> there seems to be a lot of anger or rage in their music this... this is sarcasm, or irony, right? The 'R' literally stands for rage. Against the machine. t

> there seems to be a lot of anger or rage in their music this... this is sarcasm, or irony, right? The 'R' literally stands for rage. Against the machine. to wit, the capitalist machine. So, to put the finishing sauce on your story, 'Rage against the machine' with the rage taken out, would be just the Machine, exemplified by Amex. I just wasn't sure if you knew quite how appropriate that scenario fits the schema.