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Roger Waters: Pigs (Original Post)
tomhagen
Jul 2017
OP
The value of artists in a democracy can't be overemphasized. During the Vietnam War...
Honeycombe8
Jul 2017
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chwaliszewski
(1,514 posts)1. Ha, ha....charade you are!
You're nearly a laugh but you're really a cry.
liberalnarb
(4,532 posts)2. I like the end
"Trump is a dickhead."
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)3. The value of artists in a democracy can't be overemphasized. During the Vietnam War...
it was EVERYTHING. A rallying cry. A voice for the masses.
This show is extreme and doesn't pull punches. Unfortunately, that's what's needed, given what's happening to us and the country right now.
Excellent!
When suits like Trump (who would always get out of serving in a war) were sending our boys off to die in a losing war for years. "Be the first one on the block, to have your boy come home in a box."
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)4. Give me an "F"...give me a "U"....
Roger Waters is following the grand tradition of freely speaking your mind to the masses through your art. Whether it is 1969 or 1977 (When the Animals album was released) artists carry on.
The last lyrics from The Wall...
"Some hand in hand, and some gathered together in bands, the bleeding hearts and the artists make their stand. And when they've given their all, some stagger and fall after all it's not easy banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall."
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)5. +1. nt