Thoughts on War
Mar. 19th, 2003 05:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hiddenmuseI've had a considerable degree of ambivalence towards the sudden influx of patriotism that's been happening since September 11, 2001. This is an improvement from my initial reaction, which was "you're a bunch of goddamn lemmings!"
As for the war, I'm not happy about it. I think it's not the best thing to go into war without more support than what we have, and I personally think the backlash against the French is really asinine and it's like we're a bunch of kids again, threatening to take our toys away since the others won't play by *our* rules. Yeah, that's attractive - running about like a bunch of petulant, pouty brats because France isn't imbued in the whole Groupthink that we are.
I'll still have my French Fries, eat French Toast for breakfast, French kiss the one I love, and use French Letters (condoms, eh) should I be inclined to cross over again. ;) Hell, I'll still wear my Roots Canada jacket because it's warm and it's my favorite jacket.
But coming home from work tonight, I was thinking of how Matthew Sweet's song "Holy War" seemed to strike a nerve in me with the impending war & all.
I've spent twenty years learning to live
In a world that takes back all that it gives
But I do not want a war
I don't know what's going on
In the scenes behind
I worry about it some of the time
And I hope there's not a war
'Cause I'm not in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a God who would understand
And I would walk across highways
To find my fate
If that might settle your crude debate
But I do not want a war
'Cause I'm not in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a God who would understand
Feeding the promised land
With your blood by my own hand
At Allah's own command
At Allah's own command
I came up from the desert and here I will die
Tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
Though I didn't want a war
I went in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a God who would understand
As if there's a God who would understand
I went in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a God who would understand
As if there's a God who would understand
Oh yeah ...
1990 EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./ Charm Trap Music
As for the war, I'm not happy about it. I think it's not the best thing to go into war without more support than what we have, and I personally think the backlash against the French is really asinine and it's like we're a bunch of kids again, threatening to take our toys away since the others won't play by *our* rules. Yeah, that's attractive - running about like a bunch of petulant, pouty brats because France isn't imbued in the whole Groupthink that we are.
I'll still have my French Fries, eat French Toast for breakfast, French kiss the one I love, and use French Letters (condoms, eh) should I be inclined to cross over again. ;) Hell, I'll still wear my Roots Canada jacket because it's warm and it's my favorite jacket.
But coming home from work tonight, I was thinking of how Matthew Sweet's song "Holy War" seemed to strike a nerve in me with the impending war & all.
In a world that takes back all that it gives
But I do not want a war
I don't know what's going on
In the scenes behind
I worry about it some of the time
And I hope there's not a war
'Cause I'm not in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a God who would understand
And I would walk across highways
To find my fate
If that might settle your crude debate
But I do not want a war
'Cause I'm not in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a God who would understand
Feeding the promised land
With your blood by my own hand
At Allah's own command
At Allah's own command
I came up from the desert and here I will die
Tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
Though I didn't want a war
I went in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a God who would understand
As if there's a God who would understand
I went in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a God who would understand
As if there's a God who would understand
Oh yeah ...
1990 EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./ Charm Trap Music
