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What if I told you... (lemmy.world)
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[–] 137 points 2 years ago (21 children)

How about when a republican Tweeted:

"Bummed to learn that @deesnider, the man with the perfect song written decades ago about the attack on traditional, conservative American values… “We’re Not Gonna Take It” is riding the train in the wrong direction. How could it be that he sang for us but now fights for them?

And Dee Snider:

You think i wrote a song in support of "traditional American values"? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! You funny.

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  • [–] 84 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    the man with the perfect song written decades ago about the attack on traditional, conservative American values

    Ah yes, the famously conservative hair metal singer whose stage getup was just shy of a drag performers. How could one forget this pinnacle of conservative values.

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  • [–] 78 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    My favorite response the Morello tweet got was "what 'Machine' did you think he was raging against? The dishwasher?" Lol

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Nah, definitely was a printer.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Well, in a way, raging against a printer usually is just raging against late stage capitalism with extra steps

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    “Ms. Gore claimed that one of my songs, ‘Under the Blade,’ had lyrics encouraging sadomasochism, bondage and rape. The lyrics she quoted have absolutely nothing to do with these topics. On the contrary, the words in question are about surgery and the fear that it instills in people. … I can say categorically that the only sadomasochism, bondage and rape in this song is in the mind of Ms. Gore.”

    -Dee Snider at the PMRC Congressional hearings.

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dee-snider-on-pmrc-hearing-i-was-a-public-enemy-71205/

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    Art is subjective, it's funny how often it says more about the viewer than the person who made it.

    Heck I always intrepreted the song Dream Thieves by Sonata Artica to be about betrayal at the hands of an oppressive authority figure...

    It's actually about music piracy, how it negatively effected the band's income, with the implication that a fan who pirates music is disloyal as a true fan would want to contribute to the livelihood of a musician they like..

    I don't really agree with the intended message and I still like the song because of MY interpretation, but damn that does make the line "Download new lies on your scythe" make more sense in context

    Personally I feel like "Piracy is always morally correct" and "Support Indie Creators whenever possible." are not contradictory viewpoints. (Admittedly the song was written when digital media was a new concept)

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Did they not see the music video for that song where a rebellious kid using the power of rock rebels against his authoritarian father? Turning into the effeminate-looking singer of the song in the process, a song by a band named twisted SISTER? Said father who is heavily implied to be a former US Marine?

    Yeah that's about as "Traditional American Values" and "Pro-Conservative" as a black lesbian burning down a Chic-Fila-A on June 1st with a molotov cocktail made from a bottle of Bud Light (It's not very Left Wing, but the brand triggers the fuck out of Righties) while making out with her transgender undocumented immigrant girlfriend, who had a perfect 15 inch girl-cock boner the whole time, because she is non-op and does not desire Bottom Surgery nor feel she should get a procedure that would be more effective on someone who actually does have dysphoria down there... She does however hope to have implants some day, and will look into it after gaining citizenship via marrying her black lesbian lover... However said Black Lesbian Lover gets SSI on account of being epileptic and cannot marry anyone without it harshly affecting her benefits and jeopardize her already vicarous living situation, so the wedding is off until they can find a lawyer to show them the right loopholes.

    Oh dear God help me this is becoming a short story......

    (Not a threat or call to arms, please do not burn down any establishments chicken or otherwise, voting for Biden will be enough, thank you)

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