i'm going to go out on a limb,
probably get slaughtered for it from both directions,
but here goes...
violence is unacceptable in any form.
the only way humankind will survive is if we adopt a pacifistic attitude.
i don't see it happening,
but that's my ten pence worth.
not that it will help my case,
but here's a song from 1982 called tv dinners.
the lyrics go something like this...
violence on t.v., violence on the news
reality and fiction both served up neatly to keep us all amused
reality and fiction have both become the same.
instead of facing the facts we search for new scapegoats to blame.
the time has come to stop sitting back,
say no, we've taken enough of this crap.
violence is unacceptable in any form,
so let's work together to make peace the norm"
the blame lies not within the system.
the blame lies not with the state.
the blame lies not within religion.
we've all learned to love to hate.
it lies within each and every one of us.
a society fed on violent shit,
will go out on the streets and start to re-enact.
fighting, muggings, sexual assaults
become part of the everyday scene.
people acting out what they have seen on the t.v. screen.
the time has come to stop sitting back
say no, we've taken enough of this crap.
violence is unacceptable in any form,
so let's work together to make peace the norm.