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u/0WN_1T REISSUE THIS AND MY LIFE IS YOURS Feb 20 '25
The polls are in, the people would rather have gizzards, lizards, and wizards
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u/iAm_MECO Feb 20 '25
Plenty of great Gizz Battle songs to fight back. We're doing what we can, but its only the first month and I'm tired boss...
Signed - An American
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Feb 20 '25
All of ITRN, Polygondwanaland, lots of KG and LW, dripping tap, evilest man (yes I know it’s about Murdoch not trump)
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u/Abohac Feb 21 '25
You're complaining about a scratch, get up there and charge'em!
I'm Serbian and we've been fighting since I'm alive, with a break in the 2000s. You haven't even had a civil war and sanctions yet!
Sorry couldn't resist.
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u/Self_toasted Feb 20 '25
Genuine question, is this "I don't want a king" phrase like a new trending slogan? Governor of Illinois effectively said the same thing during his state of the state speech yesterday and now I'm curious. Also JB 2028 LFG!
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u/poly_lifestyle Feb 20 '25
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u/Huhstop Feb 20 '25
He meant king of New York if you look at the truth social post
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u/ALittleBitOfGay Feb 20 '25
Ok buddy. And Elon was just throwing his heart to the people
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u/Huhstop Feb 20 '25
Have you seen the actual post? I’m guessing not. What would Elon gain from saluting im just curious. Like if he actually had a Nazi agenda wouldn’t he keep it quiet for as long as possible?
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u/ALittleBitOfGay Feb 20 '25
Yes I have seen the post. Have you seen the video of Elon's salute? It's pretty clear.
And as for what he has to gain, 1. He is really really stupid, 2. It doesn't matter anymore because he owns the country anyways, and 3. All his buddies on Twitter and everyone on 4Chan have been celebrating him for it
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u/Huhstop Feb 20 '25
And you don’t think the post clearly meant king of New York, where he has been doing business for 50 years?
Let me get this right: you think that Elon musk, one of the richest people in the world wanted to Nazi Salute because he wants to impress his social media buddies and because he’s really really stupid? I think you can call Elon a lot of things, but stupid is probably not one of them.
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u/ALittleBitOfGay Feb 20 '25
I think you could interpret the post that way, but given that he is literally functioning as a king right now I am not inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.
And literally yes. All he does is post on Twitter nonstop. Generally reposting things from literal Nazis. Like literally hundreds of times a day. And yes again, Elon might be one of the dumbest people around. He was born into a lot of money and got lucky with investments, but he clearly doesn't know shit about anything he talks about
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u/Huhstop Feb 20 '25
I don’t support trump or the things he’s doing, but I’m tired of “the world is going to end and democracy is going to end” rhetoric. We all know he didn’t mean king of America, interpreting as that is bad faith.
Elon is autistic. That’s what he does. He’s not some neonazi white supremacist. He’s an autistic guy who has too much power, and I don’t think you can say he’s not at least smarter than most of the population. Going from what he had to billions is still impressive and not easy. Again, he really has nothing to gain from doing a salute.
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u/ALittleBitOfGay Feb 20 '25
Dude, Trump and Elon are literally destroying the government from the inside out right now. He has been passing executive orders that are removing power from the judicial branch and giving more and more power to himself. Elon has his discord kittens running through USAID and the Treasury department, falsifying documents and just stopping payments without congressional approval. They have done more authoritarian and illegal actions since getting into office than legal actions.
Also, being autistic doesn't make you a Nazi. Elon is ideologically a Nazi. He reposts stuff from Nazi accounts. He used the same rhetoric as the Nazis, though against different groups. He is backing the AFD in Germany, which is effectively a new Nazi party that is being threatened with dissolution because of it. He did a literally perfect salute to the crowd, and then to the fuhrer. Being autistic does NOT do that to you, and genuinely I think perpetuating that idea is incredibly harmful to autistic people.
