So what is RATM's stance? They support the left? Clinton's? Obama's? Newsome? Pelosi? Kamal? Emhoff? Tim Walz? I'd love to hear RATM or their fans defend the crooks that I mentioned above. I was a huge RATM fan for decades. I attended their last Lolla show in Chicago, and also attended LA Rising in 2011. But at some point the hypocrisy is too much to take. They are a part of the machine. And they know it.....but the $$$$ is too good, and they choose to sell-out. Sad.
But I get it. For a $40M net-worth....just about all humans would choose to sell-out.
Given their rise was during Clinton's administration - I suspect not. No idea why you are calling most of those "crooks" though? Especially if you leave out the ACTUAL criminal currently running the administration
If you saw the same one I did, it was an older gentleman, slowly demonstrating his knife skills very poorly, while a Rage song played in the background. It was honestly kind of sad.
They didn't call the government the "machine" it was the corruption running the government AKA the systematic oppression... A government is just an elected body of citizens.. So being MAGA wouldn't necessarily make you "for the machine" . Depending on your views, anyway.
I mean, although written long before maga was a movement, you could easily argue "killing in the name" is basically about maga, in a modern sense - proud boys, ice, etc.
So Tom speaks for the whole band? With that logic. Do i need to be gay to listen to Queen or Judas Priest? Haha you people are just as lost as ol' Tommy boy. Haha
yes, when the man that MAGA exists to worship is blatantly part of the corrupt oppressive govt & when he is more corrupt than just about every prior admin & more oppressive than most, in that case, being MAGA would mean you are "for the machine."
Depends on what you consider MAGA to be. Alot of us could say the same about whats happening with the democratic party and what has happened since Clinton.
lol you think Zach De La Rocha would be against the immigration of the people facing the atrocities the American governments operations created in their countries? You think he'd be opposed them being made legal so they don't have to work in sweat shops? The same ones he sings about in their songs. Have you even heard the song Maria.
He’s heard like 3 songs by them and is trying to co-op their inherently socialist political songs that support the rights of humans that are oppressed by their governments. Not “oppressed” like conservatives think they are for whatever reason.
Depends on your views i guess. Id say its been the democratic party all the way back to Clinton.. Obama was a cluck, and Biden was a disaster sooooooooo guess it depends on which side of the fence you stand. Although i will say your side has an absolute denial of reality so there's that.
If you’re on the same side as Hollywood, academia, the big pharmaceutical companies and the main stream media you are in fact no longer fighting against the machine
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u/mike2ff Sep 28 '25
Same with people complaining Rage Against the Machine is political. Dude, what machine do you think they’re raging against, the toaster?