They Might Be Giants - The Communists Have the Music (Official Video)

[@Mels-pu2fc]

"I got handed an Ayn Rand sandwich straight from the can, it tasted so bland. I asked a lass to pass me a glass of Engels' Conditions of the Working Class." That part slaps and is very true.

[@iamlordstarbuilder5595]

Based communist comment. Also good luck explaining your unAmerican activity

[@vyrsh0]

its funny that Ayn Rand said that people under capitlism achieve true freedom, but was told by her publisher to use drugs to complete the book under time, she did start using the drug, but the side effects were really bad and she was hospitalised(only after she completed the book). she herself is proof that capitlism is slavery, and that people/indivisuals are never able to get a fair trade with big, established buisnesses.

[@Jeremy-th5pt]

Communism is the bland sandwich. I love how gen z romanticize socialism and communism. Like it's cool or something. It ain't

[@Jeremy-th5pt]

Communism is facism

[@iamlordstarbuilder5595]

@@Jeremy-th5pt Dude keep your dumbass PragerU opinions to yourself

[@verynormalhumans4420]

1:18 They tried to warn us, but we didn't listen. The birds work for the bourgeoisie, don't tru-

[@CatTheRoundEarther]

Can we get a F in the chat for our brave comrade.

[@dominicsacchetti2360]

oh god oh fu

[@kevinwillems8720]

@@CatTheRoundEarther F

[@JDSigma]

bourgeoisie

[@Dhjdhebdaish]

Birdgeoisie

[@Wedge7]

1. great art direction 2. honestly this song really grew on me.. its a banger or a bop or whatever 3. dunking on ayn rand by name in the opening bars is actually funny as hell

[@ilya1488krutoj]

it's not funny, as an Ayn Rand fanboy I am very offended

[@cygnuslovesgameandwatchgallery]

​@@ilya1488krutojBeing offended by another being insulted... doesn't sound very individualist to me, bud.

[@tentativegazer]

@@ilya1488krutoj Have fun reading propaganda for the world's dumbest ideology wrapped up in horribly written literature to boot. I was forced to read Anthem for a class once and it was actually torture.

[@RandomRothbardian]

@@ilya1488krutojeew. Randian, we all know Rothbard is where it’s at.

[@dakoyamayes9774]

​@ilya1488krutoj triggered snowflake

[@rayko2929]

That moment when you get handed an Ayn Rand sandwich straight front the can and it tastes so bland

[@waffles6280]

That moment when you get handed an Ayn Rand sandwich straight front the can and it tastes so bland then you ask the lass to pass you a glass of Engel's conditions of the working class

[@dielfonelletab8711]

@@waffles6280 noo haha don't drink a glass of Engels conditions of the working class haha it's so unamerican xD I'm gonna call the committee haha jk... unless... 😳😳

[@kevinwillems8720]

@@dielfonelletab8711 but sir you've clearly made a mistake. Here, let me show you my mix tape

[@dielfonelletab8711]

@@kevinwillems8720 by historical materialism you're right! Very well, on your way.

[@plantymcplantface7182]

@@dielfonelletab8711 I'll drink a glass of Engels conditions of the working class with you If you help me liberate Aboriginals from institutionalised racism 😳👉👈

[@KlooKloo]

They Might Be Comrades

[@Davidmorales597r]

I wouldn't be to sure about that

[@marlow7376]

They are I was tricked by my anger!!

[@Joesolo13]

@Wayne Rocha I mean they open with shitting on Ayn Rand and then bring up Engels instead of low fruit like Marx or Lenin. Not proof but little bit of weight.

[@aneutralopinion1712]

Comrade what kind of commie are you?

[@atwcat9370]

@kevin willems You should. They are by far the biggest threat to anarchism should any sort of revolution come.

[@RFC-3514]

Fun facts: there were actual projects (that went pretty far) to develop eavesdropper cats (Acoustic Kitty) and missile-guiding pigeons (Project Orcon), during WWII and the Cold War.

[@drwilby3195]

Dont forget the little detail of the cats they werent used in ww2 becuase they were used in a war against one of t

[@cooldude6651]

Those weren't even the most interesting projects! Here's a description of one CIA project, MKUltra, from the wikipedia article en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_United_States . "To achieve this, Cameron placed patients under his "care" into drug-induced comas for up to 88 days, and applied numerous high voltage electric shocks to them over the course of weeks or months, often administering up to 360 shocks per person. He would then perform what he called "psychic driving" experiments on the subjects, where he would repetitively play recorded statements, such as "You are a good wife and mother and people enjoy your company", through speakers he had implanted into blacked-out football helmets that he bound to the heads of the test subjects (for sensory deprivation purposes). The patients could do nothing but listen to these messages, played for 16-20 hours a day, for weeks at a time. In one case, Cameron forced a person to listen to a message non-stop for 101 days." This inspector general report mentions the process, stating: "Precautions must be taken not only to protect operations from exposure to enemy forces but also to conceal these activities from the American public in general. The knowledge that the agency is engaging in unethical and illicit activities would have serious repercussions in political and diplomatic circles". God bless our free country. The CIA is a terrorist organization, don't let anyone tell you different.

[@RFC-3514]

@@cooldude6651 - I don't think anyone kills goats with their brain power in this video.

[@seanhartnett79]

@@cooldude6651 lol.

[@cooldude6651]

@@seanhartnett79 can't really judge the tone on that lol, but if you're thinking I'm some conspiracy wacko you can check it out yourself. This is a pretty notorious topic in psychology, usually brought up in regards to attaining subjects' informed consent for procedures.

[@crowe3301]

the world's most efficient political compass is asking how you think tmbg actually feels about communism

[@RandomRothbardian]

Communism is statist garbage.

[@thenewmachine]

Everyone here isnt talking about the important stuff, this is the same band that made the Malcolm in the middle intro song and the music for the mickey mouse houseclub, talk about fucking range

[@estinsidebottom]

Holy Shit You're Right! That's More Range Than My Imaginary Sniper!

[@metrozeegle4985]

They also made the Dr Evil theme song from Austin Powers and an unused soundtrack for Coraline...

[@thenewmachine]

Metroz Eegle “how to do everything and anything (an experts guide)”

[@Realwessharpe]

Some topics of theirs include prosthetic foreheads, evil twins, night lights, historical figures, and a concerning amount of songs about death.

[@amyk9175]

@@Realwessharpe and Elements!

[@itchysnazzy8027]

First the music, and later the means of production.

[@telexghoulie]

Yes, music production.

