![]() Aki from Sunrise, FlI heard that the "I'm just sitting in my car and waiting for my girl" is supposed to show that no matter how bad the government gets, to some extent, life goes on.Thus we are HYPNOTIZED by our own making. this means that those who control discourse have power and that the people are sleeping (apathy). Also, a Foucaultian reference is made, "sacride silence and sleep". we buy war, we sell war, and we consume war. That's info from several peer reviewed article. Also, the toppling of the Saddam statue was in fact planned by troops. Youtube old videos of news coverage and you will hear the bombings refered repeatedly to as "spectacular light show" or "the show is about to begin", as if war is entertainment. The media was instructed to use the shock and awe approach, which was a theory developed in the 70s. Before we invaded Iraq, the pentagon met with the media, hollywood, and business to prepare our minds, ideologies, and pockets for war. ![]() At the time that this was written, the government had several country singers on their payroll and allowed them to use military equipment and personnel in their videos. ![]() The reference to China is not insignificant, but it is a historical reference to show the flaws in our own current society, our susceptability to propaganda, the mind numbing effects of TV and other pop culture, and general apathy. " is talking about how we will do what ever is "in style" but this song is telling everyone that we do anything to be "cool"
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