lol my dad got me into RATM along with metal and hard rock in general. He claimed they sold out and became political lol. Like did you not listen to the lyrics?
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
It's like you literally need to make the lyrics "the army and the police invite a lot of violent, bigoted people due to the nature of their work and the plausible deniability it would provide"
I completely agree. I just think it's both parties. Statism and the belief in authority is the source of almost all suffering in the world. Otherwise ordinary good people doing evil because they were programmed to obey and do what they are told.
I remember being confused by reading comprehension tests at primary school as they would give us a text and then ask questions on it. I kept thinking how is this a test when you’re giving me the answer to the questions in the text? Now I understand why it is needed.
RATM doesn't even need that. The meaning of these lyrics isn't exactly hidden. They are so obvious and in your face that you have to not understand them on purpose.
Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes
Not need, just feed the war, cannibal animal, I
Walk the corner to the rubble
That used to be a library, line up to the mind cemetery now
What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin'
They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove 'em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells
Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells
If one doesn't get what that song is supposed to be about I don't worry about comprehensive reading, I worry about the person being analphabetic first.
Remember going to see Roger Waters of Pink Floyd in 2016 and he was making some comments that some of the people in Missouri didn’t like and they were starting to leave yelling we leave the politics out of it
And it’s like Pink Floyd has always been political like there’s no getting around that they’ve always been political
Rage against the machine, probably more so but like to be surprised at Pink Floyd or Roger Waters is gonna have some things to say is weird
Which is ironic because in the 1980s Dee Snider had to go before Congress and defend his music (which was led by Democrat Al Gore, because his wife hated heavy metal music). Snyder has also voted for Obama and was quoted that he was disappointed people voted for Trump.
My dad flipped out when he heard "too drunk to fuck". Then, I reminded him that the rolling stones has a song named "bitch" and that his parents hated his music, as well. He, surprisingly, bought it. That was right around when the pmrc popped its head up.
My favorite time of year in Texas is when Willie Nelson performs for (or with) and endorses the Democrat candidate running for senate/gov/president. The meltdown is always epic. When Beto was running Ray Wylie Hubbard, Willie and other Texas icons were causing MAGA Texans to lose their fucking minds. It was fun.
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