• axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    RATM lyrics are about two things: disliking authority and references to leftist struggles that come across as esoteric to most Americans. Hardly any American knows about Mumia Abu-Jamal or the Zapatistas. Chuds hone in on the points of reference they understand and internalize the lyrics as about the things they like.

    Also in 2000 they did a free protest concert in front of the DNC that turned into a small riot against the police. I remember my chud uncle at the time saying something like "I don't like their music, but those boys are doing good if they hate those Democrats."