[@Propaganda9999]

Comrade

[@kimjongun2081]

Ew

[@tentativegazer]

@@kimjongun2081 of course a revisionist like you would have a problem with that, kim.😒

[@RandomRothbardian]

I’d rather have the Ayn Rand sandwich.

[@s.o.4956]

wait but, did the lass ever pass him a glass of engel's conditions of the working class?

[@Lantern_Light]

If she did, he didn't have time to drink it before being dragged before the committee.

[@ratkid6859]

@@Lantern_Light that’s true, but maybe they’d see they made a mistake if they actually listened to his mixtape

[@unknownhandyman6821]

@@ratkid6859 we also have to take in account that he is not Partial to the Marshall, or the plutocrats with their beaver hats.

[@mohitnair2541]

@@unknownhandyman6821 and he has considered that the fascists have the outfits, but he doesn't care for the outfits

[@laika6661]

@@mohitnair2541 that’s true. But what he DOES care about is music. And, as we all know, the communists have the music.

[@joemorgan6738]

People in the comments are hearing TMBG cite Engels in a song about the military-industrial complex and how the West is also oppressive and dogmatic and can’t understand how TMBG could be left wing.

[@dielfonelletab8711]

nah dude its totally about how communists r dumb and just like music /s

[@hanksadmireraynrandismyfav9853]

Dielfon Elletab Agreed, I’m a CAPITALIST and I know that this song is in PRAISE of Communism. It’s obvious. I don’t agree with it, but I like the melody.

[@theodoresiegel3449]

Or just a stupid song about the rad Sacre

[@nathangamble125]

What does this song have to do with the military-industrial complex?

[@ineedabetterpfp2485]

@@hanksadmireraynrandismyfav9853 Well of course you do. The communists have the music, after all.

[@dragonbenjimon]

"I don't need a rationale to sing the The Internationale" fair, The Internationale fucking slaps.

[@farenhite4329]

Russian and instrumental international are the best versions.

[@kevinwillems8720]

The Internationale is so good someone wrote a song about how good of a song it is.

[@mylesj4380]

@@kevinwillems8720 what is it called?

[@kevinwillems8720]

@@mylesj4380 They All Sang the internationale

[@Ghoriable]

I do agree. I'm pro-capitalist, but to the hell with pop music etc... classic-marxism and anarcho-communism, that's where good music is, man :D

[@Zoe-sh2hm]

First listen: “Oh wow, they’re fans of communism I guess.” Second listen: “Oh I see they’re saying people just adhere to these ideologies for aesthetic reasons.” Third listen: “But there’s a reason the communists have the music and the fascists don’t.”

[@ixnayonthetimmay]

Let's take a page from the Book of Jordan Peterson: Its certainly true that the more creative types tend to lean left. Sorry, but all the Ted Nugents and Dennis Millers of the world don't change that fact. Conservatives usually end up doing jobs that don't result in any cultural notoriety. It's just their lot in life. So while I am somewhat uncomfortable with the implications, it is indeed true that the communists have all the music.

[@chickenintrousers6723]

ixnayonthetimmay I read that in the voice of the lobster daddy himself

[@yPGzRicardo]

@@ixnayonthetimmay I read it in his voice and honestly can't tell if this is ironic or not

[@CrowGigantor48]

@@ixnayonthetimmay Maybe we just shouldn't take a page from the book of Jordan Balthazar Peterson. This dudes lies about his qualifications. He's a clinical psychologist, already a prestigious job in medicine and academia, but feels the need to say that he's an evolutionary biologist and a Neuro-scientist, as if people won't trust his qualifications if he's honest. The dude trusts his masc-indoctrinated daughter to drive their brand to such an extent that he will eat nothing but beef until it puts him into a medically-induced coma. Jordan Peterson's teachings start from a point that teaches reasonable "self-help" doctrines, like physical fitness in straightening your spine, and routine like making your bed. Then somehow it extends to how femininity is the source of all that's chaotic in society, and then we get into the weird Christian Conservatism. In conclusion to a shitty disorganized rant, Jordan Peterson is either an ignorant and pseudo-academic Christian Conservative, or a knowing contributor to conservative agit-prop. To try and apply JBP's principles to TMBG's music is a futile effort, because JBP is a self-help author who thinks he belongs in the discourse public policy. TMBG is a musical group who occasionally touches on political topics. There's big difference in my eyes.

[@ixnayonthetimmay]

@@CrowGigantor48 Eh, different strokes for different folks, I suppose. TMBG makes a claim; some KZbin commenter makes a claim, cites JBP... I'm not sure at what point some random and light-hearted riffing on ideas became hard, solid and objective claims about reality, so let's not take it all that seriously. If we must tho - I'm not sure how you conclude it was his all meat diet that screwed him up - if you listened to his recent interview with his own daughter, it's a bout of depression and treatment with benzodiazepines that screwed him up. And while I may be wrong, I've never heard Peterson claim to be an evolutionary biologist or neuroscientist; rather he is just comfortable and reasonably competent discussing items in those fields. As a comparison, because Neil DeGrasse Tyson is "just" an astrophysicist doesn't mean his discussion about evolutionary biology, the history of science or a wide range of topics he touches on are wrong, no? So should we accordingly dismiss what he says about them out of hand, because they are outside of his nominal credentials? In this case, I use JBPs own words to support the claim of TMBG. How is that wrong? Rather than attacking the straw man you built up, I'd ask you how the claim he made is actually incorrect. Is it not true that more creative, theatric and musical people (actors, singers, comedians, etc.) tend to lean left and liberal? If not, why not? I only use Jordan Peterson as a citation of that fact, regardless of his meat diet or allegedly Christian worldview. I won't claim to speak for him, so here's his words on the matter - what in substance is wrong with those words? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXnSZomQpcSjqZY

[@725prime]

Reading the comments under this video should be considered a form of self-flagellation

[@Sporkyspoonz]

I love how TMBG still gets people debating their lyrics to this day. One of the best most prolific and thought provoking bands ever.

[@blanketguybro]

I still think ana ng has undertones of WWII

[@725prime]

my favourite hobby is coming to this video every few days or so and reading the comments

[@sarahmain225]

Literally same.

[@trentonmukai4779]

I don’t even read the comments because it’s just arguing going on and on and on and it ruins my day lmao

[@onionbot2]

this is my least favourite hobby

[@hank1302]

Fuck Reddit, 4chan, Discord, or whatever, this is the ultimate messaging board

[@DavidMartins1]

By far the best comment on this video 😆

[@wastelandbrit3443]

My opinion - this is literally just mocking the red scare being so OTT

[@Waynimations]

Looking at the animators of this video I realized that one of them is my animation professor and others involved in this music video are from my university. I find that pretty insane.

