Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain
You fasten all the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion'
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud
You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
That even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul
And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand over your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead
Writer(s): Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan says of this song in the liner notes to the album, "I've
never really written anything like that before. I don't sing songs which
hope people will die, but I couldn't help it with this one. The song is
a soft of striking out, a reaction to the last straw, a feeling of what
can you do?"
The singer criticizes American leaders and officials in this track
because they are responsible of meaningless wars and deaths of many
people. The song was not only against Vietnam War but any war.
The melody of "Masters Of War" was borrowed by Bob Dylan from the medieval English folk song "Nottamun Town".
Bob Dylan said in an interview for USA Today in 2001, "'Masters of
War' is supposed to be a pacifistic song against war. It's not an
anti-war song. It's speaking against what Eisenhower was calling a
military industrial complex as he was making his exit from the
presidency. That spirit was in the air, and I picked it up."
Las Vegas is home to a lot that might raise a pair of eyebrows, but a
new art installation depicting Donald Trump as a naked, 43-foot-tall
marionette might raise them right off your face.
Made of foam over rebar and weighing approximately 6,000 pounds, the
gigantic naked Trump will travel the United States as part of the
“Crooked and Obscene Tour” but first, you can see it in person and in
the wild at 13460 Apex Harbor Ln in Las Vegas right now.
Per the tour’s organizers, portraying Trump in the nude “is
intentional, serving as a bold statement on transparency, vulnerability,
and the public personas of political figures.”
They also aim to spark conversation about “transparency—or lack
thereof—in politics, challenging viewers to think critically about
political influence,” according to press materials.
Those who can’t make it to Las Vegas will have opportunity to see it
on tour stops at other locations across the United States. Dates and
cities for the tour have not yet been announced. We’ll keep you posted.
Enjoy — or ‘enjoy’ — some photos of the project below:
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This isn’t the first time a nude statute of Trump has appeared in
public, though it certainly dwarfs its predecessor. In 2016 Joshua
“Ginger” Monroe was hired at the art collective INDECLINE to create five life-size naked statues of the former president as part of a project called “The Emperor Has No Balls.”
The statues were put up without permits at locations in Seattle, New
York City, Cleveland, Los Angeles and San Francisco; naturally they were
soon removed by police.
Tucker Carlson Admits It: Trump Reeks of Corruption
Even one of Donald Trump’s biggest allies is upset by all of Donald Trump’s business deals.
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Donald Trump’s many deals during his trip to the Middle East last week have rankled one of his closest allies on the right.
Tucker Carlson called
out the president’s “corruption” on his podcast Tuesday while speaking
with his guest on the program, fellow right-wing influencer Shawn Ryan.
The pair were discussing their thoughts on the Trump administration, and
while Ryan was happy with certain things from the president, such as
his immigration crackdown and his war on diversity, equity, and
inclusion, Trump’s Middle East trip gave him pause.
“F---
it, I’m gonna get blasted for this,” Ryan said, “but I see all these
negotiations going on in the Middle East, and then I don’t know when
these buildings were approved or when these deals got done, but then I
also see like, ‘Oh, there’s a brand-new hotel going up in Dubai or Abu
Dhabi. And another one going up in Doha.’”
“I’m like,
‘Did these just get done also with the deals that just happened over
there, or was this earlier?’” Ryan continued, before telling Carlson,
“You would probably know.”
Carlson denied knowing
about Trump’s dealings, and Ryan said he thought the pundit was “a lot
more on the inside than I am,” adding about Trump’s deals, “That stuff
kind of worries me.”
“Well, it seems like corruption, yeah,” Carlson said.
It’s
surprising to see Carlson offering criticism of the president,
considering how close he is to Trump. He even spoke at a Trump campaign rally in late October, just days before the election.
Trump’s Middle East trip came with several announcements from his businesses in the region, as well as a $2 billion investment in his family’s cryptocurrency business from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates government.
But the worst of it was the “gift” of a $400 million luxury plane from Qatar to
Trump, ostensibly to replace Air Force One, which drew criticism even from Republicans, such as Senator Rand Paul, Ben Shapiro, and Laura Loomer.
Now it seems even Carlson has some misgivings about Trump’s dealings.
Does this mean that there are cracks in Trump’s base, or will all of
these personalities forget Trump’s corruption the next time he panders
to them?
