Am I the only one who's more than a little offended by Darryl Worley's song Have You Forgotten? I find it extremely contemptible that he's making money off of a song that is insulting the free speech of half of America.
Just because I don't think the Bush Administration's plans for nation-building (or the lack of a requisite plan, that is) are not just, that doesn't mean I'm any less patriotic than all the sycophants that spout his doctrines. Hmmm, let's see here...
I hear people saying we don't need this war
I say there's some things worth fighting for
Yes. Like our diplomatic weight in this world and all of the relationships we worked hard to build throughout the world which are now in jeopardy because of Bush's impatience.
What about our freedom and this piece of ground?
We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down
We didn't get them by acting like unilateral tyrants, either.
They say we don't realize the mess we're getting in
Kind of obvious that he wrote this one before the war started, eh?
Before you start preaching
Let me ask you this my friend
Have you forgotten how it felt that day
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away?
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside
Going through a living hell
I woke up screaming just like every one else that night. Thanks.
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?
It occurs to me that this is the pot calling the kettle black. Unless Bush finishes what he started and actually does something about Bin Laden, we'll have other incidents for this guy to make money writing songs about. Have I forgotten? Definitely not, but Bush sure has.
They took all the footage off my T.V.
Said it's too disturbing for you and me
Maybe not for me or this guy, but all of the five-year-olds that I teach have enough to deal with without watching that horror over and over every day.
It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it every day
Has this guy forgotten the backlash of anti-Muslim sentiment that the U.S. experienced just after 9/11?
Some say this country's just out looking for a fight
After 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right
At least he got this part right. If Bush can't get Bin Laden for this, I guess he figures Saddam's the next best thing.
I've been there with the soldiers
Who've gone away to war
Yeah, bucko-- you're so patriotic, then sign up and get over there and dune-hop with the best of them. Help get the job done. A USO tour doesn't qualify as war experience in my mind.
And you can bet that they remember
Just what they're fighting for
Damn skippy-- it occurs to me I'd be a little nuts if I couldn't come up with a good reason for having to go over there and fight. God bless the soldiers for being willing to go over at the President's command, whatever that may be.
Have you forgotten all the people killed?
Yes, some went down like heroes in that Pennsylvania field
Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?
Thanks. Drive by it often. And as far as the Pennsylvania crash victims are concerned, I don't think they meant "Let's Roll" to be a slogan for our government to use to justify or motivate their unilateral actions.
All the loved ones that we lost
And those left to carry on
Don't you tell me not to worry 'bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?
God bless all of the victims' families, but no amount of bloodshed is going to bring them back. The only way we can keep this from happening again is to start trying to rebuild our diplomatic alliances in the world. If we try to remake the world in our image, it's going to ruin our complexion.
This guy didn't really think through what he was writing, or if he did, he's a little ignorant of some of the realities of this war. I respect his right to speak his mind however he likes, but if he's so concerned that we're going to forget the events of 9/11, I strongly suggest that evey cent he makes off of those victims' families' suffering go right back to the cause and not into his pocket.
