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==Ideals==
Rise Against is known for their strong social and political ideals which is put into many of their songs.
===RISE AGAINST HATES GEORGE BUSH===
Rise Against have a strong left-wing political stance which is seen in songs such as ''Blood Red, White, and, Blue'', ''State of the Union'', ''Tip the Scales'', and ''Bricks''. In the booklet for [[Revolutions Per Minute (album)|Revolutions Per Minute]], and [[The Sufferer and the Witness]] Tim lists books, films, and websites expressing the leftist ideals. They include [[Howard Zinn]]'s [[A People's History of the United States]], [[George Orwell]]'s [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]], [[James Loewen]]'s [[Lies My Teacher Told Me]], as well as [[Michael Moore]]'s website and the film The [[Corporation]], amongst others.
===PETA Work===
The group's constituents are vegetarians and active supporters of [[People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals|PETA]]. [http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-riseagainst.asp] Their single [[Ready To Fall]] address environmental degradation and it's effect on animals, as well as animal cruelty inherent to factory farming and sport hunting. The group has called the accompanying video the most important Rise Against has ever made [http://www.riseagainst.com/player/default.aspx/mid/2399], the unedited version of which was first made available to a PETA website. [http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-riseagainst_video.asp]
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