Rage had me on the front line in the 90's as a teen. I lost some friends because of it. My choice. I had to leave them behind because they didn't care to hear truth. Had a couple call me a n****r lover, and my response was the same both times. "I love everyone who isn't a piece of shit, and I don't love you."
@@PRSPR, my great-grandfather was head of the KKK in Illnois, and my grandpa was a racist (both cops, btw), until he met my cousin's daughter who was mixed, and he had an epiphany. Just goes to show, that we can grow beyond baseless hate. I am thankful that my mom made it a point, to make sure I didn't believe the same things that were attempted to be pushed on her; or I could have been just as ignorant as so many are, these days. Her doing that made it easy to hear the message Rage was putting out, and understand/empathize with it. She deserves the respect for not continuing the rhetoric. She wasn't the biggest fan of me marching with BLM in Chicago, because she was scared I would get hurt, or in trouble, but told me how proud she was that I did (almost no one wants to see their children hurt or imprisoned). I lost another friend that weekend, too. I went there to visit him specifically, and decided to march while I was there. He thought we could agree to disagree on racism. I can't. 20 year friendship down the tubes. He never displayed anything to hint he felt that way, ever. Only when I asked if he wanted to join me, did I find out. That was the last time we talked. Such is life, I guess.
The guitar riff was in the movie “The Matrix” the original movie. The movie is kind of wake up movie - kinda like the song. He said “heads are flown.” Back in the day when we told somebody “imma fly that head,” it meant imma knock you out. “Power to the have nots” means seizing power from the rich, to give to the poor - “the proletariat.” They were revolutionary leftists that saw the poverty, not just the US but all over the world, and wanted the power to switch up from the powerful (rich, oppressive masters) to the poor.
Thank you for providing all that information clarifying the lines that I didn't fully understand! I've heard of the movie "The Matrix", I just haven't watched it yet but I definitely need to. I mess with them fighting for the transfer of power from the rich to the poor, that's real af
The "he" that Zack is implicating in the assassinations of Malcolm and King is the former fascist head of the FBI in the 60s,J Edgar Hoover: "Hoover.He was a body remover!"
Check out the MLK speech titled “Beyond Vietnam: Time to Break the Silence” for some of his criticism of the Vietnam war and US imperialism. It’s on TH-cam
Oh and you should also check out these TH-cam channels for more on black nationalism and related stuff: The Black Internationalist SaintAndrewism Black Red Guard Professor Flowers Intelexual Media
yeah, He is MLK. Awesome reaction gives me hope for your generation, my son's generation. Subscribed! One thing I noticed is people under a certain age get tripped up on the word "Networks", because the Networks as we knew it back in the day aren't nearly as powerful as they were.. back when there was ABC, CBS and NBS, period. They had enormous power. It's been diluted like hell though with the New Media. Also, look up the story behind Quang Duc (I think thats the spelling...) the Buddhist monk on the cover who set himself on fire to protest the Vietnamese government trying to eradicate Buddhism...
Thank you very much, that really means a lot! I appreciate you clarifying that. Definitely will look up that story, thank you for letting me know because I was wondering about the album cover
have-nots: those who do not have , the opposite of elites with all the power. By his actions, words and courage MLK was empowering people to stand up for their rights, then came the shot ....
"He may be a contender for this position should he abandoned his supposed adherence to the white principles of non-violence and embrace black nationalism. ...Through counterintelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential troublemakers... and neutralize them." [FBI Document COINTELPRO, section referring to research on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Great video! You should look into sleep now in the fire, the official video shows RATM doing some pretty cool stuff to fight the system. Also guerilla radio and down rodeo are fantastic
The haves and have-nots. Those who have it (wealth/power/etc), and those who have not. Robin Hood turned the wealth to the have-nots. 2 dope RATM reactions gets a sub from me =p a Matrix reaction would have my eternal love =p
Thank you for subbing to my channel, that really means a lot! Do you mean the movie Matrix? I haven’t watched it but if I could find a way to react to it without TH-cam blocking it I would, I’ll try to find a way tho
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The have nots is the people, the haves are the rich and powerful
Have nots are the people that have little or nothing...so these leaders turned the power to the people, and then came the shot...
He's saying X and King gave the power to the people and then they were killed for doing so.
Great reaction and read through. Thanks.
Thank you! 💯
Zack drops real knowledge!✊🏼
My man back at it, Appreciate the shoutout, great reaction as always bro! Rage just hits differently when you know history
You already know fam 💯💪🏾💪🏾 Thank you bro, I appreciate the support. That’s very true, it allows you to appreciate the song much more
Love watching the youth discover RATM. ❤
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Amazing reaction, do more rage against the machine! Love it
Thank you very much, that means a lot! Definitely will do, I’m glad you enjoy the Rage Against The Machine reactions
Rage had me on the front line in the 90's as a teen. I lost some friends because of it. My choice. I had to leave them behind because they didn't care to hear truth. Had a couple call me a n****r lover, and my response was the same both times. "I love everyone who isn't a piece of shit, and I don't love you."
