"This doesn't feel like Modern Times"

[madaboutharry]

I heard a woman who had been evacuated to Houston say this to Miles O'Brien early this morning. He seemed so touched by her. For the rest of my life I will remember her. After all she has been through, she seemed determined not to allow the abuse she has suffered at the hands of her own government to take away her dignity. How many won't find this strength? How many will not recover from this ultimate betrayal?

[applegrove]

1. How amazingly exact.

[tk2kewl]

2. THIS IS THE MODERN WORLD - THE JAM

This is a modern world, This is the modern world.

What kind of fool do you think I am?
To think I know nothing of the modern world.

All my life it's been the same,
I've learnt to live by hate and pain,
It's my inspiration trap.

I've learnt more than you'll ever know,
Even at school I felt quite sure,

That one day I would be on top,
Another dot upon the map,
The teachers who said I be nothing!

This is the modern world that I've learnt about,
This is the modern world we don't need no-one,
To tell us whats right or wrong.

Say what you like cos I don't care,
I know where I am and going to.

It's somewhere I won't preview,
To have to explain myself to you,
I don't give two fucks about you if you.*

This is the modern world that I've learnt about,
This is the modern world we don't need no-one,
To tell us whats right or wrong.

Modern world this is this is this is this is,
This is this is this is,
Hey we don't need no-one,
To tell us whats right or wrong,
Ahh, This is a modern world, this is the modern world.