[@DeathOfDelta]

hell yeah man the communists have the music and the music fuckin bops

[@f-35alightningii79]

So many people don’t understand this song is about political oppression in the United States.

[@atomicarchive3381]

In what era

[@f-35alightningii79]

ZipComics the 1950-70s mostly. The McCarthy era.

[@diggoryjaydark97]

communism.

[@alexandriaisokay964]

That's kinda what I got from it. I also see it as mostly ironic.

[@milesgaunt6767]

actually the song is about how communists have the music

[@peterholzer4481]

Many years ago I was watching a news report about various Austrian parties campaigning for parliamentary elections with my parents. Mostly politicians giving speeches in crowded halls or talking to people in public places. But for the communists they showed a bunch of people singing a 19th century worker's song. So my mom exclaimed loudly: "I'll vote for the communists. They're the only ones who are still singing!"

[@seanhartnett79]

Lol.

[@florpyjohnson9531]

and this is exactly the kind of propaganda that turns people communist. singing blatant propaganda instead of giving a real political speech. nothing against your mom, or you. it's the communists who are at fault here.

[@mlzplayer9243]

Extremely based

[@mlzplayer9243]

@@florpyjohnson9531 If people read engles or marx from a song then more power to them, and us! Commies have heart, maybe the only ones that still do

[@florpyjohnson9531]

@@mlzplayer9243 they dont have heart, they have propaganda.

[@voomroom8697]

My problem: 1. I am sad. 2. I listen to the song because it is a banger. 3. Returning to the video, I instinctively check the comments. 4. The comments are bad. 5. Go to step 1.

[@marlow7376]

voomroom fuck off capitalist

[@sausy_boi667]

@@marlow7376 how about you fuck off when people are just trying to enjoy a good a good song with and undeling message, LIKE MOST MUSIC

[@mr.pizzamozzarella]

starwars shark it’s obviously a troll

[@edsontorrontegui9491]

A lot of people miss the fact that the song also argues that communism isnt a "non-American activity" because Communism ties back to really important post abolition American history and was the cause for unionship amongst blue collar workers and against segregation

[@Shlant]

Yes. The entire idea that communism/Marxism is less "Western" then capitalism/the philosophy of Adam Smith is ridiculous. Scotland is no more "Western" than Germany. Of course, this mostly just stems from the fact that the first successful communist revolution took place in Russia, and the ensuing propaganda which stemmed from that fact.

[@plaguerat5911]

An Ayn Rand sandwich? Jeez, what sort of honest establishment serves their customers dogturds in between white bread?

[@slowcake1950]

@Цхарлес д'Албрет

[@raslin2k]

@Jake Sangria a lot of people like to eat dogshit sandwiches. It's baffling, but we keep watching you eat dogshit. At least you're proud of it, imagine how horrific and depressing your life would be if everything you believed was actually untrue and you were too deep into it to actually question it. God, that'd be a nightmare, huh? Thankfully, the economy is doing... ohh. Well, we have a pandemic resp... ohh.

[@realbland]

lmao gottem

[@thomaswhite3059]

@Jake Sangria well yeah you're an "objectivist." You do, say and believe lots of stupid shit

[@seanhartnett79]

@@raslin2k true.

[@strongwomanrespecter6478]

They might go on chapo

[@mygvmtnamepublicallyavailable]

strong woman respecter holy fuck yes

[@Wiz7420]

Hell yea

[@indisciipline]

god i hope not

[@VicDealio]

The Communists have the Music. They Might be Giants have the Music. Syllogism isn't necessarily conclusive, but... The Communists might be giants.

[@aquatictrotsky1067]

TMBG's first live show was at a Sandinista rally. Just pointing that out.

[@diffkopf]

Thats what the republicans mean when they say "communism = big government". "Oh no! Stalin is growing, look he is already as big as the statue of liberty"

[@jamertheramer240]

Seize the means of music

[@LVoidtheEndless]

Let’s take the musicians back for the people comrade

[@tentativegazer]

@@LVoidtheEndless DELTARUNE GUY??? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE??? God first Sarah Z then Innuendo Studios then Lady Emily, what is it with random niche microcelebs I like and being TMBG fans

[@danielhyberg2590]

They Might Be Based

[@waspoppin4784]

Daniel Høyberg and giant pilled

[@medicolkie3606]

The Nazis had the flashy uniforms but the Soviets had the Red Army Choir.

[@vexintersect1312]

o7

[@sirrivet9557]

For the most part, however Soviet commisar uniforms were great. The ones with the blue pants.

[@evangaynor4211]

Came into the comments looking for political arguments but all I'm seeing is people complaining about people having political arguments?

[@parker4544]

@Jobere Boucher you are right

[@LVoidtheEndless]

Don’t view the replies

[@RandomRothbardian]

Would you like my Ayn Rand sandwich, it tastes like cult.

[@KazisCollection]

I legit said “I don’t need a rationale to sing the internationale” today. Then I belted it out.

[@Tausami]

The bit in the animation where two politicians are fighting and it zooms out to show that they're actually puppets held by the politicians, who are just chilling while their puppets pretend to fight, is brilliant and a very good description of capitalist politics

[@GreenDecember]

Democrats and Republicans in a nutshell

[@historical_idiot]

Of politics in a democracy*

[@Sizauto]

@@historical_idiot in a faux democracy*

[@VioletQueenofToasters]

@@historical_idiot well, isn't that a silly definition

[@historical_idiot]

@@VioletQueenofToasters no, thats legit just a statement of fact, the such cant exist without a democratic, or representative, system of governance

[@RaidenPSX]

Scrolling down to the comment section was a mistake.

[@duncanm4061]

Homura Akemi it always is

[@AvRand6]

Lol all these butthurt McCarthyists down here thinking the song is about something scary

[@waspoppin4784]

Av Rand (TheAv66) yah it’s literally about not caring about politics and just liking their music

[@archie8984]

@@waspoppin4784 it's also about mccarthyism

[@KoruGo]

Yeah Archie is right. It's also a condemnation of McCarthyism. (which is good!)

[@quinnholloway5400]

@@KoruGo McCarthy was non american for how he treated anyone he just assumed was commie

[@drrocketman7794]

Old Soviet music is pretty stirring....

