Name: Better is One Day (In Your Courts) by Tommy Nation Politics
Duration: 4 min 51 s
Description: Psalm 84:10 put to music, composed by Matt Redman. The song expresses the desire to be in God‘s presence.

One great challenge of our time is that while it's becoming common knowledge that western media is propaganda and western politics is a corrupt sham, fake solutions to these problems are being marketed to the mainstream by the same powers responsible for them. Donald Trump himself will tell you that the media are lying and the political establishment is run by swamp monsters, and then say that the solution is to support Republicans and trust right wing media. Elon Musk will go on Joe Rogan and say the same thing. In 2028 AOC will probably run for president campaigning on the Democratic Party version of the same faux-populist message, just as Bernie Sanders did.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Don't Buy Into Phony Anti-Establishment Schtick

Billy Joel's song "Goodnight Saigon" is a tribute to Vietnam War veterans that explores the experiences of soldiers through powerful lyrics and melodies. The song's meaning includes: 
Camaraderie
The song highlights the bonds between Marines in battle, who fight their fears and try to survive together. The singer uses "we" instead of "I" to emphasize that the Marines are all in the same situation. 
Sacrifice
The song honors the sacrifices of those who served in the war. 
Loss
The song addresses the profound loss of young men that deeply impacted the United States after the war. 
Unwelcome
The song conveys that many soldiers who returned from the war were never really welcomed back. 
Joel wrote the song after receiving a request from a veterans' group. He said he wanted to write about the soldiers as people, not to make a comment on the warmongering….

Goodnight World War Lies…

Psalm 84:10 put to music, composed by Matt Redman. The song expresses the desire to be in God‘s presence.

Better is One Day (In Your Courts)

Tommy Nation Politics

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