Substitute a few lyrics to make it current for Afghanistan and you have the same war is peace, pro-corporate militaristic mindset that justified killing millions in Vietnam. To quote Yogi Berra, "It's Deja Vu all over again"
Formed in 1964, the proto-punk group The Fugs hit the road in the fall of 1965 on an anti-Vietnam protest tour, doing concerts with Country Joe & The Fish and Allen Ginsberg. The song "Kill for Peace" mocks the US government logic behind the war:
my dad just gave me this album! its a cherished childhood item having heard this when it came out, i was 4, thank you dad!
tenabrae01 1 month ago
it saddens me to know how true this song really is...
laughsquad007 4 months ago in playlist Vietnamese War Songs 2
Substitute a few lyrics to make it current for Afghanistan and you have the same war is peace, pro-corporate militaristic mindset that justified killing millions in Vietnam. To quote Yogi Berra, "It's Deja Vu all over again"
mrbag60 1 year ago 2
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mrbag60 1 year ago
YEAH! Still relevant even today in my young generation
TheHeadOfDavid 2 years ago 3
Formed in 1964, the proto-punk group The Fugs hit the road in the fall of 1965 on an anti-Vietnam protest tour, doing concerts with Country Joe & The Fish and Allen Ginsberg. The song "Kill for Peace" mocks the US government logic behind the war:
"Kill, kill, kill for peace
If you let them live
They might support the Russians
If you let them live
They might love the Russians...."
Gershwin200 2 years ago