Nearly every single one of their songs is anti-imperialist/capitalist, I can't fathom how someone could listen to them and not realise they were leftists
Because their most overt lyrics mention leftist stuff that a lot of people haven't heard of. Ask any American living now who would also listen to RATM who the Zapatistas or the Weathermen are. So if they don't catch the references, all they hear are vague anti-establishment songs and in America that doesn't have any particular political valence left or right. They just hear angry rebellious music and are gonna plug in whatever subject they think is being addressed in the lyrics.
Like my chud cousins love RATM and would hear "no more lies, take the power back" and think it's saying "liberals are liars, take back power for rural Christian conservatives."
Nearly every single one of their songs is anti-imperialist/capitalist, I can't fathom how someone could listen to them and not realise they were leftists
Because their most overt lyrics mention leftist stuff that a lot of people haven't heard of. Ask any American living now who would also listen to RATM who the Zapatistas or the Weathermen are. So if they don't catch the references, all they hear are vague anti-establishment songs and in America that doesn't have any particular political valence left or right. They just hear angry rebellious music and are gonna plug in whatever subject they think is being addressed in the lyrics.
Like my chud cousins love RATM and would hear "no more lies, take the power back" and think it's saying "liberals are liars, take back power for rural Christian conservatives."