I'd Love to Change the World: Ten Years After
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
December 21, 2011 3:41pm CST
I've always loved this song, and still play it today. I know it's a liberal anthem, but I learned a long time ago that I wasn't always going to agree with the messages in the songs I like.
To me, this song could be the anthem of the "occupy" movement. They have a message, and a voice to convey it, but that message is lost in how to present it, and help people understand it.
The biggest problem they face is, they know what they want, but not what they want to do about it.
"I'd love to change the world, but I don't know what to do... so I'll leave it up to you"
On the other hand, the song also describes liberalism to a tee with this line...
"tax the rich, feed the poor, til there are no rich no more".
Notice it doesn't say "til there are no poor no more".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b24m6mCBn0E
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4 responses
@sid556 (30953)
• United States
21 Dec 11
OMG...I love that song! It has a special spot in my heart because as a teen, I lost 5.00 in a bet because I swore that it was "The Animals" that did it and you know how headstrong I can be. Well, I got proven wrong and back in those days 5.00 was a lot for a kid. 
well it looks like we found some more common ground because I feel pretty much the same about the Occupy Movement. I am pretty sure I know what their message is and agree with it for the most part but I can agree but their presentation simply sucks. As for taxing the rich till they are rich no more...don't agree at all. If they are rich honestly through hard work, smarts or even inheritence...why should they be forced to pay more? I do agree with closing the loopholes and crap that allows them to pay less taxes than those of us who earn less. End the bullsht.
well it looks like we found some more common ground because I feel pretty much the same about the Occupy Movement. I am pretty sure I know what their message is and agree with it for the most part but I can agree but their presentation simply sucks. As for taxing the rich till they are rich no more...don't agree at all. If they are rich honestly through hard work, smarts or even inheritence...why should they be forced to pay more? I do agree with closing the loopholes and crap that allows them to pay less taxes than those of us who earn less. End the bullsht. 
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
22 Dec 11
I've always loved that song, too, although it's not in my small library of music and I don't have a sound system other than my computer right now. When I first heard it and for years after, I didn't think much about the words but agreed with the sentiment. I always thought they meant that everyone would be fed, warm, clothed and sheltered and like the young fool I was, I thought that was the ideal world. 
It reminds me of a line I read in a book last night, " Pacifism only works with an enemy that can't bear to do murder against the innocent. How many times are you lucky enough to get an enemy like that?"
The words and sentiment are so innocent, penned with no thought of the consequences and don't take human nature into account. I do like it, though, because it reminds me how happy I was in my ignorance and innocence.
It reminds me of a line I read in a book last night, " Pacifism only works with an enemy that can't bear to do murder against the innocent. How many times are you lucky enough to get an enemy like that?"
The words and sentiment are so innocent, penned with no thought of the consequences and don't take human nature into account. I do like it, though, because it reminds me how happy I was in my ignorance and innocence. @bestboy19 (5478)
• United States
22 Dec 11
Have you noticed how the so called do gooders always want to bring the achievers down rather than building the non achievers up? Why do you suppose that is? Could it have something to do with control?
