Today's Apocalypse Sign: The Times Have Changed

Remembering those who helped keep us free.

Today is Pearl Harbor day. Many of you, like me, had fathers or family members who fought in WWII. My father served on a PT boat in the Phillipines the same time Kennedy was being a hero.  Not sure if he ever knew him. We never really got to talk about that.  He died when I was 14 in 1970. During the War To End All Wars there were no videos and or music written that I know of condemning the largest ever expanse of armed forces fighting over multiple battlefields.

Then the Vietnam War came with all its controversy and clashed with the hippie movement that created much tension at home. I lived not far from Kent State University in Ohio when the National Guard clashed with the protesting student body in 1970 and 4 Dead In Ohio was written by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

The images in this clip immediately took me back to that day. It was pretty scary stuff at the time.


Here is one of the songs I remember from my youth in the 60's. It was all over the radio.

Edwin Starr - WAR (apologies in advance for the 1969 quality video)




I was big into the Airplane and this was their anti-war song for the 60's. Make sure and watch montage of images that will bring back some memories.
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers OF America





Today we have the Iraq/Afghanistan war and this jewel from System Of A Down. This is strong music and the lyrics are included as Serj is a little hysterical at times. But it is today's anti-war song. This video also proves that Meytal Cohen is just a kick-ass drummer.



Lyrics To BYOB by System Of A Down

Why do they always send the poor?

Barbarisms by Barbara with pointed heels
Victorious victories kneel for brand new spanking deals
Marching forward hypocritic and hypnotic computers
You depend on our protection yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth

Everybody's going to the party, have a real good time
Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine

Kneeling roses disappearing into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox stealing our intentions
Hangars sitting dripped in oil, crying, "Freedom!"
Handed to obsolation still you feed us lies from the tablecloth

Everybody's going to the party, have a real good time
Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine
Everybody's going to the party, have a real good time
Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine

Blast off, it's party time
And we don't live in a fascist nation
Blast off, it's party time
And where the fuck are you?

Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?

Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?

Kneeling roses disappearing into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox stealing our intentions
Hangars sitting dripped in oil, crying, "Freedom!"
Handed to obsolation still you feed us lies from the tablecloth

Everybody's going to the party, have a real good time
Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine
Everybody's going to the party, have a real good time
Dancing in the desert blowing up the sun

Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?

Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?

Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
They always send the poor
They always send the poor

God Bless America and the freedoms we have.