Major respect fam! It's definitely not easy to side with the truth because many are afraid to lose friends as a consequence so thank you!
@@PRSPR, my great-grandfather was head of the KKK in Illnois, and my grandpa was a racist (both cops, btw), until he met my cousin's daughter who was mixed, and he had an epiphany. Just goes to show, that we can grow beyond baseless hate. I am thankful that my mom made it a point, to make sure I didn't believe the same things that were attempted to be pushed on her; or I could have been just as ignorant as so many are, these days. Her doing that made it easy to hear the message Rage was putting out, and understand/empathize with it. She deserves the respect for not continuing the rhetoric.
She wasn't the biggest fan of me marching with BLM in Chicago, because she was scared I would get hurt, or in trouble, but told me how proud she was that I did (almost no one wants to see their children hurt or imprisoned). I lost another friend that weekend, too. I went there to visit him specifically, and decided to march while I was there. He thought we could agree to disagree on racism. I can't. 20 year friendship down the tubes. He never displayed anything to hint he felt that way, ever. Only when I asked if he wanted to join me, did I find out. That was the last time we talked. Such is life, I guess.
You mentioned Fred Hampton so the next RATM song has to be "Down Rodeo" as they reference Fred Hampton in that song.
Great reaction.
I got you with that track for the next RATM reaction. Thank you very much 💯🙏🏾
Yeah, I wanna see a Down Rodeo reaction!! (pronounced Ro-Day-O)
The guitar riff was in the movie “The Matrix” the original movie. The movie is kind of wake up movie - kinda like the song. He said “heads are flown.” Back in the day when we told somebody “imma fly that head,” it meant imma knock you out. “Power to the have nots” means seizing power from the rich, to give to the poor - “the proletariat.” They were revolutionary leftists that saw the poverty, not just the US but all over the world, and wanted the power to switch up from the powerful (rich, oppressive masters) to the poor.
Thank you for providing all that information clarifying the lines that I didn't fully understand! I've heard of the movie "The Matrix", I just haven't watched it yet but I definitely need to. I mess with them fighting for the transfer of power from the rich to the poor, that's real af
Bullet in the Head (live 1993)
It's their best performance live in camera and good audio as well!
I 2nd that request . Like most of RATM’s song a lot to chew on and break down the lyrical metaphors.
The "he" that Zack is implicating in the assassinations of Malcolm and King is the former fascist head of the FBI in the 60s,J Edgar Hoover: "Hoover.He was a body remover!"
The have not are the people
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Definitely Dr. King and Malcolm X, and they are both mentioned
I'm here for Rage!! Start doing Tool and watch your fan base go up!
Check out the MLK speech titled “Beyond Vietnam: Time to Break the Silence” for some of his criticism of the Vietnam war and US imperialism. It’s on TH-cam
Oh and you should also check out these TH-cam channels for more on black nationalism and related stuff:
The Black Internationalist
SaintAndrewism
Black Red Guard
Professor Flowers
Intelexual Media
Thank you for providing me those resources, I’ll definitely look up that speech along with those channels you recommended.
yeah, He is MLK. Awesome reaction gives me hope for your generation, my son's generation. Subscribed! One thing I noticed is people under a certain age get tripped up on the word "Networks", because the Networks as we knew it back in the day aren't nearly as powerful as they were.. back when there was ABC, CBS and NBS, period. They had enormous power. It's been diluted like hell though with the New Media. Also, look up the story behind Quang Duc (I think thats the spelling...) the Buddhist monk on the cover who set himself on fire to protest the Vietnamese government trying to eradicate Buddhism...
Thank you very much, that really means a lot! I appreciate you clarifying that. Definitely will look up that story, thank you for letting me know because I was wondering about the album cover
have-nots: those who do not have , the opposite of elites with all the power. By his actions, words and courage MLK was empowering people to stand up for their rights, then came the shot ....
"He may be a contender for this position should he abandoned his supposed adherence to the white principles of non-violence and embrace black nationalism. ...Through counterintelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential troublemakers... and neutralize them." [FBI Document COINTELPRO, section referring to research on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Great video! You should look into sleep now in the fire, the official video shows RATM doing some pretty cool stuff to fight the system. Also guerilla radio and down rodeo are fantastic
Thank you fam! Definitely will add those tracks to my list 💯
👍👍👍👍👍 check out BODY COUNT...ICE T
Got you fam, the channel definitely needs some Ice T 💯
The haves and have-nots. Those who have it (wealth/power/etc), and those who have not. Robin Hood turned the wealth to the have-nots.
2 dope RATM reactions gets a sub from me =p a Matrix reaction would have my eternal love =p
Thank you for subbing to my channel, that really means a lot! Do you mean the movie Matrix? I haven’t watched it but if I could find a way to react to it without TH-cam blocking it I would, I’ll try to find a way tho