Basically, after the Soviet Union collapsed
...there was a brief window in history where some say there was a chance. Many legendary world class bands strongly political around then too. An example... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzEwCc4WVKs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pine_Gap_by_Skyring.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
the world burns now
Many new issues now, yet bands hardly found a voice / platform, and the top grossers... crickets, fake, programmed entertainment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-viewed_YouTube_videos But hey, it's fun, and hawt, right? Fuck that! Homework: Plug in any of today's issues / yours, post results... https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=surveillance+music+video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hciiZbJph1c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcACvjXuclA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEAqLf8-_Es https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiu-7Ij6CWI