Just a reminder rock and roll sold us all out. pic.twitter.com/qJcSdEMgDa
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) September 8, 2024
Posted: September 10, 2024
Categories: Videos
From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
For me this song was so overdue. It brought out so much of what’s been stirring in me for years: “Rock ‘n roll let us down!! Rock ‘n roll let us down!! And sold us down the freakin’ river.”
Yeah, it led me into idol-worship for a while. Dylan was God. Neil Young, a shining night. Etc, etc, etc. I just knew they could save the world, end the wars, make us all free. Then reality struck like a sword in a vital organ. First Gulf War OSTENTATIOUSLY showed the sell-out. Not a word from any of ’em on the Iraqi devastation. Well, except for a few, like Van Morrison, bless his heart with ongoing wisdom. Then more wars and the deafening silence of all those I had idolized, as I watched them swell into being mega millionaires and moving from a voice for the people to a voice for the evil system. Then came the kill-shot. “Dear fans, you will not be allowed to attend my concert if you are not ‘vaccinated.'” So, you want me to pay $200 dollars for a ticket after I decide to drastically harm or kill myself?!!
And there they always are on t.v. telling us what we just have to buy, or who we should vote for; you know, the special candidate who (this time for sure) will end the wars and bring back freedom and prosperity.
I hate a lot of things, but sell-out celebrities are certainly in my top three. Fk ’em ALL!!!
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