Written by Buffalo Springfield guitarist Stephen Stills in 1966. The FEAR then has changed parties, but it's the same ole hype. The 'fearful' are easily manipulated.
There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down
"Fear of Govt" is a tool used to further a political agenda. The 'fearful' will buy into the fear, no matter how wild or unbelieveable (conspiracy theories) it may be, in a weak attempt to control that fear.
If you harnessed the fear on this board and could turn it into electricity, we could power the country forever!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
"Fear of Govt" is a tool used to further a political agenda. The 'fearful' will buy into the fear, no matter how wild or unbelieveable (conspiracy theories) it may be, in a weak attempt to control that fear.
If you harnessed the fear on this board and could turn it into electricity, we could power the country forever!
The government governs through fear. They fear the the people they govern by ginning up fear and promising protection. Whether its mandatory Heath insurance(or you will die), gun background checks(or you will die), terror lockdown drills in elementary schools(or your kids will die). It is always fear, that's what laws are, threats of punishment to change behavior. More and more people are not fearing the state created boogie men.
The government governs through fear. They fear the the people they govern by ginning up fear and promising protection. Whether its mandatory Heath insurance(or you will die), gun background checks(or you will die), terror lockdown drills in elementary schools(or your kids will die). It is always fear, that's what laws are, threats of punishment to change behavior. More and more people are not fearing the state created boogie men.
Cisero's view of Government. No wonder he's so screwed up!
That's not how I see our govt. Or how most Americans see it. This view may be why you and the board haters are so out of touch with the rest of America. You'd make a good Ron Paul Groupie.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The government governs through fear. They fear the the people they govern by ginning up fear and promising protection. Whether its mandatory Heath insurance(or you will die), gun background checks(or you will die), terror lockdown drills in elementary schools(or your kids will die). It is always fear, that's what laws are, threats of punishment to change behavior. More and more people are not fearing the state created boogie men.
ditto!!
And the more fear rhetoric....the more mind altering drugs they can spoon out.....and more government created zombies!! Most folks aren't falling for the manipulated lies anymore!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
And the more fear rhetoric....the more mind altering drugs they can spoon out.....and more government created zombies!! Most folks aren't falling for the manipulated lies anymore!
Maybe I was wrong. Re reading Cicero's post, boiling over with fear, and those who agree with Cissy's life of Fear, maybe the ones in Govt who are promoting this FEAR... TeaBaggers crying that the sky is falling... maybe Cicero's govt does rule with fear. No wonder he's so 'fearful' of what he hears coming from HIS govt. Obama is a Kenyan. Obama is a Muslim. Obama hates America. Obama wants to take away your guns.
Cissy didn't hear that "Fear Mongering" coming from the Left side of his govt, he heard it from the Right!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Um, Box, I think you are easily manipulated, and I also think you have misinterpreted the song's rather ambiguous lyrics.
Boxy has been trying to get a gig on MSNBC. Misrepresentation is the norm for him.
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
Um, Box, I think you are easily manipulated, and I also think you have misinterpreted the song's rather ambiguous lyrics.
Like any song, you can interpret it's meaning as you see fit.
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"For What It's Worth" is a song written by Stephen Stills. It was performed by Buffalo Springfield, recorded on December 5, 1966, and released as a single in January 1967
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The song was inspired by an event at the dawn of the psychedelic era in November 1966, the year during which Buffalo Springfield started playing as the house band at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Times, [4] annoyed residents and business owners in the district had encouraged the passage of strict (10:00 p.m.) curfew and loitering laws to reduce the traffic congestion resulting from crowds of young club patrons. This was subsequently perceived by young, local rock and roll music fans as an infringement on their civil rights, and on Saturday, November 12, 1966, fliers were distributed along the Strip inviting people to demonstrate later that day.
Hours before the protest one of L.A's rock 'n' roll radio stations announced there would be a rally at Pandora's Box, a club at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights, and cautioned people to tread carefully. The Times reported that as many as 1,000 youthful demonstrators, including such celebrities as Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda (who was afterward handcuffed by police), erupted in protest against the perceived repressive enforcement of these recently invoked curfew laws.