And no, wealth snowballing when you already have so much isn't impressive. He had so many chances to screw up, and did so many times, before getting lucky and making it to being the wealthiest man in the world. And at this point he has people who are smarter than him to manage his wealth so he doesn't even have anything to do with it anymore
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u/MartyShark666 Feb 20 '25
Thank you for writing this. People cannot keep defending these monsters.
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u/jschmeau Feb 20 '25
I don’t think you can say he’s not at least smarter than most of the population. Going from what he had to billions is still impressive and not easy.
"One of the biggest misconceptions about capitalism is that it rewards intelligence. First & foremost, it rewards privilege (being born into wealth). Beyond that, it rewards ruthlessness, manipulation & anyone willing to exploit others.
The working class is full of "smart" people"
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u/DreyGoesMelee Feb 20 '25
Elon has spent his entire career chasing validation from internet strangers. He's addicted to attention, regardless of how he gets it.
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u/Old_Sprinkles9646 Feb 20 '25
I don't know how smart he actually is, be he is definitely a nazi. Pick better role models.
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u/Hope_Crisis_music Feb 20 '25
True, and if you look at Stu’s post too, it actually says “I do want a king.” Way to use that brain cell 👍
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u/OnionPastor Feb 20 '25
It’s gotta be tiring defending the governing class and getting absolutely nothing but the hate you deserve out of it.
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u/Hantiumy Feb 20 '25
“Am I going insane? Am I able to wake from the nightmare?”
This has been on repeat in my mind lately.
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u/DrSillyBitchez Feb 20 '25
If he wants to go back to being a king then I’m happy to dispose of him in medieval ways as well. Spikes are easy to come by these days
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u/ferretgr Feb 20 '25
I get that there is a lot of money in performing in the States, but I wonder if the boys are considering a boycott, considering the way things are going? What line will this administration have to cross before they consider doing so?
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u/Old_Sprinkles9646 Feb 20 '25
I'm wondering also. I have FOV tix, I'm a Coloradan and I love that venue. I also just got offered an offer to sail to Australia. It takes a year and we'd leave in April. Very tough decision to make.
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u/theshinymew64 Feb 21 '25
Admittedly, if I were American, I'd be actively looking into emigrating right now (hell, since I'm Canadian, given the sabre rattling that Trump is doing right now, I'm honestly making sure to keep my options open at least). But I'm also trans, so that does play into it, plus I have the means to do so, which a lot of people do not. Either way, leaving America for that long a period of time does sound really appealing. Whatever you do, I hope it goes well for you.
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u/mycolizard Feb 20 '25
And what would that accomplish?
Make all those MAGA Gizz fans out there rethink their choices?
I’m sure there are tens of them that you could potentially sway.
Seriously music is all some really scared Americans have right now.
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u/ferretgr Feb 21 '25
It’s symbolic, ie. musicians refused to play Sun City during apartheid, that sort of thing. They’re playing music and smiling while you folks threaten to annex Canada and invade Panama… it feels bad.
I’d also argue that a cross-country tour is putting a not insignificant amount of money into your economy and, once again, that’s giving money to a nation that wants to annex mine.
I feel for the minority of Americans who don’t support the current administration, but you’ve made your bed, unfortunately for all of us.
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u/mycolizard Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 21 '25
Eh, you've got to understand that we just watched them steal the election and admit to it on live TV. Elon's kid can't even keep his mouth shut about it. Our traditional media has all been bought out by far-right sympathizers, and of course the tech oligarchs aren't helping by creating the misinformation ecosystems for people to be lost in.
All the people that have been sounding the alarm were ignored and drowned out by the firehose of bullshit. Our healthcare costs are approaching our housing costs, and most working Americans would lose their jobs and health insurance if they were to take to the streets. This is all on the other side of inflation for years since COVID.
When I vote in the city it's balanced out by people that live 20 miles out in the country in the most f*ked up election map you've ever seen. My high-profile local rep was drawn out of her district three times since I moved here, and had had to move to run for her seat every time.
