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[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh wow this is genuinely interesting because iirc he has always used his platform to pump Dem presidential candidates come election time. He definitely pledged for Hillary for example!

[–] EatMoreMacroplastics@hexbear.net 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

he has always used his platform to pump Dem presidential candidates come election time

I haven't always followed closely what he had to say on the issue, idk what his support for Hillary was, but RATM released Battle of Los Angeles back in 1999 and went out promoting it with the single and the video for Guerilla Radio, which includes the line "More for Gore or the son of a drug lord? None of the above, fuck it, cut the chord", put in the context of a song that is all about imperialist wars in the Middle East, especially the Gulf War and the following decade of embargos and regular bombings that cost the lifes of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people, and decries "the vultures that thirst for blood and oil", mind you, two years before 9/11 kicked off the final act in AmeriKKKas ruination of Iraq. Now i'd argue that was one of the more lib songs on the album, considering that they have an entire track built around Chairman Mao's quote that "a single spark can start a prairie fire", but getting a song that disavows both candidates in heavy rotation on MTV, in the middle of Gore's campaign for the White House, back when MTV actually played a role in tastemaking, isn't exactly pumping Dem candidates.

OFC Hillary ran 17 years after that. It's possible Morello may have had a ton of shit takes in the meantime. He's a rock star, after all, i actually expect as much. But when i read the interview excerpts on here this weekend, as somebody who grew up up playing the RATM studio albums back and forth, i wasn't surprised at all that he didn't vote for Harris.

[–] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

His pattern has normally been to have very good politics until election time, at which point he feels compelled to voice support for the Dem candidate for the duration of the campaign, and then to return to good takes when the election is over. I've been off Twitter for a few years now, but I would have expected him to say least post some 'lesser of two evils' stuff near election day.

And yes, RATM had incredible lyrics. The second verse to Bulls on Parade has to be some of the sickest bars ever recorded.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

”The structure is set, ya never change it with a ballot pull”