Oh, I suppose I was on a memory tour of rock history this weekend when I remembered the RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. You may have heard of them; they play feel good protest music that somehow or anther turns into near-riots or full-blown riots.

Well, after wacthing some old school clips of them:

when the closed down Wall Street and Michael Moore was arrested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8wU9DdbqU

when they palyed accross from the DNC in 2000 and independent reports later said the police “created” a riot situation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCiTVdrK3jE

I have had the chance to hear Rage play “Killing in the Name” one time in my life and let me tell you it made every single person wearing a badge/uniform squirm in their boots. Speaking “truth” to authority always causes problems.

In conclusion, the words of Zack de la Rocha sum it up the most as far as oppressive regimes are concerned, “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me.”

p.s. – the photo is a 15 minute silent set the members of Rage did to oppose Tipper Gore’s censorship group PMRC.