Who defends the “system” and who rebels? And who perceives themselves as such?
A few hours ago Elon Musk, using an expression that recalls the name of Rage Against the Machine, asked himself on X «why are so many people pissed off IN FAVOR of the machine?». That is: why instead of going against the system like he or Donald Trump do, so many people take it out on them and damn themselves to defend the status quo?
That «raging FOR the machine» did not leave Tom Morello indifferent. The guitarist of Rage Against the Machine responded by posting the cover of the second album of the group, Evil Empire.
The cover featured a boy dressed as a superhero who symbolized American power and the evil empire. It was a variation on Crimebuster, the comic book hero by Mel Ramos who had an “E” for “evil” placed on his chest instead of the “C” in his name.
Morello's response to Musk: “Strange, because Elon was the guy on the cover of Evil Empire».