[@px7107]

THEY MIGHT BE COMRADES

[@sovietmarshmallow1283]

*comrade*

[@px7107]

@Kats Trans comrade?

[@px7107]

@Kats Based. Trans rights!

[@LourdesAndrews]

Just a reminder that the Johns' first concert was a benefit show for the Sandinista revolutionaries in Nicaragua 😊

[@georgekennett6323]

as they say, if i can’t dance, it’s not my revolution.

[@dailyslough6402]

Emma Goldman :)

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

They Marx be Giants?

[@RandomRothbardian]

Rand here we go again.

[@josephmatthews7698]

You dissed Ayn Rand? SONG OF THE MILLENIUM

[@lazer_kat_4673]

how do i like a comment twice?

[@historical_idiot]

@@lazer_kat_4673 go back to reddit bro

[@lazer_kat_4673]

@@historical_idiot bro what? I just said i liked what the comment said 😭

[@user-cc2it7ix5q]

based

[@titusmccarthy]

Ayn Rand was a fascist and collected social security.

[@areosmithwagon9890]

I just realized, the animals with all those devices sticking out are probably references to the CIA doing exactly that.

[@anonymousweeble2224]

This also explains why my cat is suspiciously close right now.

[@warweasel2832]

Yep. Also, the CIA tried to implant a microphone in a stray cat in the 60s, but it immediately got hit by a car in Moscow...

[@sethiddings7293]

@@warweasel2832 lol that's pretty funny. "Ah shit... Alright people! Garfield goes to Moscow take 2!"

[@PKIVV]

This song is such a bop. It could be telling me to overthrow a local government and I’d still play it when I drive.

[@silvermoondrow]

This song had better be equally distributed throughout the community and published under a creative commons license, or I'mma get really butthurt I can't do a cover of it

[@titusmccarthy]

Where are my anarchics with guitar picks?

[@nightcollapse]

✋✋

[@robloxwithfriends9264]

Because I’m hungry

[@liamroberts422]

Joe has them

[@eyescream2650]

Here

[@linstough]

HEEEYYY

[@comradepyro7337]

"I dont need a rationale to sing the Internationale" Yes...

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

It fuckin slaps

[@kevinwillems8720]

@@gemstonegynoid7475 so hard

[@s7robin105]

>song makes direct remarks about political philosophy Centrists: OMG THIS SONG IS NOT POLITICAL!!!

[@lazer_kat_4673]

Fr, how is it "about disregarding politics" when it's literally talking about politics

[@sundaddy1077]

B but you see it it says that they only like communism bc music??? Surely the music and the outfits are not references to anything? This song is just about liking music regardless of ideology!! /S

[@cranknlesdesires]

@@epi7189 Want to jump in and say, I agree listen to Miss Me, Son of God, it's the last song on Lincoln.

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

@@cranknlesdesires how can it be political if Lincoln the least controversial president of all time is involved.

[@le_r0se948]

What is this strawman lmfao

[@sauce1101]

A lot of you care about the outfits.

[@Baplopird]

Yes.

[@RandomRothbardian]

I’m going to eat a sandwich though it may be the blandest I’ve had.

[@ktburger659]

Aged like fine wine

[@videogamebomer]

What can I say Hugo Boss knows how to make a good uniform

[@CaptPeon]

I care about the music! Solidarity ✊🏼

[@acryllicllc]

i'm pretty sure this song is an analogy for someone living under McCarthyism

[@josephgarfield3363]

Why yes I read theory

[@kaiserproductions1278]

Fick dich schweinehund!

[@aabb-ev1vh]

@@kaiserproductions1278 lösch dich

[@charonsferryold]

"I do read theory, tankie!" **pulls out book about trains**

[@kaiserproductions1278]

@@aabb-ev1vh ich fühle Mich nicht danach.

[@gordonf5553]

@@kaiserproductions1278 loeschdich.de

[@UsotheMarshmallow]

this song has 2 meanings to me, one is about how mccarthyism and the red scares would arrest people for even minor association with communism, and the other is about how a lot of people base what ideologies they claim to support more based on aesthetic and community as opposed to their actual values. its a great song but its not really anti- or pro-communism, more about how people connect to ideology regardless of the ideology's actual values and ideas

[@Foxfady]

UsotheMarshmallow how about being only about how much the communists music is just really good?

[@kevinthaw123]

@@Foxfady It should be clear by the line 'I don't need a rationale to sing the Internationale' that this track has a deeper meaning than just 'communist music is good'.

[@UsotheMarshmallow]

@@Foxfady i mean that's true lol, suppose that can be the 3rd meaning lol (one i agree with wholeheartedly)

[@christinaandwena8917]

Great comment, though I’m pretty sure you copied and pasted this from one several months ago. Nice try.

[@UsotheMarshmallow]

@@christinaandwena8917 I didn't, though I wouldn't be surprised if someone else had the same ideas

[@braydengeorg]

everyone in the comments arguing over what a tmbg song is "really about" is the most tmbg thing i can possibly think of

[@shipkipsamazingchannel3248]

Damn, that newspaper clipping style, mixed with the super smooth animation is a good send and makes this one of my personal favorite music videos ever created.

[@georgekennett6323]

i just think it’s about all the good music communists have. basically anyone who wrote a folk or funk song in the sixties was some form of socialist activist, and modern punk is as lefty as it gets. also the Internationale does in fact slap

[@nickagriesti6708]

Erik Peterson. 'Nuff said.

[@aldousfoxly]

@Hugh Mungus Ah, nice. I could see that.

[@jameskowanko7574]

How is modern punk anywhere near good?

[@georgekennett6323]

James Kowanko folk punk, crust, hardcore. Diversify your interests bruh

[@jameskowanko7574]

Modern Hardcore punk is not only somehow less listenable than metal-core, It's also the most fraudulent movement turning a movement of liberation into that of conformity where if one wanted to be accepted in it one would have to have or learn to accept the same socialist or anarchist politics, same outlook on life, same hair and fashion style, as well as same music taste. Back when punk was punk people with as broad musical and personal styles and beliefs as Patti Smith and Johnny Thunders could share a musical movement. Now, even if the music is okay the mere labeling of itself as punk makes it an insult to the excellent music from the 70's and early 80's. Green day and blink 182 have far more of a right to call themselves punk than those faggots. I didn't folk punk was a thing I probably gonna have to check that out I like folk and punk.

[@jasonsherman-brown4817]

Well, this hasn't aged well. The fascists definitely do not have the outfits anymore.

