like "Sellout" and "Fart" painted all over my body.