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RATM’s Tom Morello: Paul Ryan Has “Rage” Against Immigrants, Gays, Poor

[Paul] Ryan claims that he likes Rage’s sound, but not the lyrics. Well, I don’t care for Paul Ryan’s sound or his lyrics. He can like whatever bands he wants, but his guiding vision for shifting revenue more radically to the 1 percent is antithetical to the message of Rage…

I clearly see that Ryan has a whole lotta ‘rage’ in him: A rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor—basically the only thing he’s not raging against is the privileged elite he’s groveling in front of for political contributions.

My hope is that maybe Paul Ryan is a mole. Maybe Rage did plant some sensible ideas in this extreme fringe right-wing nut job. Maybe if elected, he’ll pardon Leonard Peltier. Maybe he’ll throw U.S. military support behind the Zapatistas. Maybe he’ll fill Guantanamo Bay with the corporate criminals that are funding his campaign … but I’m not betting [on] it.”

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, responding to Paul Ryan’s claim that RATM is his favorite band, in Rolling Stone.

 

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