[@siripfreely]

Hugo Boss rolling in his grave.

[@solitairepilot]

@@siripfreely 😂

[@halguy5745]

neither do they have slick hairstyles or bodies that look like arno breker's sculptures. these are some knockoff brand facists these days

[@rowbot5555]

The majority of them never did anyway.

[@THERATSANDTHERATS]

Fascist back then did have some sort of style, but now they look like people like Matt Walsh, that isn't a facist, that's your slightly racist uncle at a golf course on a Tuesday afternoon

[@OllieMendes]

Twisting myself into a pretzel to explain away that a communist song written by openly pro-communist musicians is actually just about aesthetics bad or something, nothing more to see here.

[@c0llegeboard439]

lol conservatives trying to explain that this song is "aesthetics bad" when the whole song is preaching why communist music aesthetics are more appealing than fascist uniform unity and capitalist monotony.

[@peacemaster8117]

@@c0llegeboard439 I agree that the conservatives are dumb, but lets be real: it's communism that causes monotony. In the soviet union artists were brutally punished for creating anything that wasn't strictly part of the narrow range of allowed art: the "socialist realism" genre was forced on them the same way that the Nazis forced "fascist realism", both under penalty of death. "Uniform unity" is absolutely an element of communism. Capitalism's only concern is whether something makes money. They Will Be Giants make money. Weird, experimental music makes money. Capitalism creates an incredible variety of music BECAUSE it's all capable of generating profit. The record labels also manufacture a lot of generic pop shit, but hey, variety is the spice of life. Under capitalism there's a little something for everyone.

[@venusmono7449]

@@peacemaster8117 "it's communism that causes monotony. In the soviet union artists were brutally punished for creating anything that wasn't strictly part of the narrow range of allowed art: the "socialist realism" genre was forced on" okay buddy then explain how the Soviet Union produced the best weed on the planet. destroyed.

[@kish6888]

@@peacemaster8117 the soviet unionism was literally just state capitalism. Communism is a stateless classless society and the soviet union is a bad representation of that. In fact the communist elements they had is not what gave them issues, it was the capitalist elements that remained which were the faults of their system.

[@gazpitchy]

@@venusmono7449 They produced a lot of hemp, cannabis was illegal.

[@coddeyen201]

This seems like so much work to create this certain aesthetic for a 2 minute song. Pouring through dozens of old photos and cropping out features of certain objects and people I respect the effort and definitely encourage people to go all out on their passion projects but damn this will probably never be used again.

[@pastalovinporcupine6806]

Keep in mind these guys made the Mickey Mouse club house song

[@TheManWithTheFlan]

Yeah, they sold their labor in order to make a living, as most people do under capitalism.

[@GlockenWhale]

if there's anyone who understand communism the most, it's children.

[@k4t391]

@@GlockenWhale It's my turn on the titty now i need some milk too!

[@TheManWithTheFlan]

@CEO of Vibe checks Yes, selling your labor to make a living is generally called working. That is correct.

[@TheManWithTheFlan]

@CEO of Vibe checks Oh, I absolutely am. Capitalism is an intrinsically exploitative system. I just wanted to point out that the fact that They Might Be Giants exist and live under capitalism and do what is required to survive within capitalism doesn't nullify the fact that they may not like capitalism.

[@Waitwhat469]

After listening to more Pete Seeger than I care to mention, I can agree the communist have the music.

[@keygenrosie]

How many times have you seen BoogalooBoy1776? I’ve seen him more times than I can count

[@TapdotWater]

Pete Seeger is probably one of the best political musicians out there, to be fair

[@cooldude6651]

What they forgot to kill went on to organize.

[@DaranSudric]

Proud to have been involved! Wish I could have done more!

[@JeremyGalante]

imo- yours is the best part haha!

[@DaranSudric]

What?! You're too kind, thank you!

[@strakhovandrri]

"I hear a melody And just as suddenly I know who I'm supposed to be" - this strikes really hard for me because I, as a Russian, not only listen to Soviet music but also understand it, and often it calls for you to be the best person you can be.

[@Ewr42]

Please do leave a list, tovarish

[@strakhovandrri]

@@Ewr42 can't give a list right off the bat, but two children's song Звездопад and Этот большой мир carry messages like "only the one who's burning is right, the one flying to humans like a shooting star" and "if I forget anything, the stars won't accept us" respectively.

[@felafnirelek8987]

I mean they're not wrong. The fascists have the outfits, and the Communists have the music. Nazis had some bad ass uniforms, and the Red Army Choir is fuckin great

[@g--stef4756]

That's the point of the entire song. It's not about the actual politics at all, but a guy passionate about music siding with communists only because they have good music. Other political ideologies are mentioned as having different traits, but the guy just wants music.

[@sir_stride]

@@g--stef4756 i mean, they did directly mention that they dont like their "ayn rand sandwich" and wanted a glass of "engels conditions of the working class" so i believe they might be communists.

[@cookingwithtool159]

@@sir_stride cause the character in the song finds capitalist cultural products unappealing for an unspecified reason and therefore listens to and understands more about communism

[@BonnieBoestar]

@@cookingwithtool159 The reason isn't unspecified, they literally said they don't like plutocrats and find Ayn Rand's reasoning bland.

[@50733Blabla1337]

@@BonnieBoestar To be fair there is A LOT between Ayn Rand and communism :D

[@gleepglorpgloop]

The first TMBG live performance was at a Sandinista anniversary concert

[@kenkoopa7903]

he right tho the communists do have the music

Black Mage Anolis I don’t know, fascist Italy was popping out some music that fucking slapped. But Finland? Now that, that place has some M U S I C. Neither fascist nor communist, just in it for the laughs.

[@mifftyislive]

brought to you by the actual fucking creators of the mickey mouse theme song.

[@darthplaceholder3939]

Miffty wait what

[@mifftyislive]

@@darthplaceholder3939 I'm not fucking joking.

[@teammondayfunday4988]

They also made the hot dog song from that show

[@thegamefree1]

@@darthplaceholder3939 its in there album called here comes the 1,2,3

[@liamroberts422]

I just love how they put their animation together. Props to the whole team!

[@dougharp2286]

0:23 yeah, i'd be pretty nervous too if ten giant eye telescope things were just staring at me.

[@deathbolikusjo4325]

It shows people care

[@chiralanomalous2904]

Why, HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE MAYBE?

[@melophobia0504]

Crazy how recent these comments are. How’s everyone feeling today?

[@hank1302]

Feeling cool, you?

