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According to Ben Franklin: “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch”

According to Ben Franklin: “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch” “Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote”. 1960s = peak time for the genre. Bob Dylan ( Blowin’ in the Wind , Masters of War ) Pete Seeger ( Where Have All The Flowers Gone ?)

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According to Ben Franklin: “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch”

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  1. According to Ben Franklin: “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch” “Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote”

  2. 1960s = peak time for the genre • Bob Dylan (Blowin’ in the Wind, Masters of War) • Pete Seeger (Where Have All The Flowers Gone?) • Edwin Starr (War) • Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (Ohio) • John Lennon (Imagine, Give Peace a Chance) • Cat Stevens (Peace Train) • Black Sabbath (War Pigs) • Rolling Stones (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo – Heartbreaker)

  3. 21st Century • Neil Young (Let’s Impeach the President) • Rolling Stones (Sweet Neo Con) • Pink (Dear Mr. President) • Eminem (Mosh) • Green Day (American Idiot) • Pearl Jam (Worldwide Suicide) • Rage Against the Machine (Bulls on Parade) • Dixie Chicks (Shut Up and Sing)

  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lCQZeG9OWI 2:15

  5. The First Volley • March 2003 • Dixie Chicks: At a concert in England • “We’re ashamed the President is from Texas” • Response • A radio station proclaims “Dixie Chicks Destruction Day,” their songs are banned on country radio, and death threats are made • Those Who Came After • Not every star who used the stage as a political platform got treated like the Dixie Chicks

  6. October 2003 • Bruce Springsteen: the longtime anti-war activist calls for Bush’s impeachment • Response • A Senator’s demand for a Springsteen boycott goes nowhere. His next album goes to No. 1

  7. September 2004 • Green Day: Released the anti-war American Idiot • Response • Album goes to No. 1 and receives a Grammy for Best Rock Album. Band receives 7 MTV Awards. No political fallout.

  8. October 2004 • Eminem: His anti-war song “Mosh” refers to Bush as “this monster, this coward that we have empowered” • Response • Album sells 5 million copies. Video is No. 1 on MTV.

  9. September 2005 • Kanye West: During a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims: • “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” • Response • Laura Bush called West’s remark “disgusting.” Album sales go to No. 1. He continues as a pitchman for Pepsi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIUzLpO1kxI 1:50

  10. March 2006 • Pearl Jam: Releases new song that accuses • Bush of “writing checks that others pay” • Response • This anti-war anthem hits No. 1 on Billboard list

  11. March 2006 • Pink: New song called “Dear Mr. President” • “What do you feel when you look in the mirror? Are you proud?” • Response • A 10-year-old in Florida is barred from performing the song at school

  12. April 2006 • Neil Young: Released anti-war album, Living with War • Calls for Bush’s impeachment • Response • Conservatives denounce that Young, a Canadian, has lived in U.S. for 40 years without becoming a citizen

  13. from Universal Soldier by Donovan He's 5 foot 2 and he's 6 feet 4He fights with missiles and with spears He's all of 31 and he's only 17.He's been a soldier for a thousand yearsHe's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a JaneA Buddhist, and a Baptist and Jew.And he knows he shouldn't killAnd he knows he always will kill

  14. from Draft Dodger Rag by Phil Ochs Sarge, I’m only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen; I got eyes like a bat, my feet are flat, and my asthma’s getting worse I’ve got a dislocated disc, and a racked up back, I’m allergic to flowers and bugs; And when the bombshell hits, I get epileptic fits, and I’m addicted to a thousand drugs

  15. from Still in Saigon by The Charlie Daniels Band Every summer when it rains I smell the jungle, I hear the planes. I can’t tell no one, I feel ashamed. Afraid some day I’ll go insane. That’s been ten long years ago and time has gone by. All the sounds of long ago will be forever in my head, mingled with wounded cries and silence of the dead.

  16. from I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag by Country Joe McDonald Come on mothers throughout the land, pack your boys off to Vietnam. Come on fathers, don’t hesitate, send `em off before it’s too late. Be the first one on your block to have your boy come home in a box.

  17. from Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire The Eastern World, it is exploding; Violence flaring, bullets loading; You’re old enough to kill, but not for voting; You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re toting?

  18. Universal Soldier • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A50lVLtSQik • Ballad of Green Berets • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX4Flhw0HSA • Blowin’ in the Wind • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t4g_1VoGw4 • Feel Like I’m Fixin to Die Rag • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdeCxJmcAo • 19 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3LdMAqUMnM • Draft Dodger Rag • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG89nDyxOPY • Goodnight Saigon • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwW4UbtGlfc • Still in Saigon • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOfrnKqk3zw

  19. Ohio • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7-m919ynU • One Tin Soldier • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qswm7lHp7oY • Born in the U.S.A. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Hpo39FivM • Fortunate Son • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBfjU3_XOaA • Eve of Destruction • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akoukq5DvAE • For What it’s Worth • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30W3iRL48gQ • We Got to Get Out of this Place • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJVpihgwE18

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