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[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 80 points 1 week ago

Punks are alright. They know what praxis is.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago

To quote Boots Riley:

It's finna blow cause

They got the TV, we got the truth

They own the judges and we got the proof

We got hella people, they got helicopters

They got the bombs and we got the, we got the

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acT_PSAZ7BQ

Welp that’s going on a playlist. Great song.

[-] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Great group: The Coup.

Their discography is top tier.

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 12 points 1 week ago

That fucking slaps

12 years ago too how wild

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

That's nothing...

A week after 9/11 he released the song "5 million ways to kill a CEO":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQthFDpYCys

With this as the (already planned) album cover:

https://rapreviews.com/coverart/coupcover.jpg

I've always thought Aaron McGruder low-key based Huey Freeman in Boots, even the hair is the same.

[-] qprimed@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

this thread is gaddamn gold! thank you, friends.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 week ago

and if you liked that, check out boots riley's movie, Sorry to Bother You

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 55 points 1 week ago

Punks are the best, I wish there were more in government. In Canada we have Charlie Angus who is a legend (his band opened for the Dead Kennedys back in the day) but is sadly retiring.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Angus#Early_life,_music,_writing,_and_activism

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago

Jello Biafra was relatively active in politics for a while. He's still around, but I've only really seen him making angry videos about Trump. Would love to see him jump back into politics.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Joey shithead is in political office as well

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Keithley

[-] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Chris Hannah from Propagandhi is my dream President, but he's Canadian and being a resident of the United Failed State of America, no way are they letting my ass have citizenship (no shade)

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Charlie isn't running again. 😢

[-] Auntievenim@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

His father, the colonel, was another highly respected man in the region

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 week ago

Oh no he is going to be banned from reddit for mentioning a luogi 😱

[-] Aomni@real.lemmy.fan 17 points 1 week ago

Just got banned for calling a nazi dumb. I just deleted my account. The CEO is a pos too.

[-] Rokin@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago
[-] Breezy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Aint that the dude who ran a subreddit for child pornography?

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

We got a spot for him here.

[-] match@pawb.social 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

❌ john brown gun club

✅ Luigi's mansion burners

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago
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