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Originally Posted by PawtucktPatriot
why do a lot of bands that try to be political or are political always target america? its totally lame. i remember this stupid wee jerkoff in my old work told me he was starting a political punk band and they would mainly be talking about the lies the american government try to blind everybody with. so i asked why not sing about somewhere worse that the US? for instance south africa, where the government is really corrupt. he didnt understand what i meant though.
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Yeah, the whole anti-Bush thing has been used by a lot of signed bands as a way to instantly seem rebellious to the angsty teenager market, and by a lot of unsigned bands that think they're making some kind of original or interesting political statement.