For What It's Worth

[bondwooley]

Run time: 02:38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY   Posted on YouTube: August 26, 2010 By YouTube Member: PityYou007 Views on YouTube: 272972   Posted on DU: November 23, 2011 By DU Member: bondwooley Views on DU: 1104

 
From an outside site - and worth taking a moment to listen to and think:

Newt Gingrich is calling for the end of child labor laws. Herman Cain says unemployment is the fault of the unemployed. Wisconsin is trying to recall its anti-labor governor. Congress can’t decide on anything because of some sick lobbyist’s pledge letter. American military action continues – and people continue to die – for wars that didn’t need to happen. And the middle class is almost extinct.

And in our back yards, people of all ages are rising against the machine – and getting pepper sprayed for simply sitting down and having an opinion.

There’s a challenge going on between the sane and insane. This has happened before. But this time, we’re missing something.

The music.

C’mon, guys. We need to give this movement called Occupy Wall Street a soundtrack – or, according to history, it will be dead in the water and forgotten.

Joan Baez, Willie Nelson, David Crosby and countless others have taken their guitars to OWS gatherings and gave plenty of examples. So we’re asking protesters to start their music.

(Original post at http://lesterandcharlie.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/for-what-its-worth/ )

[fayhunter]

1. God that brings me back.

I don't even fully understand Occupy Wall St. but I fully understand where they're coming from and it warms my heart that not all Americans have turned into sheep. There's still hope.

I walk around running into kids - well, adults, really - who don't even know what Watergate means or who their senators are. That makes me feel as though there's no hope ... but I must be exposed to an unscientific sample, because it looks like America is back in action.

[scrubthedata]

2. "What a field day for the heat."

Yep. Same situation today, if you remember what "the heat" means.

[bondwooley]

3. interesting...

... I guess since this is a music video it doesn't get onto the the main queue of political videos. That's fine, but I do wonder why. YouTube has taken care of the licensing, it's political as all hell, it's topical, and while it's not original content neither are posts ripped from TYT, Maddow or Stewart. Anybody have an idea? I'm really just curious.

[EC]

4. Thanks, this song has been in my mind lately

anyway. It was a thrill seeing the young Neil Young again. And oh, how cute was Steven Stills?


on edit: Jim Messina was really cute too.

[fayhunter]

5. Glad you said it. He's totally hot in that video. n/t

[Grassy Knoll]

6. A lot of people didn't know that fact......

about Buffalo Springfield, that Neil Young , Stills, and Messina were in that band.
Kudos.
:toast:

[bondwooley]

7. Yep. Amazing group! nt