What Did You Learn In School Today - Pete Seeger [21/24]

[DmitriSochlioukov]

a song of irony haha :D

[clarkbball34]

if u look at the form of the song and the melody it is similar enough to dylan's "hard rain" that it really makes me wonder if dylan heard this song before he wrote it

[BAGADOOBLE]

A Red singing a rather Libertarian sounding song. That's irony for ya.

[ganonisthebest]

@BAGADOOBLE The song is a Leftist song written by Tom Paxton, a true folk leftist.

The Libertarian Left is much older than the Libertarian Right.

[BAGADOOBLE]

@ganonisthebest Yeah, I'm aware of all that, although I'd contend the second point.

The very term "leftist" was originally used to describe classical Liberals, which were basically proto-Libertarians, as the result of geographical circumstance.

Socialism or leftism usurped the "leftist" and "Socialist" lableS later on down the track, which was a much more general term before which many Libertarians, including proto-Anarcho-Capitalists used as well..

[jimmiow]

@BAGADOOBLE The terms appeared during the 1789 french revolution. Revolutionists on the left, kings men on the right.

[ganonisthebest]

@BAGADOOBLE You've just proved my point, though.

The Libertarian Left was the stuff of the French commune; Tom Paine; the 'New Liberals' of Asquith and Lloyd George in early 1900s Britain.

I just don't understand where you find the irony in Seeger singing a Libertarian song. You're implying that Libertarianism and Socialism were never linked. Robert Owen, anyone?

[BAGADOOBLE]

@ganonisthebest >I just don't understand where you find the irony in Seeger singing a Libertarian song. You're implying that Libertarianism and Socialism were never linked. Robert Owen, anyone?

I don't recall implying that at all...

[bavoification]

Meblourne seems like a nice place.



[hadicsp10]

blogserius bring me here

[liquidsnakeckw]

i think this song is sarcasm in nature because even in the 60's, people are not stupid

[tm868686]

do you think he would still get applause today?

[pavlyuchenko1000]

@tm868686 he wouldn't get applause only from people like u faggot!

[tm868686]

@pavlyuchenko1000 haha good, if thats the world you wanna live in little boy

[pavlyuchenko1000]

@tm868686 haha..butthurt me. at least im not so foolish typical as u are, juz follow those lame ass! i bet u have a fuckin' bad voice to sing the looooooovely 'govt song'

[rockyrigby]

Skip to the song 0:56

[BodhranBrian]

Education in any society is just the propaganda and tool for that society to further perpetuate itself.In the US,we learned who our heroes ought to be,usually "humble"people who attained the pinnacle of the capitalist system.The true heroes were people like A.Philip Randolph,Mother Jones,John Mitchell and Michael Quill who stood up for the workers and the downtrodden.We never heard about them in school!

[TheKampfkeksi]

@BodhranBrian you're 100000000000% right!!! workers of the world unite and fight!!!

[julanenova]

great satire!! .... just found another song of same title by coolanddark ... the theme hasn't changed but the stakes have increased!

[MsSkattemus]

have to write a new lyrics to it and sing it infront of the class!!!

[Fx3Productions]

As a current participant in the public school system, I'd like to say that if you parents actually love your children, you will not make them go to school. School is hell.

[Ongarukat]

Anyone who thinks we can trust our Boards of Education is woefully uninformed.  This really is the kind of drivel they want our kids to learn--at the expense of useful facts and problem-solving skills.

[eatmoresoap]

Pete has been my inspiration for many of an uncomfortable situation. Pete, keep going!

[waldbube]

Hahaha... too many people don t understand his sarcastic Song here, the best satire is always reality!

[timothytao685]

For the idiots who don't understand and are cussing out this great guy, he's being sarcastic and was showing the wrong ideas little kids were being exposed to back then and sometimes even now.

[rulo1256]

great song!!!

[ShinSakuraNoMai]

Before you say something peeps, its an irony and to some people black humour. I guess we need the old good ripe cheese kind of music. the new ones are too striaght.

[Lagaaja]

Epic. Still is.

[DxGamerx]

Probably 95% of all people who whatch this dont understand what the song is about! And the sad thing is not even americans themselves! Better listen to it RIGHT!

[Atlas2344]

@DxGamerx

Its not too hard to pick up on the sarcasm man. Linking that to what hes saying to come up with what hes saying about reality isn't too hard either. I think 95% is an overstatement

[DxGamerx]

@DxGamerx I just have to read the comments to know Im pritty close to the truth! Most of the people here dont get what the song is supposed to tell and even strat a big thing abou it. Just to compromise Ill give you 90% but than you have to admit Im right. hehe

[pablpfanque]

@DxGamerx typical condescension from a typical German. Shouldn't you be learning Turkish?

[DxGamerx]

@pablpfanque I dont realy get the purpose of the attack. All I said was that people dot get the messege of that song and how its ment to be. I actually am a fan of american culture and history so...

But I liked that thing about learning turkish haha in my face!

[ClaxNVEST]

The song is allegorical.... Der...

[marbaramerika]

Schools are PRISONS!

 - Synd vicous

[IrishandFolkmusic]

@resoloser Yes that would be the whole point of the song? indoctrinating American children that was is a good thing which makes heroes of men.

[springfieldmp]

@resoloser - The song is exposing the terrible lessons passed on in western schools - not just american schools.

[rosenrot92]

@resoloser people like you are whats wrong with this world you cry and shout ooo america is bad and evil well have you turned around and like at yourself lately?

[blortner]

Pete's 81 and such an incredible approachable man. In back of Chautauqua Amphitheater after a concert (1986?) he led about twenty of us in chorus after chorus, verse after verse of This Land is Your Land' a cappela, then sang a few alone.

[nonayourbeeswax]

God this song is hilarious! XD

[helcat316]

What a great find! Brilliant!

[AlexFate101]

Great - sharing ;-)

[loresalu]

This was 50 years ago .... what the hell has changed??

[dec2034]

@loresalu the only thing we learn from history, is that we learn nothing from history.

[loresalu]

@dec2034 yes. and to make things worse, most of people don't realise that!

[GaurdDuck]

@loresalu

It got worse.

[silvi01977]

@loresalu Don't worry, the American school system doesn't teach George Washington or liberty anymore. The column of Commies that followed Seeger helped turn the USA into the joke it's finally become under Barry Soetoro.

[johnnnoise]

@silvi01977 Dolt.

[BackyardBiologist]

@loresalu Sadly, nothing has really changed...

[Berenueve]

@loresalu only the names, sadly...

[undergroundrailway]

@loresalu it more evil that´s changed more bad

[ORLYWTF]

@loresalu The people today would not find the humor in what he is singing like the audience did in the video. That's what I think the biggest change is.

[theflylice]

@loresalu people are a whole lot dumber and more gullible than ever?

[arijeetanubis]

soothing...

[TheGManNYC]

Pete Seeger is an American icon. One of the true patriots. He has fought for human rights for over 60 years. America's greatest folk singer.

[Luftboble]

His music and lyrics are amazing!

[resoloser]

@TheGManNYC fought for human rights and american patriot? I think those 2 things are just the oposite!