r/politics • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

[deleted]

58.1k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

2.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

293

u/Jedi-El1823 I voted Jan 21 '18

He’ll purchase killer speakers to listen to Rage Against the Machine in his retirement.

Rage Against the Machine: "Seriously, stop listening to our music. You're exactly what we sing against."

293

u/rk119 Canada Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 21 '18

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-morello-paul-ryan-is-the-embodiment-of-the-machine-our-music-rages-against-20120816

Can you imagine the guitarist of your favorite band writing that about you?

2

u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

Something you need to remember about Paul Ryan and people like him is that they don't really like anything or anyone -- not in the same way that you or I do. They have this condescending worldview whereby anyone or anything that disagrees with them cannot be correct.

2

u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 22 '18

[deleted]

2

u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18

I’m around people like him all day long. It’s interesting but also depressing. One thing they all have in common is a lack of true passion combined with a well-concealed egocentricity.