Thursday, July 26, 2007
Giving up? Keep it to yourself
OK, I am sick of John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change" being used as some kind of war protest song. The lyrics of the song indicate the following:
Gen X'ers aren't politically involved, but it's not because they don't want to be, it's because the older generations have all the power and they control the media and the "system". Therefore, it's wasted effort for Gen X'ers to even try to change anything. Instead, they should just kick it in the background, thinking about what they could do about this darn war if only they had the chance. When the baby boomers die off, though, watch out!
What the hell is that? It's like the opposite of a call to arms. John Mayer is picking up the gauntlet for an entire generation. I'm all for pragmatism, but anyone using this song to try and inspire anti-war sentiment needs to take a closer look at the lyrics. This is a far cry from Joan Baez, people.
Gen X'ers aren't politically involved, but it's not because they don't want to be, it's because the older generations have all the power and they control the media and the "system". Therefore, it's wasted effort for Gen X'ers to even try to change anything. Instead, they should just kick it in the background, thinking about what they could do about this darn war if only they had the chance. When the baby boomers die off, though, watch out!
What the hell is that? It's like the opposite of a call to arms. John Mayer is picking up the gauntlet for an entire generation. I'm all for pragmatism, but anyone using this song to try and inspire anti-war sentiment needs to take a closer look at the lyrics. This is a far cry from Joan Baez, people.
# posted by Smooth : 2:11 PM
