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Adam Kokesh:
Check out the epic new music video below. Doesn't get any more hardcore for freedom than this. Eric July, (front man, awesome dude) texted me the link when it dropped and I shared it. There are now a lot of great acts whose primary theme is freedom or have subject matter that represent a correct view of government. (Jordan Page, Rebel Inc, Aimee Allen (now with The Interrupters) and way too many more to list of people I love and have met, so sorry if you're reading this and you're not on this short list!) I have seen a lot of attempts to incorporate music with other activism (music can be activism in itself) with varying degrees of success, but nothing much I'd want to replicate. So with this inspiring track, I'm starting this thread to open the conversation and maybe you can help me better understand the potential of music to be a part of the paradigm shift. Maybe I should just shut up and enjoy the music!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Iq8_2bjJqbo

Magnaniman:
Getting together, going out, and screaming obscenities at people that disagree with you only goes so far as a way of life.

Our goal is to show people that we can be happier and more successful with freedom.  If all we do is sit around and complain, what kind of life is that?  Anarchy has a much greater appeal when it means dancing at an Interrupters show.  I also think it's important that we unite along lines of love and fun.  If our anger and disgust is what unites us, how do we maintain cohesion and community after we start to get our way?  Removing barriers to happiness is only part of the struggle of finding happiness.

I made a similar point to a friend of mine in Chicago who is very active in many political dissonance movements.  Her response was to plan the Radical Beach Party, a party on the beach for radicals.  Sometimes, sticking up for each other just means buying someone a beer.

Wild Hope:
I'm digging it!  Good sound, good message (from what I actually heard in the lyrics).   Thanks for the link.   Love to see the different ways people express their frustration with the system.  Sometimes the alternative media can get caught up in facts and trying to prove themselves right rather than truly connecting with one another in our shared circumstances.

Slow poke:
I am an old punk so practically everyone I listen to sings messages like these. It's a great song! I like it and just found a new band to check out! People love music, if the words of freedom are in the lyrics they will be heard. Rage against the machine is a pretty good example of this.

ThoughtWater:
Rage Against The Machine is the perfect example of lyrics that are up-front and to-the-point.

I would like to suggest a couple of songs by a band called "3." While the writer is lyrically more subtle, the songs have the potential to come off as less preachy. Not saying that we don't need in-your-face anthems - the BackWordz track Adam posted is right on the money!

3 - Dogs Of War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwJclY-LKIU
3 - Soul To Sell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYa81nmuMKU

Sometimes the most effective songs, in message, are the ones that can be subtle and "fly under the radar," if you will. Really, it's a spectrum of forwardness.

I'd say a FREEDOM! playlist is in order. What else can we add in here?

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