The absolutely ridiculous rhetoric we’ve been seeing this week (from *all* corners) over the Russia-Georgia conflict has shocked even this cynic. Shocked me right back into the 80s. Apparently no one – especially those who were comfortably ensconced in the US – remembers what a batshit insane time it was, with two very small groups of men holding our continued existence in their hands. I really thought those lessons were mostly learned. Apparently not.
Here’s a cover of that time, from Sting. Do we really need to review this?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A18K7OM7tWA[/youtube]
Every bomb you make
Every job you take
Every heart you break
Every Irish wake
I’ll be watching you
Every war you bill
Everyone you’ve killed
Every grave you fill
All the blood you spill
I’ll be watching you
Oh can’t you see
You belong to me
We are billed to pay
On that judgement day
Every empty plate
Every word of hate
Those you subjugate
Those you violate
I’ll be watching you