[@liamroberts422]

Still listen to this almost every day!

[@bunkerhillstudios3382]

Communistic. I mean, Comcastic. I'm Comcastunistic, thanks for asking.

[@ajillsundwich8955]

@@bunkerhillstudios3382 will I have to send you to the committee, you know what McCarthy does with people like you, darn commies, wanting flavorful ayn sandwiches

[@Phobozothebozo]

tmbg have the strangest comment sections

[@warweasel2832]

Somehow KZbin set it to "Newest first" as default.

[@hunterhendrickson3748]

the pod W

[@diorsse]

we making it out of capitalism with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@saudqdb2920]

Fr

[@low_vibration]

You people are scum

[@titanfucker420]

@@low_vibration your mom

[@low_vibration]

@titanfucker420 actually my dad is a high ranking commisar and insulting me is anti revolutionary activity. To the gulag with you

[@titanfucker420]

@@low_vibration ky$ capitalist

[@jsbarretto]

Every comment on this video is a confused American trying desperately to reconcile what they've been taught with the lyrics of this song.

[@Jimdog-ep1bb]

meanwhile is righting a comment calling others stupid.

[@Zach-hi5gw]

Jake Sangria what kind of "benefits" lol

[@archie8984]

@Jake Sangria a lot man, I'm from a former USSR country and communism has greatly helped almost every country it has been tried in

[@archie8984]

@Jake Sangria I'm not lul

[@waspoppin4784]

Jake Sangria why would it matter if we benefited from capitalism. we can still change the system even if it’s good.

[@purplepotatoes9255]

It's weird that people think this is about swinging political views all the time, cause from what I hear they only really endorse leftist ideology. In fact, it even straight up says it doesn't care for fascist aesthetics and centrist aesthetics, (I don't care for the outfits, ann raynd sandwich, marshall plan), so it doesn't seem like they swing around on a whim to whatever aesthetic fits them, you know? You can critique being leftist solely because of musical taste or aesthetics, and can claim this song is claiming that, but I think it's a stretch to say "this song is about swinging around your ideology all the time".

[@rayleo9940]

Well he does say "and the fascists have the outfits, but I don't care for the outfits". The lyric implies that if he *did* care for the outfits he would be a fascist instead; he doesn't actually criticize the fascist ideology itself, only that he isn't a fascist because he doesn't care for their outfits.

[@friendlydispatch6283]

@@rayleo9940 It's a metaphor

[@f-35alightningii79]

Dude…come on. Endorsing communist ideology because of its…superior music? If anything, it’s a statement about the hypocrisy of the US being in a policy of non ideological monitoring and yet commits acts like the McCarthy trials against harmless individuals who happen to be communist. It hardly even depicts the ideological facets of communism, just some dopey guy who picks beliefs based on irrelevancies. It literally references the Un American Activities Committee not to mention I’m pretty sure Joseph McCarthy is shown quite often in this video.

[@RandomRothbardian]

The Ayn Rand sandwich is bland. Can I spice it with Hazlitt, Hayek, Mises, Rothbard or Eugen Von Böhm Bawerk?

[@Whispitt]

​@@rayleo9940 no, its a double entendre. The first line talks about their uniforms, as an outfit refers to the articles of clothing. Then in the second they are referring to the "outfits" meaning a group of people undertaking a certain task. In this case a military outfit. So its quite literally condemning fascist ideology

[@dracotitanfall]

You guys really do be writing essays here huh

[@dean_l33]

Well the culture war is already underway so why not join in the fun

[@letrokid1121]

I think I originally listened to this song about 2 years ago... didn't exactly agree with the message. Still, thought it was a bomb af song. Listened to it again, today... I agree with the song's message AND I still think it's a bomb af song.

[@matocian_empire8]

This song doesn't sympathise or even state a viewpoint on communists, fascists or any other ideology it simply says that communist music is good or atleast exists, so if you like the song do you not agree with it?

[@scardon1940]

@@matocian_empire8 I think the songs is pointing out people follow certain ideologies for reasons that aren’t really related to the basis of that ideology. Ex. “I like anarchy because I like wearing bandanas over my face”

[@matocian_empire8]

@@scardon1940 i agree that this song also focuses on choosing political alignments for arbitrary reasons, but we don't care about the outits or the plutocrats just the communists and their music. So that's what I focused on

[@TheySchlendrian]

@@troy1993 ''I got handed an Ayn Rand Sandwich straight from the Can, it tasted so bland, I asked the lass to pass me a glass of Engels Condition of the working Class. Right away they dragged me to the Comitee to explain my unamerican Activity.'' But yeah good Music is the only Reason to become a Communist. ;^)

[@letrokid1121]

Yeah... I think I was just talking out of my ass. I completely lost myself in the aesthetic of the song that I just... missed the point of it. My bad. >H>

[@theGhostSteward]

The red scare is still going to this day, where we can barely listen ro songs or study the time period without fear it. 100% understand the singer.

[@robonauticuszer0775]

I just find comments about other comments fight but not the actual fight

[@ZeroTheorie]

Lessgo, Ayn Rand dunk on the first bar.

[@RandomRothbardian]

I hate Ayn Rand but not for the same reasons as most.

[@capitalliz7635]

What a brilliant piece. Even after 5 years, people in the comments of different political alignments are still arguing about the true meaning of this song, and TMBG continues to remain silent about it. This is how you keep people listening to your music long after it's fallen out of the spotlight.

[@seinarukishi9228]

What are you on about? The meaning of the song is that TMBG likes communism.

[@lincolnpervertproject1776]

This song is the fucking shit. I listen to it way more than I care to admit.

[@Trismegustis]

I'm glad in the end that you copped to it, and hope you're proud, just a little bit. 'Cus what I care about is music. And the communists have the music.

[@CecilyRenns]

the comments are just people who just realized They Might Be Giants was always political, the same people who probably bought the CD of "Lincoln" and never seemed to got what the lyrics "I built a little empire out of some crazy garbage / called the blood of the exploited working class" in Kiss Me Son of God meant, the same people who didn't understand what The Else album was talking about

[@dysomniak]

But they've overcome their shyness, and their calling me your highness!

[@Mae_forrest]

I mean, they made a song about leaving a party cuz of someone's racist friend. It's always been there.

[@Realwessharpe]

To be fair not all of The Else was political. The political songs were limited to I'm impressed, the shadow government, and the Mesopotamians

[@hopefullyhelping6664]

Also “How Can I Sing Like a Girl?” is blatantly feminist, anti gender roles, and pro self expression.

