Anti-Flag "The Economy Is Suffering... Let It Die" official video

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[@theoneandonlygrod]

"Anarchy stands for the liberation of the human mind from the bonds of religion, the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property, and the liberation of the human spirit from the shackles and restraints of government." -Emma Goldman

[@Esormai]

2020 Mood

[@SactoShane]

Can’t ask for a better song to play when the Dow drops 2,000 points. The economy is suffering and it’s time we just let it burn

[@tardarsauce3355]

Lol no other song title has fully captured how I feel about the world today

[@tarik237]

dude anti flag has been goin on for more then 20 yrs, u cant expect them to have the same style of the time

[@MrFlopz]

The lyrics have never been truer than today. The American judicial system seems to think that it was okay for a liquor store thief to be gunned down in the street, unarmed, but the people with power committing murders of choice will never see a day behind bars.

[@frankpierce7880]

you didnt see the trump election huh

[@34weaselsinatrenchcoat11]

Oh boy hasn't it gotten so much worse poor 2015 and even 2017

[@TheLostTouch]

What about now?

[@kixxxter]

Wow! Justin Sane exhibits quite a few "Joe Strummer" mannerisms the same way Billy Joe did in the early days of Green Day. The Clash influenced many bands but it was quite apparent with Green Day back in 1993. Now Anti-Flag is the new Clash incarnate!

[@MjAuRdXo]

I've been thinking this shit recently. Why should we keep trying to improve the economy and trying to get jobs for people. Wage slavery needs to die. The economy needs to die. Btw, It was pretty messed up seeing Anti-Flag playing warped tour in Missouri around 8 years ago, performing "you gotta die for your government", while there's a US Marines booth there trying to get kids to sign up. It was fucking bizarre. I just stopped going to Warped after that. Enjoyed seeing anti-flag though.

[@KasCalwein]

The Warped Tour allowed the military to put up booths there? That's disgusting

[@MjAuRdXo]

Oh yeah, dude. In MO they did. >:/ That's how you know an anti-establishment event just went establishment.

[@KasCalwein]

oh yes. Especially when this was 8 years ago when Warped Tour was at least way more of a punkrock event than it is today

[@frankpierce7880]

William Sophistos they had little or no choice ibet just trying to get angry young men to join a dying cause

[@joelbuebos8057]

2022 signing in! let the economy die!!!!

[@benpyle7194]

You know, these guys have definitely changed. There sound and looks ect. And I'm sure there doing great financially. And sure, I'm not gonna lie I love there older stuff just the rawness and you could hear the low budget sound that they had it was fuckin the best. BUT I do understand these guys have grown up. shit when they started they were in there late teens. What I think is people change you get older you're much more wiser the moneys better the equipment is better they've evolved. And they have a much bigger audience. "sell out" no I wouldn't say that. In 20 years you change a lot. I do like the new sound some songs are eh and some are fuck that dissevers another listen. Overall these guy are fucking great and I still want to know what the next album they put out consist of so if you have a closed mind about it and you're jumping to "they sold out" think about it before you make that call.

[@GOFLuvr]

You raised some great points. I'm not particularly keen on Anti-Flag's sound since For Blood And Empire was released. It's debatable whether Anti-Flag changed their style on their own, sold out, or simply lost their brilliant edge, but what I've been hearing since For Blood And empire isn't the Anti-Flag I used to know and love. The People Or The Gun had some songs I genuinely enjoy, and I'd give them a second chance, only I'm more about the lesser-known Punk bands of the here and now which cuts into time I could spend listening to Anti-Flag. (Plus GTA V's soundtrack gave me a bad attitude towards the classics.)

[@benpyle7194]

I agree. Everything since ''for blood''. they really took a turn after that album. yeah I could really only get into about 2 to 4 songs off an album with 10 to 15 songs. I could listen to ''a new kind of army'' on loop. I cant do that with anything recent by them. what up with the GTA V sound track? i haven't heard it...

[@GOFLuvr]

Ben Pyle Understood. I somehow managed to free myself from Lipstick Homicide long enough to listen to the song Got The Numbers every so often. As for GTA V, they have a Punk station called Channel X. Looking at it objectively, I wouldn't say the songs on it are bad, but I was turned off by both the station and Classic Punk in general, since the soundtrack only had Classic Punk songs... Plus Keith Morris did a great job as the station's DJ. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V_soundtrack#Channel_X

[@lt7601]

But their ideology remains the same and i think that is more important than their music

[@kixxxter]

Wow! Justin Sane exhibits many "Joe Strummer" mannerisms the same way Billy Joe of Green Day did back in 1993. Many bands were, are, and will be influenced by the Clash. When I first heard the "Dookie" album, the Clash immediately came to mind. Nowadays Anti-Flag is the new Clash incarnate! Rock! Rock! Clash City Rockers!