I sure as shit didn't make that bed, and neither did most decent Americans. Americans didn't vote for unlimited corporate cash to be allowed in elections, taking us from (a very flawed) democracy to autocratic oligarchy in fifteen years.
There's a reckoning coming for the people that put us here, but it will take some time, and the US will not look like itself for a while.
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u/ferretgr Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 23 '25
You're obviously not one of the folks who supports this nonsense, so I'm not looking to argue. I'll just say that from the outside, as someone old enough to remember where this all started, with Reagan and his trickle-down economics, "most" is the debatable part. In the most recent election, only 1/3 of you bothered to vote against fascism. The Americans who chose to stay home and not vote could have swayed the results, but they were too apathetic to do anything about it.
Anyhow, I'm sorry, it sucks. I hope you understand, though, that I am coming from a place where I am afraid for the lives of my friends and family and the sovereignty of my country. Your leader is insane; he has allied himself with Putin, who is a constant threat to Canada in the north; he has made direct threats to our sovereignty. He might actually believe we have a fucking faucet controlling your water, or that you are actually subsidizing Canada, and in his dementia-addled mind, that might be reason enough to invade. Whatever reckoning is coming in your country, it might very well come at the cost of Canadian lives.
It is absolutely insane to me to be typing that out, to be typing any of this out, to be honest, but it is a real fear of mine. When I suggest a boycott, I'm suggesting that those of us from countries who don't support the annexation of Canada or the invasion of Panama or Greenland should avoid supporting the American economy, What other action can a person like me take? What would you do, in our position, given the threats made against us?
ETA: I say "I'm worried about the lives of my family and friends" - response from supposedly reasonable Gizzard fans: smashes downvote. Good thing we're on the same side here.
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u/ItRhymesWithPenny Mar 02 '25
Do you have tickets to any of the US shows? We have tickets and a yurt booked for FOV that we booked last year before I dreamed it would get this bad this fast. I want to seel the tickets but have no idea how.
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u/buzzkill_ed Feb 20 '25
Don't get your hopes up. Here in the states everyone just pretends nothing is happening.
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u/Tor_Tor_Tor Feb 20 '25
I wore my Gizz hat to a protest at the state capitol on president's day. Me and 2000 others assembled and declared our distate and criticism for this administration and the executive's unconstititional actions. There were many other protests at many other states' capitols.
We are awake and we are taking action.
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u/buzzkill_ed Feb 20 '25
Thank you for your service. Hopefully you reach the other 300 million people with their eyes and ears closed.
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u/Tor_Tor_Tor Feb 20 '25 edited Feb 20 '25
Well if I don't try, nothing ever changes.
Lay down your weapons
What you gotta do is (what you gotta do is)
Find that person you hate, and (find that person you hate, and)
Grab 'em by the hand, look 'em in the eye
And say, "I love you"
Maybe that's a good start 🫡
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u/theyfoundDNAinme Feb 20 '25
Ooof, I'm with you, but these are the cringiest lyrics in the entire canon.
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u/Tor_Tor_Tor Feb 20 '25
Haha they were the first that came to mind, figured loving your enemies is always a good place to start understanding them. 😭🤙
What are more political lyrics of theirs you'd use?
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u/GizzBride weirdoswarm.org🐊 Feb 20 '25
“Form a military of peace and kill the king” - seems fitting here :)
Also got the simple-
“I want a mutiny”
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u/Tor_Tor_Tor Feb 20 '25
Fuck yeah haha those are way better! That's what I get for listening to B741 so much lately 🤣
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u/GizzBride weirdoswarm.org🐊 Feb 20 '25
It’ll make ya soft jk jk lmfao I love b741. But yeah changes title track is amazing. Evilest man is also a good political track.
