From http://anotherversionofthetruth.com/artist.htm, Philomena writes:
<blockquote>When I was 17 my bf & me went to this show at a flashclub, this local band, not
great but loud, you know, and rumored to be very real, very Resistance with a
capital R.</blockquote>
Maybe Capital G is about a government so large and bold that it's Government with a capital G. That seems to be a big push of this concept. --[[User:Tsguitar|Tsguitar]] 21:44, 22 February 2007 (PST)
God and Government. Same thing. [[User:Aeonite|Aeonite]] 21:50, 22 February 2007 (PST)
i was thinking along the same lines.. the guns god and government theory
I figured the G was for god. I think that's because it follows that "god for this one" lyric. Just sounded like that when I listened to it not focused for once
17:12, 10 April 2007 (PDT)[[User:Alfrin|Alfrin]]
== Theories ==
I don't think that belongs in the main page. [[User:Waeayovooo|Waeayovooo]] 11:51, 6 April 2007 (PDT)
== This Song meaning Straight from TR's mouth == Sorry to erase the debate, but the song meaning has now come straight from the horses mouth: At this German magazine: http://www.motor.de/motormeinung/motor.de/nine_inch_nails_der_apokalyptische_reiter.htmlthey ask: Capital G scheint aber schon ziemlich deutlich auf George W. zugeschnitten zu sein, oder?or roughly, "Capital G is pretty idiotic about George W., right?" Trent responds:"Capital G." bedeutet "Greed". or"Capital G" refers to "Greed" but he does go on to say that it can be applied to Bush, or whomever you feel appropriate. Info's been added to the main page. : http://www.exterminal.net/notes.htm also backs up the "G=Greed" interp, since the author of that note write arrows from monetary figures and "why do this?" to "capital G." Good to see 42e sticking with Reznor's original interp... shows they're working closely. Granted we had no reason to expect otherwise, but it's nice to know. -[[User:Dij|Dij]] 08:25, 17 April 2007 (PDT) ==The Theories Section==I just changed the wording of the "Theories" section on the page. Hopefully it will bring meaningful discussion about these theories to this page.--[[User:Leo3375|Leo3375]] 14:00, 11 April 2007 (PDT): I'm all for just adding links to the respective [[Echoing The Sound|ETS]] threads for each song. That seems to be the way to go, as ETS is a much better place to discuss things such as this. --[[User:Tony|Tony]] 14:37, 11 April 2007 (PDT)::Ooh! Good idea! I can remove the Theories section from the page and add external links to ETS!--[[User:Leo3375|Leo3375]] 14:38, 11 April 2007 (PDT):::Anyway you guys wanna do it. ^_^ --[[User:GrayscaleRain|GrayscaleRain]] 14:39, 11 April 2007 (PDT) ==Capital G==I just thought I'd say if you look at preordering Year Zero on Amazon there is a little sticker that says "Including Survivalism and Capital G" suggesting it might be a single to come. Thought I'd help you guys.
