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Um, if his mother traveled from country to country teaching English from '77-'83 (he would be 13-19), how was she also teaching History at his high school in the US? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.36.85 (talk) 03:53, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Liberal political views?

It says in the intro that Morello is a liberal, and then says further down that he identifies as a nonsectarian socialist. Which one is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by HW7 (talk • contribs) 08:33, 7 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What makes you think someone cannot be both? Well they can. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 102.65.54.41 (talk) 05:47, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Same thing dufus 2600:1700:ACC0:1670:1001:9BDC:1022:872D (talk) 00:58, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all. Your knowledge of politics is really shallow. 2A02:A420:4C:A811:8D47:84E1:1144:82E2 (talk) 02:22, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Communist category

I can't find any resource in which he self-identifies as a Communist, so why is he categorized as an "American Communist"? Treybien2 (talk) 21:10, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

who not whom

Third sentence of Rage Against the Machine subsection of Recording Career, "He drafted drummer Brad Wilk, WHO he knew from Lock Up" not whom, whom is only for indirect object like to whom or for whom. 2601:445:801:8520:3C24:E555:AF98:85EC (talk) 11:41, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Whom" is correct. [1] [2] [3]. — Chrisahn (talk) 12:48, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]