> I only wish they had a bigger impact in politics. They have--just not the impact I suspect you are thinking of. The political impact of RATM and similar ban

> I only wish they had a bigger impact in politics. They have--just not the impact I suspect you are thinking of. The political impact of RATM and similar bands is to make "protesting against the system" into a brand. That means that people who feel that they should be protesting against the system don't think they have to do the hard work of figuring out what is actually wrong with the system and how to fix it. They just think, oh, if I want to protest against the system, all I need to do is listen to this band! And buy their T-shirts, promote them on social media, etc., etc. In other words, it satisfies people's felt need to "protest against the system" without actually leading to any meaningful change.