RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE reacts to JOE BIDEN’s pardon of activist LEONARD PELTIER.
After information broke of President Joe Biden’s determination to pardon activist Leonard Peltier, Rage Towards the Machine reacted, saying that “Justice will lastly be served.”
The Zack de la Rocha fronted band have lengthy campaigned for Peltier to be launched from jail, bringing the difficulty to mild most famously within the music video for his or her track “Freedom.”
The band shared a clip of the video to their Instagram with the caption: “Anger is a present. Leonard Peltier to be freed.”
Guitarist Tom Morello additionally took to social media to reward Peltier’s pardon, writing:
LEONARD PELTIER IS GOING HOME!! For nearly 5 a long time human rights organizations, Native American activists, common on a regular basis folks and bands like RATM have lobbied for the discharge of political prisoner Leonard Peltier. Leonard has turn out to be a pal through the years and I’m so glad at 80 years outdated and sick he’ll have the ability to spend his remaining years with household and associates. For this MASSIVE RIFF MONDAY there will be just one alternative, RATM’s ‘FREEDOM’ whose video uncovered a brand new era to this historic injustice.”
Drummer Brad Wilk additionally posted on Instagram to have a good time, writing:
“After nearly 50 years of unjust incarceration, clemency was lastly granted to Leonard Peltier! From way back to the primary RATM video which marks his story and the incident at Oglala to marching within the streets of NY on the finish of Clinton’s time period and past we’ve been hoping for at the present time of clemency and Justice for Peltier to lastly come. The necklace in slide (7) was made for me in jail by Leonard. He made one for all 4 of us after we launched the ‘Freedom’ video. Unreal…. Feels bitter candy… however clemency will lastly be served for Leonard Peltier.”
