How many times have you had to explain to your Rage Against the Machine fan friend that they hate everything said friend believes in?

@SW-User What are their politics ?

@bijouxbroussard Super leftist as is their music.

@SW-User A few days ago I was in the car with a friend who turned up Killing in the Name of all the way up and rocking out with a blue lives matter bumper sticker. I'm not shitting you at all.

@bijouxbroussard They're about as left as you can get.

@MethDozer These are the kinds of ironies I dream of thinking up.

@SW-User Hmm…perhaps I should give ‘em another chance ?

@bijouxbroussard I'm not particularly into them, but I think the music is good.

@bijouxbroussard they openly support the Zapatistas. They're about as left as it goes. Fun fact too, the guitarist Tom Morello has a political science degree.

@SW-User Imma just post this for context for @bijouxbroussard since she isn't very familiar with them.

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@MethDozer wasn't it Paul Ryan who said he's a huge RATM fan and someone asked him if he actually ever listened to the lyrics?

@basilfawlty89 I thought it was Ted Cruz but you might be right.

@MethDozer Yep, it was Paul Ryan

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tom-morello-paul-ryan-is-the-embodiment-of-the-machine-our-music-rages-against-246033/

@basilfawlty89 No more ironic than Ann Coulter sayung her favorite band is the Grateful Dead. Maybe even less so.

@MethDozer while googling it I found this pure cringe

https://loudwire.com/trump-supporters-dance-rage-against-the-machine-killing-in-the-name/

@MethDozer Wow, wonder how she manages that ? I can’t even listen to Ted Nugent.

@bijouxbroussard I liked Cat Scratch Fever, but eh...the racism, statutory rape and being an all round dickhead ruined it for me.

@bijouxbroussard Well Yed Nugent's music always sucked while GD has always been great so there's that.


Plus there's always been this weird out of place affluent yuppie/suburbanite element at shows as long as I been going to them. All the Old Heads say it started coming into the mix during the early 90's when they got big with college kids. That element has really taken over the shows since Bobby got a senility boner for John Mayer and it's been Dead&Co.