this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I still think this is the best iteration of this idea

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, I get the joke in the post, but anyone who listens to RatM should very quickly understand what "the machine" is.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

You'd think so, but every couple of months there's another post making the rounds on the internet because some oblivious person completely missed the message of their favourite band.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

IIRC Morello even responded to this with something to the tune of "what did you listen to of ours where you didn't hear political bs? We need to remove it from our back catalog"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've seen a couple of American Conservatives complain about RATM suddenly becoming all political. How the hell could you miss that?