The internal System

Events that happened in the past are somewhat subliminal in the future. People can't understand how these causes foreshadow the effects in the future. In a way, people that think like this can be called simple minded because they don't think the way they should. An alternative rock group, known as System of a Down, made a song called Hypnotize. This song speaks thoroughly of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. It utilizes the very feeling of the people who protested to have their own voiced calls for economic freedom.It was a harsh time to live in China. After the death of Hu Yaobang, many protests broke out. These people wanted the same thing that Hu wanted, liberalization. Only one rebel had the guts to stand infront of 3 tanks en route to Tiananmen Square.

The Music Within

Very few people surrender their lives to music. One of these people who devoted their life to music is Jimi Hendrix. He had a huge impact in the 60's because he influenced alot of hippies to have peace of mind. He had a bigger impact with the Black Panther Party who used his fame to further their cause. Hendrix was a supporter of Martin Luther King, and spoke several times of his support for the Black Panthers.

The Unthinking Majority

Knowing the fact that the soldiers going to war to fight for democracy never have a mind of their own. These soldiers only do what they are told to do, and when they don't follow orders, they get punished.
Sometimes soldiers are assigned to kill all exsisting hostiles within an area, making all the higher ranked corporals, lieutenants,CO's, etc. sure that no existing life can carry information to the enemy. But when this enemy happens to be a non-hostile being forced to retreive and send information, these soldiers still attack. I know for a fact that at least one soldier will do the right thing and wont attack, but as a consequence he shall be punsihed for doing so. I call these few soldiers the "Unthinking Majority" because they actually think outside of the box and think about how their services are affecting their mission and if it is a negative one.

Music and Politics

When you hear the lyrics "Why do they always send the poor?" and "I don't need your civil war" does that make you think of the present problems this country is facing? Some people believe that music is a way to release one's ideas on our government and how their mistakes have affected us all.

There are many reasons why music groups make these songs. I believe that music is the only way to release your views on the world, and also a way to express yourselves on these views.