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bladet

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2005-04-12 11:46:59

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by bladet

21y ago

This is what the band say about this song on their webpage:

To whom it may concern… Rich Bastard! We are after you - you capitalist scum! We have seen the consequences of your politics and we suffer from them everyday. We are sick and tired of working for the man and getting ourselves killed for their profits. This is a song about the victims of the production/consumption capitalism, and how we have one thing in common and one common goal - to overthrow this stinking system and to liberate ourselves! We are going to beat you in numbers! We are ready to storm the winter palace right now and throw the bastards out in the cold.

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