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this is among the most overrated songs of the past 40 years.
there is no particular political message to it, beyond a statement that anticipates the rodney king school of thought---can't we all just get along?
there's no statement in it about communism.
there's no statement in it about politics, about a political program, about what is or what can or should be done.
there's no relation between this and a critique of capitalism.
you want an idea of lennon's notions of class warfare, check out "working-class hero"
you want an idea of lennon's ideas concerning revolution, check out that song from the white album.
it's a bit of pop fluff.
that's all it is.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
-kamau brathwaite
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