This machine kills fascists
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"This Machine Kills Fascists" is a sticker on Woody Guthrie's guitars that has inspired many artists. It is based on inscriptions painted on the sides of airplanes used in the Spanish Civil War.[citation needed]
Guitar manufacturer Gibson has replicated Guthrie's 1945 Southern Jumbo complete with sticker.
"This Machine Kills Fascists" is the title of
- an Anti-Flag track on their 2001 album "Underground Network" and on their 2004 DVD "Death of a Nation", and also seen on Chris Barker's bass guitar.
- a Today Is the Day track from their 2004 album "Kiss The Pig"
- an album by Ethan Daniel Davidson
- the 2005 album by US jazz trumpeter Nate Wooley
- the 2005 film by Stephen Gammond
- the 2009 album by Beatnik
In the Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There", the character "Woody Guthrie", an 11-year old African American boy, carries a guitar case with the same label.
It is also the name of an effect pedal by TYM Guitars.
The title of French punk rock compilation "Cette Machine Sert A Tuer Tous Les Fascistes" translates as "This Machine Is Used To Kill All The Fascists".
Micah P. Hinson also adorns his guitars with this slogan.
John Green of Crash Course and Vlogbrothers has a "This Machine Kills Fascists" sticker on the laptop on his desk in the Crash Course YouTube video series,[1] as well as mentioning this sentence in his book "Paper Towns". His brother, Hank Green, also from Crash Course and Vlogbrothers, has a guitar bearing the inscription "This machine pwns noobs".
Variations
- The inside cover of the Half Man Half Biscuit album Achtung Bono contains an image of a guitar with "This Machine Kills Wasps" written on it.
- The liner booklet of the Ocean Colour Scene album B-sides, Seasides and Freerides includes a close-up photograph of someone holding an acoustic guitar (presumably lead singer and guitarist Simon Fowler who often used one) with a attached sticker reading "This Machine Kills The En·Em·Y", possibly a reference to the NME pop music magazine which generally gave them mediocre review scores.
- Hank Green of the Vlogbrothers has "this Machine PWNS N00bs" written on his guitar. It is also the name of his second album. Also, the online record label founded by his brother, John Green, sells laptop stickers with the slogan on.
- As a tribute to both Guthrie and Seeger, The Decemberists guitarist Chris Funk has written "This Machine Kills Thieves" on his banjo
- Fallout: New Vegas, a video game by Obsidian Entertainment, features a rifle named "This Machine". On the side of the rifle is carved "Well This Machine Kills Commies" phrased seemingly as a direct reply to the sticker. Obsidian has confirmed it is a nod to Guthrie.
- On the New Orleans-based TV series Treme, Harley (Steve Earle) plays a guitar with the message "This machine floats," a reference to Hurricane Katrina.
- Satirical Folk Guitarist Roy Zimmerman wrote a song entitled "This Machine" in reference to the phrase, which grows longer with each chorus.
- The violin (made using human bones) used by the character of Dominique "Mo" O'Brien in Charles Stross's Laundry series has a sticker saying "This Machine Kills Demons".
- Phill Jupitus gave away a ukulele inscribed "This Machine Kills Twats" as an audience prize at a live performance of Phill and Phil's Perfect Ten.
- Donovan had 'This Machine Kills' inscribed on his guitar during the early stages of his career.
- Rapper Busdriver's 2002 album is named "This Machine Kills Fashion Tips"
- Cooper McBean of The Devil Makes Three plays a tenor banjo with the inscription "This Machine Annoys Everyone"
- The standup bass for English folk band Skinny Lister has the slogan "This Machine Kills Dubstep"emblazoned upon it. It was first played by Dan Gray and most recently by Michael Camino.
- The Chinese made classical acoustic played by Bill Cigich of the Shrieking Balkan Harpies has the slogan "This is a Weapon of Mass Destruction" in reference to the war on terror.
- The belgian disk-jockey DJ Chevals uses a laptop with the inscription "This machine kills turfists".