[Marxism] new antiwar, anti-bush Eminem video/song

["Derek S." <dws_1980@xxxxxxxxx>]

Eminem has come out with a new song and video,
fiercely critical of the war and of Bush. You can see
it by going to www.michaelmoore.com and looking on the
righthand side of the screen. It's there as you scroll
down.

It's a shoddy video, and seems to be trying to get out
the vote. Nevertheless, Eminem's arguably the most
popular pop-culture figure for young people, and I
imagine this video's being downloaded by the hundreds
of thousands right now. The video has scenes showing
police brutality, racism, and a soldier getting
reassigned to Iraq as soon as he gets home. Em's
obviously trying to tap into youth rebelliousness, and
even with any political flaws-- like John Stewart--
I'm glad lyrics like these (below)are getting way out
there, especially from the mouth of the best-selling
rapper alive:

"We?re stronger now more than ever
They tell us no, we say yes
They tell us stop, we say go
Rebel with a rebel yell
Raise hell, we gon? let ?em know
Stomp, push up, mush,
Fuck Bush,
Until they bring our troops home."

And:

"Let the president answer our anarchy
Strap him with an AK-47, let him go,
Fight his own war...
No more blood for oil
We got our own battles to fight on our own soil,
No more psychological
Warfare, they trick us to think? we ain?t loyal
If we don?t serve our own country
With patronizing a hero
Look in his eyes
It's all lies
The stars and stripes have been swiped
Washed out and wiped
And replaced with his own face"

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