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| The Art Of Hating America Through Music |
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| Ever since the United States toppled Saddam Hussein's regime and freed the Iraqis from oppression, it seems the liberal anti-war movement has made itself more and more visible, each outburst more outrageous than the last. I noticed something over the weekend, however, that irked me beyond belief about this movement, and what it seems to have become. The individual I am about to describe is hardly a spokesperson for this movement, but I believe the words he sings and the sentiment he exudes speaks volumes about what many leftist college students and militant college clubs feel, even if they have never even heard of the guy. The name of the man I am referring to is singer/songwriter David Rovics, a person who spends his time attending rallies, protests, and other activist gatherings and singing his anti-USA and anti-Bush drivel. After reading this, ask yourself what the liberal movement really stands for - is it spreading peace and equality, or indoctrination and half-truths? |
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| According to the short biography on his website, http://www.davidrovics.com, David Rovics dropped out of college in his early twenties and moved to California hippie breeding-ground Berkeley, where he met "anarchists, Marxist intellectuals, tree-huggers," and a variety of other cretins. It was here he began to write his music, which he refers to as "songs of social significance." I think the more appropriate name for them would be "communist cries of social nonsense." Either way, what really disturbs me is not only the blatant contempt and detestation this man has for the country in which he lives, but the music with which he demonstrates this abhorrence. |
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| In one album entitled "Return" Rovics includes a song called "Promised Land," which almost glorifies the suspected leader of the 9/11 suicide hijackers, Mohamad Atta. Rovics claims, "Everyone can, and must, be understood," and supposedly wrote this song from the "perspective" of Atta, but in light of his other works, it is clear he feels compassion for the member of Al-Qaeda. Sickeningly, Rovics rationalizes the attack on the World Trade Center, and sings, "So I will get in this plane...And when it's in the air...To your symbols of power...And our source of despair...I'll look out through the cockpit...And steady my hand...And I will meet you in the promised land." |
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| In another album named "Hang A Flag In The Window" Rovics praises the Earth Liberation Front, an environmentalist terrorist group in the United States, in "Song For The ELF." In one verse, Rovics, the enemy of capitalism, sings, "But in such an ugly situation...So sinister and dire...There's nothing quite so lovely...As a Wal-Mart on fire." Now, I am not a supporter of this particular chain of stores, but I am a supporter of free enterprise, something Rovics obviously knows nothing about. He would rather cheer for the ELF as they burn down chain stores and car dealerships, selfishly robbing the owners of their rights, and doing it all in the name of the "social good." What a piece of hypocrite trash you are, Mr. Rovics. |
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| In another song entitled "One Night In Greece," Rovics relates a "true story" to his listeners that a friend of his told him about a group of people in Greece, one member of the group supposedly named Osama. The small crowd apparently boarded a yacht that was flying the American flag on Sept. 10, 2001, and tore it down, later using it as toilet paper. Whether the story is true or not, Rovics' sentiments are crystal clear - he absolutely despises this country and everything that symbolizes it. My only question to Rovics is this: who is making you stay here? |
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| I could tell you more and more examples of Rovics' anti-American songs, but you can find them all on his website. The only reason people like this exist is primarily because of support from young people, or more specifically, activist college students and protest groups. I wonder how many members of the Campus Progressives, the African Student Union, or the Muslim Student Association have heard of this man? I can only imagine. Before I end, I must urge you to do one small thing, something David Rovics himself has authorized on his website: "You are hereby encouraged not only to buy [my] CDs, but to COPY THEM in part or whole, download and distribute MP3's, sing the songs, photocopy part or all of the songbooks, etc." Yes folks, feel free to pirate his work, and hopefully if enough of you do so, he will not have a dime left to preach any more of his charlatan idiocy. |
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Copyright Gerry Wachovsky, 2003, and Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Letters To The Editor Regarding This Article: |
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Bad Interpretation |
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(from November 24, 2003) |
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Friendly Challenge |
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(from November 24, 2003) |
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