When Angels Cry, Can We Stand By?

"When Angels Cry" - Song by Janis Ian. "Death Be Not Proud" - Poem by John Donne

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• Military
• Funerals
• Iraq
• War
• When Angels Cry
• Janis Ian
• Peace
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[dgard821]

Soaltrain93 you are 100% correct. The video was never intended to dismiss the non-American casualties. It was made years ago out of frustration for the US citizens that seemed to demand war without thinking what it meant to families left behind. Too many innocents on all sides have died. Too many soldier's lives also wasted fighting a war waged by a corrupt administration.

[dgard821]

@bootes53 - I'm well aware of the original meaning of this beautiful song, as are many others who have commented. You must miss a lot by assuming you are smarter than everyone else. Poetry and lyrics are very powerful, and often can be interpreted differently. And yes, Janis Ian is aware of the use of her song in this ANTI-war video. She's extremely awesome that way. Peace.

[TinaFunk]

I really love this song! I just wish that the video showed the pain and suffering of the people in the Middle East.. civilians, like mothers and children, dying because we believe our truth is the only truth.. Mourning death is not just an emotion that is felt by Americans. Americans tend to degrade people from other cultures to having emotions of animals. Until people start building at commonalities instead of fighting over differences, wars will continue. How sad..

[dgard821]

I agree that their is incredible loss and suffering in the middle east, and on a much larger scale than what we have had here in America - Nothing in this video was meant to diminish that at all.

[dgard821]

Instead of saying hateful insensitive things in comments here, why don't you leave a link to videos showing the Iraqi pain, too? I welcome that. But I will delete any more hateful comments that only show demonstrate that the commenter hasn't paid the least attention to this video... fanaticism on both sides is dangerous.

[dgard821]

PAY Attention and quit using Republican hit and run tactics like leaving comments without even taking the time to see what you are commenting on.

And finally - This isn't a video so much about the soldiers as it is their families, and the great toll on our country. I also mourn for the untold millions of dead and displaced Iraqi Citizens, the orphaned children, the HATE that this war has generated. There is nothing in this video downplaying the casualties on both sides.

[jasonscorsese]

tough to hear but true

[moffatwv1]

This isn't about AIDS or war. Get over it, people.

[soaltrain93]

This video obviously is about war with the pictures involved, the song in general maybe about aids but this video shows nothing but the death of american soldiers, i am compassionate about the death of any human being but lets think here? for every american solider dead, how many middle eastern men and women have been killed? war is not a gentle thing, what we call terrorist is another mans freedom fighter, for every 'terroist' is killed how many innocents is killed? just remember that

[bootes53]

The song, "When Angels Cry" is not about war--it is about AIDS! Do some research on her songs and listen to the lyrics. I wonder if she knows someone used a copyrighted song to make a war video.

[daniebchuckles]

@xenosagalover8 @desha035

This isn't a chat room- do you both think this is the place to discuss why this is happening instead of just remembering the loss we have taken because of this? If you want to fight and increase the hate in this world feel free to join the armed forces. There is no time left to put energy into hate . For the fact i am tired of people fighting when this is one place people should be supporting one another if nothing else. maybe think first...

[desha035]

You stupid bitch, you do your idea how they are bombing innocent people killed, some rotting in the worst place .. that they deserve. :)

[xenosagalover8]

fuck you stupid insensitive jerk. you know nothing about what the army has done to sacrifice themselves just to make this country free. how dare you. grow up immature retard.

[desha035]

nice :)