Rock Against Communism

Rock Against Communism (RAC) started out as series of white power rock concerts in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s, and is also a name for the subsequent music genre. Despite its name, RAC song lyrics rarely focus on the specific topic of anti-communism. Rather, RAC lyrics typically feature nationalist, neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic, racist, and violent themes. The Rock Against Communism movement originated in the United Kingdom in late 1978 with f... More

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