The Internet is Mad That Rage Against the Machine are “Political” and “Woke”

At the height of the Black Lives Matter protests that swept through America last summer, Rage Against the Machine guitarist and political activist Tom Morello made headlines by publicly schooling a fan of his band who had expressed disappointment at their “political opinions” on Twitter. The internet had a hearty laugh about it and then moved on.

Now, with ~~the conflict between Israel and Palestinians~~ the systematic oppression of Palestinians by the Israeli government all over the news, Rage Against the Machine have once again used their platform for politics, and scores of fans who somehow never realized the band have always been rooted in progressive values are once again upset.

Rage, unsurprisingly, support the Palestinians. Here is their initial tweet that up the latest firestorm:

The band later posted an additional tweet that read “Awaiting the ‘stay out of politics’ and ‘stick to music’” reactions, predicting what was to come.

Here are a couple of the best reactions from naïve fans:

Discovering that the band I liked called ‘Rage Against The Machine’ is getting political.

Day ruined.— Has Jeff Bezos Decided To End World Hunger? (@HasBezosDecided) May 13, 2021

I used to enjoy Rage Against the Machine, but sadly, another band ruined by wokeness— hk (@HKesvani) May 13, 2021

Plenty of folks, naturally, were quick to point out the ignorance of those above:

Dying because Rage Against the Machine posted a message in support of Palestine and people are telling them to stay out of politics and calling them woke. WHAT DID YOU THINK THE MACHINE WAS a fucking washer dryer??— Charlotte (@CharlTaylorPage) May 13, 2021

Out of touch people when they find out Bulls on Parade by Rage Against The Machine was about the US Army and not about bulls at a parade pic.twitter.com/4olMg9AWWa— damo💫 (@MFDAMO) May 13, 2021

Rage Against the Machine wrote in support of Palestine?!?

Geez, what’s next? Are the Red Hot Chili Peppers going to come out and say they’re from California?— Poor man’s Diogenes (@NojTheCynic) May 13, 2021

Rage Against the Machine’s reunion tour, originally scheduled for 2020, has been rescheduled to 2022. Dates below.

3/31 El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center [Tickets]
4/2 Las Cruces, NM @ Pan American Center [Tickets]
4/4 Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena [Tickets]
4/6 Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena [Tickets]
4/26 Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena [Tickets]
4/28 Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena [Tickets]
4/30 Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome [Tickets]
5/2 Portland, OR @ Moda Center [Tickets]
5/5 Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum at the PNE [Tickets]
5/7 Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place [Tickets]
5/9 Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome [Tickets]
5/11 Winnipeg, MB @ Bell MTS Place [Tickets]
5/13 Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center [Tickets]
5/15 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center [Tickets]
5/16 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center [Tickets]
5/18 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center [Tickets]
5/20 St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center [Tickets]
5/22 Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena [Tickets]
5/23 Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena [Tickets]
6/9 East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre [Tickets]
7/11 Chicago, IL @ United Center [Tickets]
7/12 Chicago, IL @ United Center [Tickets]
7/15 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest [Tickets]
7/16 Quebec City, QC @ Festival d’ete de Quebec [Tickets]
7/19 Hamilton, ON @ FirstOntario Centre [Tickets]
7/21 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena [Tickets]
7/23 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena [Tickets]
7/25 Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center [Tickets]
7/27 Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse [Tickets]
7/29 Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena [Tickets]
7/31 Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena [Tickets]
8/2 Washington DC @ Capital One Arena [Tickets]
8/3 Washington DC @ Capital One Arena [Tickets]
8/8 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden [Tickets]
8/9 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden [Tickets]
8/11 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden [Tickets]
8/12 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden[Tickets]
8/14 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden [Tickets]

[via Kerrang!]

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