[@Feierprinz82]

this song is a bomb......

[@thefernandoantiflag]

fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@prima_ballerina]

yep ... just let it die!

[@tenson95]

vi adoro...siete magniifici

[@29Markus05]

Awesome!

[@LoebRules]

2020 this song seems fitting

[@wofli654]

if you here the song 100 times you can´t hear it anymore^^ but the lyrics are great!!!!!

[@leonmol]

great video, great song, great band! 5* ;-)

[@rafycf]

wow!! they like always said it best.

[@TylerMcManus1]

Know the feeling, man. Know the feeling.

[@thomashermansen8968]

Teacher: What is Exploitation? Student: Capetalism!!

[@LoebRules]

This songs need to be remade to "the environment is suffering" we're so fucked.

[@kurtguenther9376]

I recognized the riff and realized it's very similar to 'ban the tube top' by reel big fish.

[@mikejones1629]

Kurt Guenther good call!

[@markmartin8211]

Another great song!

[@FortunaLambertz]

I LOVE ANTI FLAG

[@nathancrossen2224]

NOW MORE THAN EVER

[@screamingtoad]

01:56 LOL drummers face

[@jameshersheymusic]

Fuck yeah.

[@badxreligionx]

FeelTheBern

[@Letsppaymoney]

yep, anti-flag... still great

[@AlmostaFlipinSkater]

@VayleGW nice!

[@jayscrappa8296]

Very well said Ben Pyle. It really pisses me off when all these posers who have never been in a band, never mind play an instrument, starts with this elitist crap that a band sold out. Do any of you "punk rock purists" ever think about how hard it is to make a decent living playing in a band. Let me just tell you it isn't easy. It's not too bad when your in your teens and 20s eating ramen noodles everyday and sleeping on floors but who would want to do that shot in their 30s and 40s. This band is and always has been about spreading the word about how the average person gets fucked by the government and the powers to be. So, them going on a major or signing with veevo or whatever it's called is just another way to inform and wake up the masses. All these posers that want to judge them I have one sentence for you. Unless your out there touring and grinding and trying to get your message out then just shut the fuck up because wtf have you ever done?

[@VayleGW]

w00t, me can play this song at guitar, its AWESOME!

[@martinkrtecek65]

This would have 93872000 views...

[@hulio932]

fucking love ANTI FLAG

[@samfifield6244]

Anarchy Is order

[@bomberpimp27]

fuck yea this song fuckin rocks

[@wofli654]

@ownagegast thanks:)

[@Drasherofbananas]

Suffering? Nonono. Someone's never been to Michigan. Suffering doesn't describe the economy well enough. :P

[@pjuels]

Sitting in school. Listeneing to a playlist. The press corpse comes on. One of the other students talks of some over-hysteriated bullshit they blew up on the radio. Almost started my own one-man riot right there. :D

[@quotenpunk279]

Is anyone else thinking that the singer of Anti-Flag looks like the Son of John Oliver? :D

[@markmartin8211]

Justin Sane is legendary.

[@teamjinsoku]

@g4aaaa you've never been to court? what are you doing listening to anti flag? :P

[@ownagegast]

@wofli654 a rippoff is an incident where someone overpays for something.

[@jhawk1229]

My band might cover this song in May at a festival, if we do, I'll definitely post it as a video response.

[@user-fy5vh4eg8j]

Fuck - N - Roll O. k.

[@heriticpirate6]

They have always stayed true to their original sound. I don't give a fuck what anyone says. Just listen to their 1st E.P. to the new stuff and you'll see for yourself....Were so fucked, And were don't give a fuck!

[@tarik237]

all*

[@MyFreakingLunchbox]

@g4aaaa Dude that is fucking genius!

[@wofli654]

just a question: what are "rip offs"??? i can´t find the word anywhere

[@BrutalBunny420]

What about the "apartheid" system in south africa?

[@Sehrgutsehrgut]

exactly! the system is broken and cannot be fixed, the damage has been done, let's not try too contineu

[@drecksackblase8]

1:20 EPIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiic

[@Skadicted]

I hope they´ll come to Germany again this year :(

[@Massigangster]

great :D love Anti-Flag :P

[@Spber111]

This is better than sex.

[@mbennett7]

Let. It. Die.

[@nes999]

Sadly, after what Justin did, Anti-Flag is hard dead.

