When someone asked if they truly believed that Edward Teller was the ultimate slayer in American history, BR responded with playful excitement: “Oh, you mean the song ‘The Biggest Killer in American History’! Well, Edward Teller is mentioned in the song because he’s part of this whole military-industrial complex thing. It’s not really about him specifically, but more about criticizing the whole system. We totally respect his crazy scientific accomplishments, especially considering the intense times he lived in during World War II. But let’s not ignore the fact that he wanted to make even bigger and deadlier bombs after the war. We gotta give credit where it’s due, but also call out the not-so-nice stuff. And hey, we firmly believe that peace doesn’t come from war, ya know?” At one of our concerts, a fan asked Greg Graffin who the biggest killer in American history was, and he matter-of-factly replied that it’s the US military. But Hetson, being the playful one, chimed in and said it’s Edward Teller (you know, the guy from the song). Oh, and if you wanna know more about Edward Teller, we got you covered!
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