If you allow for a purely capitalistic society, without any type of regulation at all, you will get one monopoly that will eat all of the smaller fish and own everything, and then youll have zero capitalism, zero competition – it would just be one giant company. – Serj Tankian
People think our musics very aggressive or angry or whatever, and its just the opposite, really… I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley. – Serj Tankian
Sometimes a good love song can change the world and create positive energy more than any political song can. – Serj Tankian
We first fought the heathens in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change. – Serj Tankian
Through their own actions, customers can hold companies responsible to higher standards of social responsibility. Through collective action, they can leverage their dollars to combat the force of those investors who myopically pursue profits at the expense of the rest of society. – Simon Mainwaring