Oingo Boingo - Capitalism - 1983 video free download

kingneddy

fuck socialism! Nazi means national socialist!

kargnak

I think the main thing to consider here is that this is criticizing people who went against 80s capitalism, not present capitalism.Back then there weren't banks sending people to the poor house or corporations lobbying the government to buy out the internet. Unfortunately the U.S. to a relatively quick nosedive from prosperous to shithole that even this small gap of time makes a huge difference.80s capitalism was pretty good, and 80s communism/socialism was pretty bad. You also have to consider that the U.S. had a communist enemy at this time.

Sam x

Elfman has went on record to say his political views are "very left". At the time, this song was serious about "nothing wrong with the capitalism", but nowadays Elfman thinks otherwise, so the song can go both ways really.

Cagedand Enraged

Lmao fuck yeah Oingo Boingo.The song is supposed to be a "serious satire" according to him. My guess is that he's making fun of the parties involved in the political debate rather than squashing socialism straight-up.Though, tbh, like most people who have lived in Socialist societies - I personally would hate to see our mixed economy move further from capitalism than it already has. It's a recipe for a bad time.

Kent Grigsby

Well if you look at the picture on the album cover then you will see the dangers of Capitalism....

TheMakeash

Really nothing wrong with it. Yeah let's not mention any great depressions okay......

Donald Perry

I can't decide which is worse...this or Devo. Let's give them a tie. But I guess my views are kinda warped...one of my favorite songs is Man in the Box...what does that say about me...

Robert Chompski

I fucking love the comments here, treating this song as if it were a strong socio-economical look into the (1980's') current American systems. It's a fucking song people, if you're gonna hate the band hate them for their music, not their one song that's about America and stuff.

Osborne Kex

welp, anti-capitalist kiddies haven't changed much since 1981 if i am to take elfman's word for it

Aljonimo Breakfree

Oingo Boingo's sound is unique and I am a fan of their style. Though this song is ok if, you consider that he is reflecting the views of the 1% and not his own.That said, I am not supportive of any system that rewards profit and isolates the poor and needy in the global "community".Their is no system that is immune to corruption and manipulation and never will there be, because government systems are just a reflection of the human condition. (we all love someone or something so we all fear because we all can loose what we love and thus we make selfish choices and so selfish systems are thought up and implemented, not to over simplify with a single statement the complexity of this issue but Love is tearing us apart through fear of the inability to save those who are so important to our personal happiness, global consciousness may save us, oh please).I hope my opinion is received with kindness, I present it from my heart.P.S. In Australia we spend about 300,000,000 per week on electricity, could we give our governments cut and the companies profit to those dyeing from the simplest of curable ailments or lack of drinking water, etc.Please if all governments and companies did this for just 1 week, then all we need to worry about is making sure it gets to them and gets used totally for them, no middle man dipping, makes me so sad, GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS, hello world!

Konform2zoidberg

I really hope this song was sarcastic. 

Michael G

This is my favorite song.

Nicolás Resino

Good music, shitty lyrics.

PsychopathUltimate

My exact feelings on the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Paul Brown

i hate oingo boingo for a lot of reasons, this song primary among them.

Billy Staggs

Nothing wrong with capitalism. 

Kelly Boston

So many fucking idiots in this comment section, you honestly believe Danny Elfman wrote this song in complete support of capitalism. That it is in no way a satirical song written from the viewpoint of a pro-capitalist who has no idea how the world actually works? oh yeah right because he also wrote "little girls" and THAT'S totally about his being a pedophile, give me a fucking break some of you need to realize how to not take things so literally before you hurt yourselves.

Redža Levi

sounds like something the American Psycho would listen to on his fancy Walkman!

Cyberman King

Capitalism: Ain't nothing wrong with dat. No corporatism on the other hand...

JD b

There's nothing wrong with it.

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