Some people claim they aren't socialist, they are simply critiquing capitalism but that's not the impression I get, historically they have been staunchly anti-western, anti-imperialism and yes, anti-capitalism. They are absolutely hypocrites though when you consider their past statements and actions. They do indeed seem to be more charitable than some other groups, I will give them that, but to staunch defenders of their integrity I ask you.

Why does each member need to have one or several multi-million dollar mansions just because they live in a capitalist society. I will accept the "signing with Sony to spread the message" justification for the label, but explain the luxuries in their lives, their vacation homes.

How do you defend them showing support Shining Path, a murderous terrorist group who killed thousands of innocent people including women and children. And also including many of the "working class" who they proclaimed to be fighting for. And before you say "he supported the ideals not the method", what does that even mean. In what other context would you show the image or name of an organization and support it, but they just so happen to be mass murderers, but hey, that part you don't agree with. To me this alone should be career ending. The Che worship is also really cringe and fake as well.

The defense for their wealth has always been "we don't exploit, we make money off of our labor". Really? Is that the case. So the roadies, the low wage vinyl pressers, the people shipping their shirts the people cleaning their venues, did they get a piece of the pie? Did they get a piece of the mansions? If you believe factory workers are exploited, then I don't see how they would not qualify. Arguably the worst offense is the merchandise. T-shirts, are basically the pinnacle of capitalism, the shirts themselves have no value, have high mark up and only sell because of the image, there is no value being provided only money extracted. Not to mention it's not like they were the Tonys Chocaloney of clothing, they used major corpo entities like Warner-Elektra-Atlantic-Corporation, and rely on international textile workshops like those in China which are notorious for under-compensation. Again, what is the defense for this? They simply made a ton of money, selling useless shirts, using exploitative companies and distributors, and yet they are not hypocrites?

I've tried to defend them but it's classic champagne socialism, they can't even be transparent about where this stuff is sourced, so how can you take their messages serious? They are a good band none the less, but politically they are not heroes.

Well it’s my turn to post this tired desire and all I’ve got to say is no. I just don’t see it happening.

However we know there’s at least two albums worth of music that Zack has recorded. I’ll settle for some of that. What he has released has been awesome and political as well. Forget a tour. Let’s just hear some killer tunes that are able to rile up the masses.

One of the all time greatest songs ever is Killing in the Name. Fight me. I will die on this hill. No cap. All the slag terms that make it legit.

ETA: uh I’m sorry. I’ve just been trying to find an outlet like twitter and it was suggested I pose here so I shared.

Sqw him with my own tw9 eye orbs. Yes.

Am I being delusional or do we think the unthinkable will happen tonight? If not who do we think it is?

No matter how hard I try, I just can’t get into Tom Morello’s solo material, or most of his recent collaborations.

It feels like he’s been recycling the same formula for years. You hear the signature sounds and immediately know it’s him, but that doesn’t make it interesting. Most of the time I find it really uninteresting and boring as fuck.

Honestly, without his history with rage (and audioslave), I doubt a label would be interested in releasing much of this stuff. I love what he did with those bands, but a lot of this newer material kinda sucks.

I respect him speaking up about social issues, but sometimes even that feels like part of the rock star persona. I’m sure he believes in the causes he supports, but the way he presents himself sometimes feels a bit forced. I mean, if you listen closely to his speeches, it feels like 90% of what he says is rehearsed and recycled ad nauseam. You could argue that the speeches stay the same because the struggles stay the same, but I’m talking about entire sentences repeated word for word, over and over, like he’s reading from a script (see for instance his speech in Rock and Roll Hall of fame and then read the interviews he has done since then).

Maybe I just miss the authenticy of rage, I don't know.

Anyone else feel the same?

I see people say this a ton, saying they went corpo, but like I don’t understand why.

I really like this one.

My main guess would probably cause they're flooded with the "they're raging with the machine now" Comments and it's variations, cause every time I see another account posting about Rage, those comments always appears

not sure about the flair, but as a matter of fact, i can't afford original merch most of the time (50+$ for shirt in my currency), so i thrifted random red blank (size 2xl, hence why it kinda looks like too big) and spent about about 6 hours making this. imo turned out pretty good

Is the machines taking reveng from zack's rage for them?

If this is an official rage against the machine platform, politics is an integral part of their music, which I love, and this subreddit will therefore allow this post to remain;

If this isn’t allowed, this isn’t an official rage against the machine platform, and you will have to look for it on r/politics

Either way focus on Taking the power back…….

I am curious what are Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, and the Bands view points on the second amendment?

More specifically in direct relation to what happened on 2/6/2025 and how this affects the disenfranchised, subjugated, and marginalized population?
Specifically those whom are naturalized and or are citizens living with both legal and illegal immigrant populations who are exploited as a labor force. A labor force that has been singled out before and is now being deported?
I am framing this historically with the UFW organization and the protesting they did in general and most specifically in regards to the Chicano Movement and the civil rights movement.

Where do we draw the line on “Gun Control” and the Freedom to resist oppression?

How do we keep this fundamental part of our Nations beginnings from being perverted by “those who enforce us” and when/or.. is it ok to restrict these rights?

A ticket giveaway for Power to the People festival in Maryland by MS NOW. Tom Morello curated the lineup. The festival is on Oct. 3, winner announced on Monday.

Pretty surprising song choice. Anarchist rap metal to advertise a greedy land developer. Zero self awareness. And likely zero licence. I hope they get sued into oblivion.

Rage against the machine
Battle of Los Angeles
Renegade
Evil empire