Not only are there multiple grammatical and spelling errors on this page, but the theories section is completely off base. If you want to have that 'non-political non-threatening' explanation of what the song is about, than, alright, it's a theory. But this song is blatantly about President George W. Bush. Not only does it say 'I pushed the button and elected ''him'' to office" it then says "and ''he'' signs ''his'' name with a capital G". Also, if Trent Reznor is singing from the point of view of someone who used to 'stand for something' and no longer cares for other people/things, and this person is the one that put capital G into office, then it's safe to assume Reznor is saying that those who put him into office are these such people. Not only do the lyrics STRONGLY suggest this as the true meaning of the song, but the incident Reznor had with MTV, along with how many times during the With_Teeth tour that he used images of Bush to portray the negative aspects of his song lyrics, both provide a background to his feelings towards Bush and what he has done as a President. Whether these opinions accurately reflect his fans or not, or if this interpretation would offend anyone who read it, does not matter, as it is clearly Reznor's view. [[User:Jgrizzy89|Jgrizzy89]] 18:48, 10 April 2007 (PDT)== Sounds Like? ==
:I think theories should stay at Do we need the bottom external link that describes it as having a swing blah blah? As now any of us (with some proper research) can hear it on our own? Like with the pageVessel article saying it sounded like Down In It, I dont think we don't want every yahoo posting their interpretations of songsneed someone telling us how it sounds now that its available... Especially because its a short description... For example[[User:Jgrizzy89|Jgrizzy89]] 16:34, 11 April 2007 (PDT): I know some goth kid The external link is going to think the great destroyer is about himself (barf) when itan early review of ''s infact about (atleast I think) about a vector for Red HorseYear Zero. Plus why would capital G be about GW when this is way way after GW went out of office? 14 years '' You can take it down and move it to be exact. G could stand for Greed, or any other character in the ARG that has been elected"Year Zero" page if you'd like. So in short, not for sure it's about the current president as of today --[[User:VelvolverLeo3375|VelvolverLeo3375]] 1118:3158, 11 12 April 2007 (PDT)
:: Leo's been the one moving it to the top. So far the only theories being posted are the more or less widly accepted ones. People are free to elaborate, but if you feel a theory is unknown or not widly held you're encouraged to move it to the talk section :D -- [[User:BurnHavoc|BurnHavoc]] 3:04, 11 April 2007 (EST)== Second single? ==
Any evidence other than the sticker? [[User:If there is going to be a Theories subsection in the articles, it makes more sense for it to be near the topPomte|Pomte]] 21:09, with the rest of the general information about the song 16 April 2007 (Meanings, interpretations, relationships, etc.PDT).
:As for the theory that it's about George W. Bush, it makes sense because he's the one who attacked other sovereign nations without Congressional approval.== Miscellaneous ==
:ThatIt's what I think anywaynot clear as to who the unknown inmate is who was found with the audio evidence "Capital G" so the speculative tag has been added.--[[User:Leo3375Abject|Leo3375Abject]] 1211:1227, 11 April 16th Aprial 2007 (PDT)
:: While I would normally support that, the concept album is supposed to have been "transported" back in time from year zero, so Bush wouldn't be very accurate as he hasn't been in power for almost a decade and a half decades by year zero. I'm supporting == Possibly of the theory that it's in regard to government regulated beliefs. It's a reference to hardliner christians who control religion in the country, the types who get angry if you type god insted of God. He's basically commenting on the fucked up state people are in with accepting a government regulated belief in "God" rather than the individual beliefs in whatever form of god you prefer. I've frequented places online where I've been threatened with kickbans and IP bans for not capitalizing the G in god so I can perfectly well understand where this song is probally comming from. -- [[User:BurnHavoc|BurnHavoc]] 16:10, April 11 2007 (EST)some value ==
::: @Leo: Facts first, theory second. It's I think that exhibitA and the actual Capital G from Year Zero is different in that exhibitA is out of phase -- where one has a crest the other has a pretty standard convention for wiki-writing, stemming from generally accepted journalism and encyclopedia style guides, and it just makes sense. Casual readers can get meaningful info trough (lyrics, dates performed, remixes etcwhen at the same position in the song) without having I don't know if there's any way to slog through a dozen conflicting theories about what see if the data has anything hidden when comparing the song means two. Also, if theory-stuff is at this has been pointed out before I offer my condolances because I've been out of the bottomARG loop for a while.[[User:Edman274|Edman274]] 14:00, 13 January 2008 (PST)
::: I'm also in the camp that capital G does not refer to GWB. Yes, Reznor has openly bashed him* Yep, and I agree 100% with those sentiments... but thatit's just not what's being referenced herealready been found. The big G could be God, Government, Greedsorry everyone... possibly Guns[[User:Edman274|Edman274]] 14:12, but that doesn't feel right.13 January 2008 (PST)
::: Hey, it* You's art, not re almost a lectureyear late. Maybe it.. You's intentionally *gasp* open ll be fine. Just look over ETS and here to interpretationmake sure you're not asking a redundant question. -- [[User:DijNe0v001|DijNe0v001]] 16:3438, April 11 2007 13 January 2008 (ESTPST)