Never be, never see: Metallica’s cowardly silence on Palestine
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Metallica’s frontman calling for ‘no politics’ in music contradicts the band’s own history of anti-war songs and activism, argues Shan Karemani.

As Antonio Gramsci argued, ruling groups maintain power partly by making their ideas seem like common sense. This helps explain the political significance of Metallica’s call for disengagement at a time when Israel’s genocide in Palestine demands urgent international attention. Hetfield’s vague agenda of “love, energy and heavy music” ultimately amounts to a refusal to stand for anything meaningful. And that refusal is itself deeply political.

  • Fartemis@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Take it you’re fortunate enough to not be a US shitizen? It’s the stupidest shit, EVER! Really started appearing about 20 years ago. Or at least that’s when I really started to notice them? All over the backs of SUVs/Pavement princesses. This was in a shithole, known as, Berks County, PA.

    These days, it’s all over the god damn country. I’m in SEMI, Detroit area, a hotbed for this type of shit. You’ll see a bunch of these fucking losers with jeeps and that shit emblazoned EVERYWHERE. It’s on shirts, flags, you name it!

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