Metal Anarchy

During their recent live shows, Creed’s Scott Stapp has been making speeches about the current political climate within the United States. The frontman believes “the only way to make change is to wake up and come together as one.”

Stapp said the following about the division in this country during one of his speeches [transcribed by The PRP]:

“It’s my opinion that that’s exactly what the powers that be, that’s what they want. They want us divided. They want us separate. They want us to compartmentalize in our own little niches, in our own little groups. Thinking we’re right, they’re wrong, and bickering. You know why? To keep us distracted from holding them accountable. They start dividing us and programming us in kindergarten friends. They teach us about how to be slaves to authority, about how to do this, and do that, and think this way, and think that way; All conforming us into this divided group of assets and pawns.

Wake up. Wake up. Wake up.

It’s divide and conquer. We say we’re doing it everywhere else, but it’s happening right here at home. Everything — nearly everything — we accuse every other country of doing, we’re doing right here. Your civil rights are being violated every single minute of every single day.

And what do we do about it? Oh, we focus on what divides us, and we argue about this, and we argue about that, and we’re keyboard warriors. And we go to entertainment, and become perfect little citizens, and go buy the latest trends. Everything to keep us distracted from what’s happening right in front of our eyes.

The only way to make change is to wake up and come together as one. Focus on what we have in common, which is life, freedom, love, happiness. We find our common ground and we build from there. And as we’re building that common ground, we start keeping the powers that be accountable. We start reminding them of what our constitution says. We start reminding them of what our bill of rights says. We start reminding them that we are a constitutional republic based upon the Bible and the word of God, not a democracy. Go study. Go do your homework.

I want us to come together as one and enjoy this next song my friends, and realize that it’s not a fantasy. It’s not a fantasy if we all wake up and take back the power that was rightfully given to us. It’s our birthright. But we can’t do it alone, the only way is [as] one my friends.”