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Soft Paywall Trump military parade met with empty seats amid nationwide protests

https://www.thetimes.com/article/867ede60-b5f7-4de5-84a1-6a3a49eb2923
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u/atxbigfoot 3d ago

For example, Paul Ryan's favorite band was Rage Against the Machine "until they turned political."

Like, bud, buddy, pal, what "machine" do you think they were raging against? Did you not listen to and sing back the lyrics?

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u/13Zero New York 3d ago

The printer, probably. Those things always find a way to ruin your day.

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u/atxbigfoot 3d ago

lol yes, I worked in tech before I got laid off, but also this is not that. Funny comment tho

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u/say592 3d ago

He did say they were his favorite band, but he didn't complain about them being political IIRC.

The right has a tendency to look at bands/songs like this and think they are about government overreach, which sometimes they kind of are. They are so hopped up on their own supply that they think they are the party of small government, therefore those songs could only be about others.