20 Protest Songs That Matter: No. 14

Re: fascist capitalism. While its true that the "fascist" regime was anti capitalist, fascism as a form of control fits the current form of capitalism in this country, where the government is run by the "owners", ie: government and big business are controlled by the same hands. Also because of the nature of capitalism to be hegemonic, it has fascistic qualities.

The Dead Kennedys have always been a favorite of mine. If you really want to be blown away, Download " Kinky Sex Makes the World Go Round" It is so scary. Jello tells it like what it is. And what it will be.

The minute I saw this, I thought " I bet The Clash Doesn't even get a mention". EVERY song Mick/Joe wrote had meaning. Joe is my hero. A punk rock warlord, a political and lyrical genius, and a humanitarian. He Taught me more about culture and life than any school book. These moron critics dont know half of his music, life or beliefs.
Joe broke The Clash up in 1984 because they were selling out every night they played in the USA. Joe believed They had gotten too big to be real. Songs like Garageland and Career Opportunities had lost meaning when sung to a faceless crowd.So he ended it. Maybe people should read books about this amazing soul. RIP, Joe. You will always be my mentor.

Whew! Another good choice. Joe Strummer and the band The Clash were the real deal. Public Enemy was a joke (pun intended).

Fascist capitalism? There is no such thing. Fascism is business under the control of government. This guy must be a retard or went to public school. Capitalists believe in FREE enterprise. You know Mr. Strummer, like the way you make money.

AwwwwwwRIGHTTT!!!!! Long live Joe Strummer (even though he's no longer living)! Glad you could include this Clash classic in this list! The Clash were prophets, really speaking out against the evils of our world! Like John Kerry, Joe Strummer was a diplomat's son with a political voice/agenda.

I bet Joe Strummer never read "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.

the reviewer / OP obviously doesn't know much about politics, having cited that this song rebells against so called "fascist capitalism". Better do your research there buddy, because one of the main tenets of fascist economy was a rejection of socialism and liberal capitalism. They tried to implement their ideology as an alternative to both of these established methods of economics.

One of my all time favorites -- "The judge said five to ten but I said double that again - I'm not workin'for the clampdown"

Oh come on you music snob, if you want to call Joe Strummer a hypocrite for writing/singing about what he beleived in, than you can go f yourself. You obviously have no idea where The Clash came from or what was going on then.