Bob Dylan's Master of War has a direct message. He is singing about how politicians send off soldiers to war, and "hide in their mansions." I like this song because he's not hiding his message behind any fluff. It's to the point. Masters of war are the politicians, and I think a good example today is Karl Rove and George Bush. I like "Blowin in the Wind" because it is an anti-war song about how pointless war is. How many wars must we fight before we learn that the end result will be death and suffering. It also made me think about why there is war. What are the reasons as to why we are currently in the Iraq war and to what extent will this war take us? In a way, Blowin' in the Wind reminds me of how people can be swayed so easily by politicians to enter war. They're like feathers in this whirlwind.
Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is Rhetoric. There are rules.
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