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xongsmith
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Message 220 of 256 (674263)
09-27-2012 12:29 PM
Reply to: Message 219 by onifre
09-27-2012 12:11 PM


Re: I'm going to regret this, but...
In other words, what if they threw a war and no one came?
This would be great, but poor people need to go to college too, and that GI Bill is in some cases their only way there.
If you're being 1960's then remember Fortunate Son and it's lyrics.
Fantastic song!
Speaking of the 60's, we also have this wonderful song from Buffy St. Marie, Universal Soldier:
He's 5 foot 2 and he's 6 feet 4
He fights with missiles and with spears
He's all of 31 and he's only 17.
He's been a soldier for a thousand years
He's a catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain
A Buddhist, and a Baptist and Jew.
And he knows he shouldn't kill
And he knows he always will kill
Kill you for me my friend and me for you
And He's fighting for Canada.
He's fighting for France.
He's fighting for the USA.
And he's fighting for the Russians.
And he's fighting for Japan
And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way.
And He's fighting for democracy,
He's fighting for the reds
He says it's for the peace of all.
He's the one, who must decide,
who's to live and who's to die.
And he never sees the writing on the wall.
But without him,
how would Hitler have condemned him at Dachau?
Without him Caesar would have stood alone
He's the one who gives his body
as a weapon of the war.
And without him all this killing can't go on
He's the Universal Soldier
And he really is the blame
His orders comes from
far away no more.
They come from him.
And you and me.
And brothers can't you see.
This is not the way we put an end to war
Edited by xongsmith, : No reason given.

- xongsmith, 5.7d

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