[@lincolnpervertproject1776]

The communists don't have the music, WE have the music, Comrade.

[@chezsticks2096]

Capitalism has some good music, listen to some hip hop music about climbing up in the world and making them cash.

[@lincolnpervertproject1776]

@@chezsticks2096 That shit is trash.

[@TheoneandonlyDrops]

@@lincolnpervertproject1776 I think that was the joke?

[@Solinaru]

I love how hard this song is a bop in these trying times. 🌹✊🏾

[@williamheayn3760]

I think the eye used for the Un American Committee hydra was Joseph McCarthy's eye.

[@breadfinancing2938]

My take: It's a critique on the US pertending to be so much better than the USSR while following just as undemocratic and totalitarian practices. It's just anti-war.When both sides (ussr and US) were gathering info and spying on eachother. at around 0:30, when both USSR and US shows of force were being shown as nearly indistinguishable would be a good example of this. There were many showings of US authoritarianism, and paired with the consistent idea (throughout the song) of the US and the USSR being nearly the same (in terms of fear of the other side and authoritarian implementation to stop said fear) it implies the USSR follows the same practices.( hints at US and USSR being similar: 0:30 1:12, 1:47)

[@jacobcarrasco6539]

I agree with you... to a certain extent. The only point I reall disagree on is the video implying that the USSR is doing any of this. Those clips of the men at the podium and having a debate might just be a jab about how interchangable US president canidates can be. No matter who you vote for. Not too sure about the third clip, I think I'll just have to fully agree on that one.

[@friedrice4015]

This isn't a hot take, mccarthyism is all but mentioned by name within the first verse. And he is in the video. If anything, you are overreaching with the USSR thing. I don't believe those men at 0:30 are associated with the USSR. I'm having trouble telling, but I think thats Cohn and McCarthy, American Red Scare politicians.

[@breadfinancing2938]

@@friedrice4015 I know it isn't a hot take, it's just the majority of people in the comments don't know what it means or believe there is no deeper meaning, so in comparison it's pretty hot. As for the USSR thanks for correcting my point at 0:30, I still believe this to be a critique on both because a pretty big part of the red scare was the US pointing to the USSR for authoritarian practices, and it would make more sense in that context to compare the US to the USSR in their practices instead of just saying that the US is displaying authoritarian practices.

[@samurguy9906]

I don’t think it’s much social commentary besides critiquing McCarthyism and acknowledging how good Russian music is, and that you can’t ignore that even when it’s propaganda. As music, the Soviet national anthem is much better than the star spangled banner.

[@friedrice4015]

@@samurguy9906 I completely agree with this, except it's not about Russia, its about socialism and communism in general. The internationale is French. You could read it as a soft endorsement or critique of communism, but that seems a tad pointless to me. The only real definitive politics in it are "we hate McCarthy and Ayn Rand" which like...same.

[@LVoidtheEndless]

Everyone: anarchists TMBG: an ARK ist

[@teamcyeborg]

an ARK its

[@playasadonejoe]

Wait where is Harrier du Bois?

[@goodsirbear-7579]

In your head

[@oxherder9061]

In all our hearts

[@Brutally_Pixelated]

These two answers to your comment look like dialogue chooses in disco elysium

[@AdamantAstrophysicist]

@Brutally_Pixelated Reaction Speed & Empathy right here

[@Dracasethaen]

This comment section is wild, I almost forgot I was listening to a TMBG song with how overly serious everyone got.

[@warweasel2832]

KZbin fucked it by defaulting to "newest comments"

[@Vileplume87]

@@warweasel2832 everyone sorting by newest in yt comments is the fastest way to lose faith in humanity

[@smc0718]

And unserious

[@lapinpuff]

The fact this song enrages people just for mentioning communism is insane. I don't even see this as them particularly taking sides? And yet the comments are bursting with rage at the mere possibility of an intention they don't like. It's baffling and a little pathetic. Anyway the song rocks

[@techissus7449]

I mean, they *are* taking a side, I'm just not upset by their choice. They had a fundraiser for the Sandinistas for gods sake!

[@lapinpuff]

@@techissus7449 Oh, I didn't know that! That's really interesting actually. The song itself doesn't explicitly make any strong political points unless you really dig, so that's why I was surprised people were so angry about it haha. I know TMBG have good hearts, and it's nice they stand by their beliefs.

[@dolorsitametconsectur]

@@techissus7449 bajookie!

[@techissus7449]

@@dolorsitametconsectur bajookie-e

[@tfw8738]

@@lapinpuffthe song has tons of stuff about how America is bad lmao it def takes a side.

[@panqueque3441]

By some reason this was recommended to a lot of people recently

[@baronnolanvonstraya5743]

Valentin Lizana God Bless the KZbin Algorithms

[@stefan6347]

_Politics_

[@tombrennan3973]

if only the workers controlled the means of music production !!!

[@jameskowanko7574]

But wouldn't that mean that the people who produce CDs or do sound engineering would have the same rights as the artist?

[@jmurray1110]

Depending on the type of communism copyright and thus distribution and profit rights wouldn’t exist due to a lack of money Remember communism is a stateless classless moneyless society prefaced on the withers controlling the means of production

[@jameskowanko7574]

@@jmurray1110 I'm skeptical if people would really make that much art if there was no profit incentive behind it. Also if art becomes driven just by personal interest and desire to express oneself, then I can't imagine there would be teams of session musicians or producers trying to perfect the songs. Maybe I'm just cynical

[@jmurray1110]

@@jameskowanko7574 well in a world where automation takes care of necessary labour people would find things to occupy their time and contribute to the community in a way they enjoy People start bands all the time, rich kids with no pressing need to work tend to gravitate towards art and currently volunteering and hobbies are already common despite the grind for survival without a need to monetise my them and in fact the monetisation is what makes some people quit entirely because of the stress

[@jameskowanko7574]

@@jmurray1110 Yeah and with AI music production could be automated. And already we have computer programs which can be used to create music which sounds just like instruments - and that's likely only to get better in the future.

[@bigiron9334]

I cant wait to not read all the comments.

[@anenemystand5582]

I am not a communist. But honestly the sheer amount of ignorance about what Marxism is vs say the beliefs of Lenin to stalin to Mao is annoying. I just hate when people remove nuance especially in historical matters. Oh and while I'm here socialism isnt communism and universal healthcare and a livable wage are not socialism. They're common sense. Now I'm going to go back to enjoying the music

[@gadellomagnollo1810]

Agreed bro. We need some more shit to pacify the public. Makes them easier to control. A good bundle of sticks to you.

