Makes you wonder about tech oligarchs who read scifi and always misinterpret it. Rather than warnings of unbridled power, they seem to view stuff like 1984, Snowcrash, Dune, etc as guides.
this post was submitted on 31 May 2026
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Reminds me of the time Tom Morello made a political statement and magats got into a huff, saying that he is a musical artist and should stay out of politics. My favorite comment online was "What machine do they think they were raging against, the toaster?"
Printers are worth raging against, I could get behind that
I'd prefer a printer over the system we currently have to live with though.
honestly, you could make a good argument for a personal penile meat grinder over the system we have now.
If only that kid didn't go to the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016.
These are the traditional american values I support.
Reminds me of that video of magats rocking out on RATM Killing in the name of, having absolutely no idea what the song is about
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
ah, the cryptic lyrics were too opaque for the conservative brain
They just assumed that's who the song was for. Killing in the name of God doesn't automatically register as bad for these folks.
I mean.. didn't you know only the Demonrats burn crosses? It's obvious!
/s
Conservative Politian: When did RATM get political?
Tom Morello: Tell me what song in our catalog you don't think is political and I'll remove it.
That song is about not going to take it anymore
They thought the guy dressed in drag while singing "were not going to take it" was on their side? WOW
I guess they saw him battling with Tipper Gore back in the day and, being unable to escape their bifurcated sense of politics, assumed he was on their side.
We'll fight the powers that be, just don't pick our destiny
A big part of MAGA mythology is the notion that the country, even with Republicans in charge of all three branches, is actually run by a sinister cabal of deviants and assorted non-WASPs. "Fighting the powers that be" is what Trump is here to do for them.
'cause you don't know us, you don't belong
...not hard to find a MAGA reading for that line either.
Media literacy final boss are MAGAs. Same goes for some Christians praising Take Me to Church as a song of worship. You see this also a lot with video games and superheroes. No, Batman would NOT be on your side and games like Fallout have ALWAYS been political.
No, Batman would NOT be on your side
Neither would Punisher, despite the bullshit thinblueline skulls and that stupid orange-diddler combover variants.
Gerry Conway (RIP) literally took back over the book specifically to have Punisher threaten a cop for using his symbol. "You don't do what I do. Nobody does. [...] If I find out you are trying to do what I do, I'll come for you next."
Batman is a billionaire beating up environmentalists. Sounds pretty MAGA to me.
Yeah although usually it's Superman they're obsessed with anyway. Usually they like to complain that the current iteration is too woke, even though it's exact same character from the 1960s
There's a comic arc where Batman tries feverishly to get rid of his fortune not through philanthropy but really by selling and giving away everything. The system is so rigged that he is still stupidly filthy rich by the end of it all and the systemic inequalities and corruption make it so that all his money is being squandered and used to further abuse victims instead of helping. So he ends up beating up people in a black suit anyway, as the only real way to fight corruption.
Also, there's a literal supernatural curse over the city anyways. It will always be evil and corrupt.
Where did the supernatural curse come from?
It depends on the universe and story arc. In one Batman is literally fighting a god that lives as a bat at the core of the city. One has an evil warlock from 40000 years ago sleeping under the city. My favorite one is that there's a literal portal to hell in Arkham's basement.
literal portal to hell
Where's my Batman/Buffy crossover? I just want to see Alfred and Giles talking.
Rich people, probably.
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Emphasis mine.
For some songs (like "We're not gonna take it"), only knowing the chorus explains why many people might miss the point. "Take Me to Church" doesn't even offer that saving grace.
There could be a song called "kill all the fascists" and republicans would still think it was a song for them.
I'd say Dee is a national treasure, but i'm afraid it would tick him off. <3 Dee
Riding the train in the wrong direction just makes this person sound like they're one of those people that can't sit in a seat facing backwards on a train without feeling queezy.
This is almost as bad as thinking RATM was on their side. I say almost, but holy shit, how do you listen to one of their songs without comprehending or even thinking about a single line of the lyrics. Actual dementia
"Bulls On Parade? Bulls are basically donkeys with horns, so clearly its talking about democrats."
"Know Your Enemy? Well I know my enemy, liberals!"
"Some of those who work forces are the same who burn crosses? Hell yeah!"
Clearly that's talking about the radical left. Who else would possibly burn a cross as a symbol of their movement than the godless radical left? It's obviously a Christian song.
"I like burning crosses!!!"
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