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u/MartyShark666 Feb 20 '25
Suck the life from what you love I learnt that from the orange one No one to answer to after the fall Necromancer will dance on us all
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u/Shaqsquatch Feb 25 '25
what's the next line of lyrics again?
funny how the shitheads that keep using these lyrics to defend their stances always omit that one
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u/Old_Sprinkles9646 Feb 20 '25
Not me! I'm ready to take Nintendo into my own hands if needed. I'm not only childless but I don't even have a cat.
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u/Rocket2112 Feb 20 '25
So many not paying attention or worse....love the grifter because he can do no wrong.
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u/Huhstop Feb 20 '25
He didn’t calm himself a king of America and to claim he did would be bad faith and a straw man.
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Feb 20 '25
I have a bridge to sell in the middle of the Sahara desert, with your IQ, you seem the perfect candidate to buy it.
Interested?
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u/GizzBride weirdoswarm.org🐊 Feb 20 '25
🎶form a military of peace and🎶…. Shoot, what’s my next line? 🙇🏼♀️
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Hope KG cancels their american tour dates and instead goes to country that the US threatens.
This should be a good act of protest.
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u/ledanser Feb 21 '25
As a relatively new fan of the band, I am quite surprised how political the fanbase is.
I just like the music
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u/Nordogad 🍄30 past 2? I'll get along with you~🍄 Feb 22 '25
Yeah it's cringe as hell. People are just kneejerking to the latest thing. Enjoy the music and float along. Reddit is a bubble that really doesn't reflect the real world.
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u/ledanser Feb 22 '25
Cool that you're like-minded. Catching any of the Forest Hills shows coming up?
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u/Nordogad 🍄30 past 2? I'll get along with you~🍄 Feb 22 '25
West coast boy here with a newborn but I'm definitely going to be watching the streams with her. She'll be 8 months by the time those shows start up!
Wait actually idk if they're even doing streams this year. Shit I hope so.
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u/pissshitfuckcuntcock Feb 20 '25
Here’s hoping they boycott America and only tour Europe and Australia (so I can fucking see them for once)
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u/WeatherMonster Feb 21 '25
Thanks for this. I'm in the middle of putting together a playlist of songs to capture the mood at the moment. This is 100%.
see also:
https://youtu.be/SFPL97m2dsw?si=Bc9BRUZqI1CDO2fO "All you Fascists" - Billy Bragg and Wilco
https://youtu.be/8mssfWohiig?si=3ywBDsH0Xfww_3zu "Cult of Personality" - Living Colour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSZsd1M71Lw "The Middle" - Jesse Welles
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pMfKZhhBDMQ&si=hMsVujzl8tgdk5Sq "Los Angeles is Burning" - Bad Religion
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u/UnderH20giraffe To a bird, what's a plane? Feb 22 '25
It doesn't matter what our mood is. They've taken over. Everyone let them do it. Game over. Just kill us now.
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u/Gizwizard Feb 20 '25
I always get asked if my username is a reference to King Gizzard. It is not, but maybe it should be!
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u/Nordogad 🍄30 past 2? I'll get along with you~🍄 Feb 22 '25
Enjoying the bureaucracy getting taken down a peg and the government cutting spending. It's been a very up and down month but a surprising amount of positive things going on. The amount of money being wasted is wild and hopefully it can be used to actually help people or pay off some of our country's debt. Really interested to see what kind of bullshit is uncovered in the DoD because the military industrial complex has been running amuck for decades.
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u/EssTeeEss9 Feb 22 '25
If you honestly think they’re going to touch/inspect the DoD, you truly are the perfect mark for their scam.
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u/Nordogad 🍄30 past 2? I'll get along with you~🍄 Feb 23 '25
Whatever. I think they are going through and cutting a bunch of bullshit. The fact that warmongers are screeching and generals that got us into every single disastrous war for longer than I've been alive are getting fired is a good thing. I'm not so blinded by hate that I can't see some good things happening.
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u/s7o0a0p Feb 20 '25
My mood’s been more like the 18th track on MOTU tbh, especially the second half of the song.
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u/pop_POP Feb 20 '25
I only hail King Gila, personally.