Is Rock Left or Right?

 

I often find that rock songs better speak to my values and world view than many other things. For example, Writing on the Wall by Iron Maiden. It does combines elements associated with both left and right, especially by American standards. It's in favor of common men and against rich, bureaucrats, dictators and all other privileged exploiters of poor people. 

I once wrote a longer description for this song:

Writing on the Wall is about revolution that is coming. There are more fine details. Like how starving people pull a rocket and a dictator on top of it. That looks like North Korea and China (PRC). Ruch guy rides in a limo pulled by a horse, while an astronaut had to walk on clutches. There is a closed area that is guarded by armed guards where ordinary people are not allowed. However, where it is dark and gloomy and some clown dj plays some pop music probably.

The most telling however is the old dude getting younger by draining lifeforce from a guy and a girl in two tubes. I it is a great metaphor of how rich old people like Rupert Murdoch, Warren Buffet and Geroge Soros keep themselves alive even at their 90+ age as expense of the young.

It is good that Samurai Eddie finally put a end to it all and saved the people who are exploited by the old rich. Undead Samurai Eddie saves the world. 

He gave them an apple, which is a biblical metaphor for knowledge.

I think this song and several other can actually represent Social Libertarianism well enough.

Me, Rock and Social Libertarianism do not subscribe to 3rd way progressive agenda, we are not pro peace and pro inclusion, we do not shy away from killing. In that regard we are like right.

However, we stand for the common man, not for government or rich or property. We do not support old, rich, property owners or fiscal conservatism. We are pro people.

That is Social Libertarianism manifesto of sorts. In a way this song is a Social Liberatarianism manifesto.