Does it bother anyone that the video uses a Christmas anti-war protest song, to “remember our troops”? A squishy lovey-dovey “war is over, if you want” call to arms to rise up and force the end of of all wars, because “we want it” and war is bad?
I suppose I’m the only one who noticed that the Christmas song sung by Sarah McLachlan in the first video, was originally an antiwar song written by John Lennon. (Just a little bit of Vietnam era history from your neighborhood hippie, and Vietnam era veteran…)
Well, Jonn most likely didn’t notice that his Merry Christmas to the troops was ironically set to an antiwar protest song.
But it’s a fitting spirit for Christmas, so…to all our troops, near and far (some of us need look no further than our own living rooms):
“A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear…
War is over, if you want it
War is over now…”
Oh, pardon me…USMC Chris beat me to the punch (I was working on my blog and didn’t see the update).
Yeah, I noticed, but contrary to popular belief, I want the war to end, too. And we can end all wars if we want to, by being stalwart in our resolve and stop being so hippie-like. I wondered how long it’d take someone else to notice.
Hippie-like…heh-heh. I’m not really so hippie-like, Jonn…though I can be, if necessary. I figured that would gt you going though – referring to myself as the neighborhood hippie (I got that term from my oldest daughter, who is considered the neighborhood hippie in her military housing division due to being an advocate of home birth and natural living.) I’m sure I’m no more of a hippie than you are anyway.
I really have to get your guys a hanky alert icon for the new year. Merry Christmas all.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all our brave troops!
Looks like these guys made it home just in time for Christmas.
http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=11693193
Does it bother anyone that the video uses a Christmas anti-war protest song, to “remember our troops”? A squishy lovey-dovey “war is over, if you want” call to arms to rise up and force the end of of all wars, because “we want it” and war is bad?
I suppose I’m the only one who noticed that the Christmas song sung by Sarah McLachlan in the first video, was originally an antiwar song written by John Lennon. (Just a little bit of Vietnam era history from your neighborhood hippie, and Vietnam era veteran…)
Well, Jonn most likely didn’t notice that his Merry Christmas to the troops was ironically set to an antiwar protest song.
But it’s a fitting spirit for Christmas, so…to all our troops, near and far (some of us need look no further than our own living rooms):
“A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear…
War is over, if you want it
War is over now…”
http://tinyurl.com/ykfbeyc
Happy Christmas!
Peace out….
Oh, pardon me…USMC Chris beat me to the punch (I was working on my blog and didn’t see the update).
Yeah, I noticed, but contrary to popular belief, I want the war to end, too. And we can end all wars if we want to, by being stalwart in our resolve and stop being so hippie-like. I wondered how long it’d take someone else to notice.
Hippie-like…heh-heh. I’m not really so hippie-like, Jonn…though I can be, if necessary. I figured that would gt you going though – referring to myself as the neighborhood hippie (I got that term from my oldest daughter, who is considered the neighborhood hippie in her military housing division due to being an advocate of home birth and natural living.) I’m sure I’m no more of a hippie than you are anyway.