The most anti-revolutionary revolution song of all time.
In 1968 the world was falling apart. The Tet Offensive and the massacre at My Lai led to American outrage over the war in Vietnam. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed leading to riots and the Black Power salute in the Mexico City Olympics. Bobby Kennedy was shot not too long later. Counter culture, anti-Vietnam protestors were beat up in the streets of Chicago during the Democratic National Convention. Oh....and the Beatles released their song "revolution". On one hand it seems like this would be the right time to articulate the angst and frustration young people across the world were feeling. Yet that's not really what happened here. Instead, it was more a complaint or critique of these violent tactics being used by these protestors and a rather flippant cry to "count me out" of the anger and tension. The political left were certainly angry with the sentiment but it helped demonstrate just how murky the line was between right and wrong, good and evil. Revolution is complicated and that is why we are working this entire summer on this project. Thanks for reading and enjoy!
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