Rage Against the Machine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, though not everyone from the band showed up to accept the award.
and in the group’s acceptance speech, called for fans to continue to push for social change the way the band had done in the three decades prior to their induction.
Morello, keeping his talking points broad, called for listeners to fight oppression overall and to fight for the planet. “The job we set out to do is not over. Now you’re the ones that must testify,” he said. “If you’ve got a boss, join a union. If you’re a student, start underground paper. If you’re an anarchist, throw a brick. If you’re a soldier or a cop, follow your conscience not your orders.
Rage proceeded to list some of these achievements: Dominating alternative radio despite fierce opposition from “right-wing media companies,” shutting down the New York Stock Exchange, suing the U.S. State Department over torture in Guantanamo Bay, funding Zapatista communities, and even pushing Priscilla Presley’s Payout from Lisa Marie Presley’s Estate and Burial Plans Near Elvis Approved by JudgeIs Tommy Tuberville the Most Ignorant Man in D.C.?
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