Though often mistaken for an anti-war song, it was this first of the "Sunset Strip riots" which inspired then Buffalo Springfield band member Stephen Stills to write "For What It’s Worth", recorded about three weeks after on December 5, 1966.
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
A song for the "BRAVE", our founders didn't fight so the government could tell us what we could eat, drink, sell, or consume. They didn't fight just to be monitored by the government afterwards, they fought to be free. As you see some want us to ignore the realities and abuses of our government and to not stand up against it. They use the terms terrorist or right wing extremist or nut cases so that you won't look further into what they're saying, they want you to ignore those who are trying to show others these abuses.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
A song for the "BRAVE", our founders didn't fight so the government could tell us what we could eat, drink, sell, or consume. They didn't fight just to be monitored by the government afterwards, they fought to be free. As you see some want us to ignore the realities and abuses of our government and to not stand up against it. They use the terms terrorist or right wing extremist or nut cases so that you won't look further into what they're saying, they want you to ignore those who are trying to show others these abuses.
Funny post Henry!!! A real knee slapper!
Take this phrase, it's as far as I got before laughing out loud: our founders didn't fight so the government could tell us what we could eat, drink, sell, or consume.
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS INSTITUTED THE BLUE LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS. THEY DID TELL US WHAT WE COULD EAT OR DRINK OR SELL OR CONSUME.
Blue Laws were instituted here at the time of the Pilgrims and continued until modern times.
Really... read a history book before you post! >
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Blue laws in the United States vary by state. Many states still prohibit selling alcohol for on and off-premise sales in one form or another on Sundays at some restricted time, under the rationale that people should be in church on Sunday morning, or at least not drinking.
Another feature of blue laws restricts the purchase of particular items on Sundays which is an unusual feature in modern American culture. Some of these laws still restrict the ability to buy cars, groceries, office supplies and housewares among other things. Though most of these laws have been relaxed or repealed in most states, they are still strictly enforced in some other states.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Take this phrase, it's as far as I got before laughing out loud: our founders didn't fight so the government could tell us what we could eat, drink, sell, or consume.
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS INSTITUTED THE BLUE LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS. THEY DID TELL US WHAT WE COULD EAT OR DRINK OR SELL OR CONSUME.
Blue Laws were instituted here at the time of the Pilgrims and continued until modern times.
Really... read a history book before you post! >
Local codes box another fail on boxy whats new
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
A song for the "BRAVE", our founders didn't fight so the government could tell us what we could eat, drink, sell, or consume.
Those are your words Henry, not mine. The DID establish laws that DID TELL THEM WHAT THEY COULD EAT, DRINK, SELL OR CONSUME!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
No Henry, YOU ARE WRONG. When they originated (in the time of our 'founding fathers') and since then, blue laws were either STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Written by Buffalo Springfield guitarist Stephen Stills in 1966. The FEAR then has changed parties, but it's the same ole hype. The 'fearful' are easily manipulated.
There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down
"Fear of Govt" is a tool used to further a political agenda. The 'fearful' will buy into the fear, no matter how wild or unbelieveable (conspiracy theories) it may be, in a weak attempt to control that fear.
If you harnessed the fear on this board and could turn it into electricity, we could power the country forever!
it's the hippy mantra.....that's funny......it's a 'progressive' love fest song.....
irrational fears:
if you don't get the flu shot you could die if you don't go to college you will end up just like the rest if you don't wear a seat belt you could get a ticket/or die if you die your loved ones might be left with nothing if you let your child listen to rock and roll they will become criminals if you have sex before marriage you are ruined if you get pregnant out of wedlock you have a bastard if you have an abortion you go to hell if you don't drink ensure you won't be healthy if you don't take viagra your sig other will leave you if you don't have a yearly mammogram you could die of breast cancer if you don't have a yearly colonoscopy you could die of colon cancer
the list is endless........
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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