[@hehh666]

if u hate the gov. listen to Immortal Technique..

[@ImpulseOfMoment]

Woodstock 2012 ♥ xD

[@katelynnoneofyourbusiness3919]

we're so fucked...

[@BrutalBunny420]

Well, then would you please be so kind and explain it to me?

[@YoungYonk]

I agree with you, but you forgot to mention canada, its a good place to be

[@ziwwww]

actually, everywhere is fucked up.. there's no one single country that's fine... there're tons of ppl who starve in us and europe. now imagine africa, middleast, poor regions in south america. we're so fucked

[@mynameisbutter]

@thequeernews I doubt that he was serious...

[@TylerMcManus1]

"When the cities burn down,we'll all be warm. When the cities burn down,we'll all keep warm". That thing fuckin' killed me first time I heard this. Makes ya feel like startin' a riot downtown..Or it's jus' me?

[@wwtchrsinmusic5997]

It looks as if they are singing something completely different

[@cattledecap9631]

wwtchrsinmusic well it's lip singing, not an actual live thing

[@wwtchrsinmusic5997]

I mean lip sync appears to be very badly synced. Which is disappointing enough as the song is awesome and at the same time the video itself is not bad too

[@cattledecap9631]

Yea I get what you're saying, sometimes they sync it up horribly

[@Chaddy2]

Upset the system, gonna burn it down! :D

[@anarchyzchyld]

were so fucked

[@hehh666]

if u hate the gov. listen to Immortal Technique:The Cause of Death...

[@isabellasalgueroc5468]

just anarchysm....

[@fanofjoestrummer]

I dig the band, I just call them The Orwells since they bring a certain amount of corresponding panic, anxiety and political agenda to the table as ex: "1984" and a Orwell-esq puls. Not saying that Orwell had a political agenda but "1984" defiantly had an political impact....

[@Greendayfan777]

Wat.

[@BrutalBunny420]

Dude this song is about anti-capitalism and the financial system. These lyrics have a meaning. There's nothing sex-related here.

[@saarlevi15]

no. its not.

[@Guitarguy2012LP]

I dont think you understand me xDD

[@richman6947]

anthem of trump

[@BloodyHarrow]

Government is all the same just with a different name and someone to blame.

[@Sion6]

@Drasherofbananas Or Ohio!

[@djmarkydee1981]

i remeber antiflag 6 yrs ago so much better than this, take this from sum 1 who seen them live has thier sticker on his guitar, they not antiflag anymore there bubblegum punk rock for bairns :( bring back captain anarchy

[@BrutalBunny420]

WTF this song has nothing to do with sex!

[@Savior1ch]

Why communism and why capitalism? Look on youtube for Thezietgeist moving forward and watch it bro we dont need a system we dont need money all we need is our love , faith and peace ;)

[@frankpierce7880]

homeless people ask me for money all the time in tulsa ok but i cant even afford to help them but a couple bucks

[@frankpierce7880]

Ww4 leftover crack see you there real punk rock loc

[@BrutalBunny420]

Yeah i mean look at south africa. It used to be ruled by the white people who put presure on black people. (Sorry for my spelling i'm from argentina)

[@isabellasalgueroc5468]

An example of it is Cuba, All of they are poor except the president not too much peole is happy (sorry for my bad english i am colombian)

[@LesPaulLover93]

Don't forget that the almighty USA did a great job in destroying communism. e.g.: the cold war: buying weapons. The USA as a capitalistic system had the money to buy weapons and bullets and weapons and bullets... communism tried to defend itself and tried to keep up buying weapons, but it didn't have that much money as a capitalistic system, you see where this ends?

[@fatkidinabucket]

notice these guys were so quick to rag on Bush yet they won't say shit against OBOMBER....

[@Sehrgutsehrgut]

duude capitalism, imperialism and statism is three diffrent things. you've got it all wrong. Anarcho-Capitalism ftw

[@martinkrtecek65]

Communism is evil, but this song is great.

[@martinkrtecek65]

I was born in Czech Republic and there wasn't no freedom while communism was here. People tried to emigrate from here, but russian army were everywhere. So they lived in fear for many years. I hate them. Sorry. :-(

[@fatkidinabucket]

you'd lose... They won't even speak out against OBOMBER

[@nathanielbacon6580]

Thanks Obama

[@2resist36]

I was quite shocked by that, I like anti-flag but that is ridiculous. Singing a song about letting the capitalist economy die whilst advertising a corporate capitalist brand!!

[@MrKracki]

Comunism is a great idea + capitalism is shit, but it doesnt work, there´d been enough tries,,,