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Rage Against the Machine Step Up Arizona Protest
- Posted on Jun 29th 2010 6:00AM by Julian Marszalek
Rage Against the Machine frontman Zach de la Rocha is to step up his campaign against the state of Arizona's new law that give local authorities the power to determine a person's immigration status if he or she is suspected of being an illegal alien.Having recently persuaded the likes of guitarist Ry Cooder and Nine Inch Nails to join the cause, the singer has said that a number of protest gigs are being planned for July and that Rage Against the Machine may well take part.
Speaking to Billboard.com, the singer said, "In the coming weeks we are going to be organizing a series of concerts that are respectful of the nature of the boycott in its attempts to isolate the Arizona government but not isolate the people, and especially the organizations that are fighting this on the ground."
Also joining the campaign are Throwing Muses, Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Anti-Flag, Conor Oberst and Cypress Hill.
However, local promoter Charlie Levy believes that the boycott could have detrimental affect on Arizona's economy. In an open letter the the protestors, he wrote, "By not performing in Arizona, artists are harming the very people and places that foster free speech and the open exchange of ideas that serve to counter the closed-mindedness recently displayed by the new law.
"The people who will feel the negative effects of the boycott the deepest are local concert venues, including non-profit art house theatres, independent promoters, motivated fans, and the hundreds of people employed in the local music business."
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being ILLEGAL makes u a criminal--period-nothing wrong wit the law--rage against your own stupidity
July 01 2010 at 5:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAll these people from somewhere else in the world who have not been so negatively impacted by the illegal invasion from down south have no right to judge what we in Az. are doing to try to regain our state, which is legally OURS, and does not belong to someone who enters it illegally and claims all the rights we have
June 30 2010 at 6:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI used to have respect for Ry Cooder!!!The rest of the bands I have barely heard about, but Ry Cooder you may want to rethink this one. "That's just the way it goes down in Hollywood"
June 30 2010 at 1:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replygreat... now we have musicians who TOGETHER might have an IQ of 100, who probably barely finished high school, bringing a protest of which they have absolutely NO IDEA what the state of Arizona is dealing with. I wish these media bozos (and that goes for the Hollywood crowd too) would stick to what they do: music, movies, tv and simply do "their jobs". The people of Arizona want this, SO DO many of the folks in California. Arizona is simply doing the laws that the FEDERAL government won't do. Immigration is fine, IF it's done correctly. Sneaking into America (and bringing the guns & violence with them) is NOT what the citizens of Arizona & California want!
June 30 2010 at 12:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThat's because those that AREN'T illegal will still suffer discrimination. wow, what a news flash that must be for you. Trust me my friend, there are white terrorist groups...
June 30 2010 at 10:49 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThese bands are no name losers. They are supporting criminal activities. Arizona stores should boycotte selling their music.
June 30 2010 at 9:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFor one they are ILLEGAL, as for picking in the heat, I have done it and I am white. Did it to help friends. So quit bitching and move on.AS..hole
June 29 2010 at 8:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyall u people are stupid. Read the history books. whenever our government f^&%'s up they try to take the focus off the real issues and put it on the "little guy" do u realize BP has done more damage to our economy then a few thousand Mexicans ever could? they are still cleaning up the Valdez spill and we started a wae just to find a dirty, pathetic old man in a 2 x 2 hole! do u know how many of our servicepersonnel have been killed behind this? But no, u okiefied morons have to join the "haters club" Just remember on this July 4th that we tricked Mexico into selling these southern states we park our white asses on! And really, your going to pick pesticde covered strawberrys from sun-up to sun-down in 110 degrees? Is that the job u want? I don't think rage wants u as fans anyways. i know i don't want to stand by your stupid ass!
June 29 2010 at 11:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyif there stupid enuogh to be tricked thats there problem.
June 30 2010 at 12:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnd what is Arizona doing wrong? Nothing, they have a right to pass and enforce laws. Illegal is illegal no matter where they are. Obama, step up and do your job.
June 29 2010 at 10:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyRAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE....SCREW YOU!!!! YOU ARE SINGING YOURSELVES RIGHT OUT OF YOUR OWN CAREERS. NOBODY GIVES A CRAP AND WANT THESE DRUG DEALING ILLEGALS OUT OF THIS COUNTRY AND THEY WANT THESE SAME LAWS IN THEIR OWN STATES. ALL THESE BANDS ATTEMPTING THIS STUPIDITY ARE TRAITORS AND BUMS AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE...WHO ARE YOU? ANTI FLAG? CYPRESS HILL? WYHY ARE THOSE HOOD RATS STICKING THEIR NOSES IN IT? THE REST ARE VIRTUAL NOBODIES IN THE MUSIC WORLD RIGHT NOW AND BASICALY THE ONLY WAY THESE BANDS ARE EVEN GOING TO MAKE ANY KIND OF "STATEMENT" IS IF SOME TYPE OF VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT AT THIS REDICULOUS GATHERING OF TRAITORS WHERE THE LIBERAL PRICK NEWS MEDIA CAN POUNCE RIGHT ON IT MAKNG IT NEWS WHICH IT AIN'T BECAUSE ARIZONA AND IT'S GOVERNOR HAVE SOMETHING CALLED GUTS AND I AGREE WITH ARIZONA'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT LAW 100, NO 110% AS THE MAJOR MAJORITY OF AMERICANS DO. SO THESE BANDS NEED TO JUST BACK OFF OR END UP BEING LIKE MOST OF THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS THIS NOVEMBER....OUT OF A JOB.
June 29 2010 at 9:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyRight on!! Even the US president (the uninformed one who hasn't even read the law) is promotiong this as an injustice when it follows exactly the federal law on the same subject!
I for one am planning on voting out the liberals in Nov. and the president in 2012!
Hurray for Jan Brewer......keep it up!












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