[@reih.8883]

I don't know what people are claiming universal healthcare and livable wage is socialism, but "commonsense" does not accurately describe them either. Now they are... socialist causes. I am not sh*tting on either of them, just stating what the repubs have problems with. Your not socialism but your pushing for socialist causes. Doesn't mean these causes cannot be for other ideologies, yes and I don't think i'd call other candidates other than Bernie Sanders socialist. But repubs are mostly seeing the same causes for different ideologies on the same side of the spectrum so they will call it socialism because to them they won't see much of a difference. I saying this as a liberal democrat myself. Idk if id consider myself socialist but i couldn't call myself pure capitalist at least on a personal level. But ill vote for socialist causes like the rest of them. So it looks the same to my republican friends.

[@anenemystand5582]

@@reih.8883 I guess the DMV is a socialist cause too. Or public education. Oh and how is it not common sense please explain for me why not employing the same advance all industrialized nations have is not common sense

[@reih.8883]

​@@anenemystand5582 Sure you could call those socialist causes but its not one parties are really divided on. Like if instead of asking a republican their thoughts on the green new deal i asked "How do you feel about non-poisonous drinking water?" I'll just go out on a limb and bet they'd agree non-poisonous water was a good thing. They might disagree on the solution but "have non-poisonous drinking water" as a cause is one I'm sure anyone in our country would back from all walks of life. In this instance, Repubs are just strait up against medicare for all. Plenty of dems are against it too just look at Joe Biden. Calling it a socialism is just their way of yelling it away. But it also does not help the matter that the biggest leader of the cause is a self identified democratic socialist. (Note: when I am talking about the Dems and the Repubs i am referring to the parties respective leaders not the population) That being said. Calling it "common sense". I don't know how you can call it common sense when people don't agree on the issue in the first place. Maybe if we all came to the conclusion that maybe the government should handle the medical benefits or pharmaceutical companies should be more regulated then you'd maybe have a case for calling medicare for all a common sense plan. But what you have with the repubs is they don't even meet you totally on the starting line. Perhaps they like their insurance provider or they don't want to negatively effect other peoples insurance providers. Now you could make arguments about other things leading to why we would want MFA being just common sense. Example: If you continue ignore the people in pain and in need they will turn on you eventually. That could be considered a common sense argument. The same logic can be applied to living wages. That being said i do feel like there is much truth in your stated problem. People will sometimes look at the buzzwords around a cause instead of looking at the cause itself but i believe it is important to recognize where differences of opinions come from before we start throwing around accusations.

[@anenemystand5582]

@@reih.8883 people don't have to agree on something for it to be common sense. It simply means to have a good sense and a practical approach. I believe m4a is. For example, it is common sense that we would consider the right to healthcare a human right. After all, if your dead it's going to be hard to enjoy your other human rights. I also think its common sense considering the fact that it would most likely save us a lot of money in the long run. Hell, you could even apply your definition on a wide scale. Most nations on our level of development already have universal healthcare. We are the weird ones who refuse to implement a proven system. Go to any comment section discussing the topic. Half of the comments are just people from foreign countries, baffled as to why we are arguing about this at all.

[@ceciliakintopf8684]

This song is a fucking bop.

[@miguelmartin901]

Why isn't anyone talking about the fact this video is about the political repression in the USA more than about the good or bad of communism?? Edit: everyone was talking about the USSR and the communist attrocities, honestly I did not expect this comment to be so popular. I am a communist libertarian, I think communism without freedom isn't just communism and obviously I am aware of the communist crimes, but from my point of view that's not a excuse to persecute and violate someone's freedom, propaganda and public debate should be more than enough to fight ignorance or missconception

[@elliottfunkhouser4486]

Miguel Martin Because political repression is not that widespread, you don’t need to fight your enemy if you can divide them. The anti-fascists are the vanguard of Neo-Liberal late stage Capitalism.

[@miguelmartin901]

Of corse, dude, what I meant is this is about Mc Cartneys USA

[@miguelmartin901]

I am the first communist here, what I say the song should not be interpreted as a vision of modern politics

[@sudthskap]

@@miguelmartin901 you are certainly not the first communist here

[@user-gb7cl8np3p]

Listen to the Jamacian Reggae version of the internationale. *the communists do have the music.*

[@TuckyBlue]

2:00 Me: “I BET THEY MAKING OUT” *pans over* me: “YESSSSS”

[@impsimp8240]

Even in war… there is love

[@traceysheneman8652]

"What I care about is music." The arts and humanities. Creativity. Dignity. Tragedy and comedy.

[@humter]

hilarious seeing everyone make up reasons why this song agrees with their ideology

[@matheussanthiago9685]

Just like the Bible

[@KaiserDeclan]

The animation for the video is basically Angela Anaconda done right.

[@captaincancer7786]

People thinking that the song has some deeper meaning meanwhile I'm smh. All it's about is how the Communists have some dope tracks. Remember the Soviet Anthem?

[@captaincancer7786]

@Hyrum Wood kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2GZm5-dpbKnh9U BEHOLD, FOOL

[@electricdazz]

@Hyrum Wood (citation needed). Watch too much Fox news eh?

[@certifiedasseater8260]

Hyrum Wood mate there was a huge soviet disco scene it wasn’t illegal lmao

[@nadiafriesen971]

Hyrum Wood That has nothing to to with an economic system that has to do with the government which was very similar to nazi Germany

[@roryokeeffe111]

My politics are my own (and of course, by their nature, everyone else's) but 'I don't need a rationale, to sing the Internationale'. This is a beautiful piece of work. Lighten up, people. Enjoy this.

[@tobywalker1115]

guys stop fighting and chill to the song, it's catchy.

[@snosibsnob3930]

I mean he isn’t wrong. The Soviet Union has some kick ass music

[@mickeyrube6623]

Yes, there were some fine selections from the USSR, but capitalist societies have the best music by far, no question.

[@mickeyrube6623]

@@kemalbilmez9897 seriously? So if I check your music selection it will be full a music from China, North Korea, or former Soviet states like Kazakhstan? No US, UK, Japan? No Canada, Australia, or the Jamaica?

[@dataexpunged6491]

Both ideologies are have both great and shitty music

[@shotgun3628]

@@dataexpunged6491 its almost like your political views dont effect your musical tastes :thinking:

[@snosibsnob3930]

God damnit I was trying to make the one comment in this whole damn section that doesn’t erupt into a comment war