Today while I was running around getting things together for my child's birthday party [God 16th !] I heard the Super Tramp song "Simple Man", and it got me thinking. So I pulled up the lyrics, and started to read them, and low and behold, I was singing them wrong all this time, but that's not the point of this. The one vers, was not far off the mark of how we free thinkers are being treated today. I know, because we don't follow in the goose step of the neo-cons we are not taken seriously....>>>read on >>>>>>>>>
I should be upset, that on the one day I try to forget about politics and the world in general, a song makes me start thinking, but I am kind of glad it did. The lyrics of the song, [I know what your going to say, "they were written by some burnt out hippy.] touch a cord in me when I heard them. Well here let me show you.
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
Liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
Acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable
Do you think maybe Karl Rove was a Super Tramp fan? This is what the Neo-cons seem to be telling their followers, in revers order though. It should be, Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're, acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
Liberal, fanatical, criminal
During the 2000 election year liberals were bastardized, and 2004 was even worse. They wanted you feel ashamed to be a liberal. Then they went one step further, and lumped all democrats in with all liberals. The reason they did this is because all republicans fall in line under the neo-cons or they get tossed in with us free thinkers. Now by stating this I am not by any means putting down all republicans. Because as a Free Thinker, I realize that there are different variations of republican thought, as with democrats, and liberals. But not under the Rove-Cheneylicans, to differ from the party beliefs might get you a all expense paid trip to Guantanamo Cuba, one way.
The reason Bush doesn't even get honorable mention is because, I feel he is the front man for the United States of the Corporation and is very bad for public relations. "W" as he is referred to, by his followers, is nothing more than a placed tool, in the government. As I see it the next one to replace him, will toe the same line whether republican or democrat, or he will be a one term president.
Of course that's just me, or is it?
ABA607
ps. here are the all the lyrics,
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
Joyfully, playfully watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
Logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
Clinical, intellectual, cynical.
There are times when all the world's asleep,
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am.
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
Liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
Acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!
At night, when all the world's asleep,
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am.
Super Tramp "The Logical Song"