What is bulls on parade about

Eisenhower's speech on the Military Industrial Complex was a well spoken warning of what was to come. Mark on September 19, General Comment I'll start here since I can't make sense of the first few lines: "Terror rains drenchin', quenchin' tha thirst of Tha power dons" Equates politicians in power to "dons", a term for leaders of organized crime families, to liken them to criminals. The most obvious and likely intent is that we enforce our own laws, here and abroad, with war the fist signifying bullying, further, violence.

The speaker of this line would be the politician, stating that the trigger is cold, and we are obligated to warm it. And when we start beating the war drum, the nation's citizens will need to fund it. Naturally, this points at their hypocrisy. But this is a bit more striking because while food, shelter, and clothing are essential needs, education isn't requred for human survival.

Instead, it is pivotal for our development. The allocation of resources to our wars in lieu of libraries symbolic for education in general causes us to progress in the wrong direction. By disallowing certain books, threats of simply thinking radically are severely hindered. You can't really oppose something if you don't know it's even there to be opposed. Considering the song, up to now, has been speaking about how those in power are pouring so much effort into war and, naturally, building weapons as well , it would follow that cells filling as quick as arms warehouses are filling Someone said something about political prisoners and people who disagree with the government.

Sorry, but that is utterly moronic. People are simply being put in jail. This is just a statement about how ridiculous our prison system is. It is ridiculously easy to be sent to a prison in the U. We're talking about those in power in America. No Replies Log in to reply. General Comment Funny, I remember an interview with Morello where he states the inspiration of the song came from Ruby Ridge : cato. The Marshalls and FBI agents basically attacked a family, killed a boy and a mans wife, then washed their hands of it.

The man and his son tried to fight them off, hence "Rally round the family, with a pocket full of shells" 11 days they held out. That's the first I've heard about this and I've lived in the US my whole life almost 30 years. Not surprised though, sadly it seems rather typical. Androgyne on December 12, General Comment this song is about war and the propoganda of war.

General Comment Interpit how you wish, but it is clearly about the over population of the white and black bears or china Everyone knows that pandas must die, and thats what rage is trying to get across Pocket full of shells But once the red and yellow flag of Avalon is raised and the eternal fires burn blue, then my friend, then will be the time to enlighten the masses with your greatness and abundant truth.

Chaos80 on February 08, General Comment come with it now the microphone explodes, shattering the molds Ya eighter drop tha hits like de la o or get tha Fuck off tha commode Not quite a political statement, this is more of a rap-type intro.

Wit tha sure shot, sure ta make tha Bodies drop Drop an don't copy yo, don't call this A co-opt This is how it's gonna be. Bodies will fall, don't believe us if you want, but don't call us liars. They also highlight some of the realities of the United States being such an influential war machine. Rather it starts more like a rap song, with Zack de la Rocha basically boasting about his lyrical skill. But soon afterwards, he cleverly references the Pentagon and starts the aforementioned tirade.

One of the primary causes of this outburst is his assertion that wars are being fought for money, and the resources invested in them can be better used elsewhere. The hook of the song sounds as if Zack is telling families to arm themselves. It is unclear what he means, as the statements are ambiguous and have been interpreted in a number of ways.

This is both through the funding of wars, and arms, as well as cutting of funding to vital social programs. My favorite lyrics from this song is : "rally round the family, with a pocket full of shells! It's basically a threat to the gov. Get the family together.

Meaning the us citizens all get together with there pocket full of shells, to use against our enemy. The U. Very powerful. Power to the people, is the just of it. How murder and destruction of other countries can be taken advantage of from a business and political view point. How the government almost needs an enemy to unite the public and keep them fired up and distracted. Also how the government continues to focus time and resources on war as apposed to domestic issues. Then they also reference propaganda being taught in our schools and media.

You guys really have no idea what is going on now do you? My suggestion is to look really really hard at your surroundings and if you look hard enough you may see what has been going on under your noses for the past 4.

They don't gotta burn the books they just remove em reference to Fahrenheit By the way, "Bulls" is a slang term for police.

It is used in prisons mostly. Look it up. The line "weapons not food [ The line "terror rains" is a double entendre for "terror reigns. If we wanted to, we could read just about anything, but that book will never be a mainstream hit, and thus read by more people, once the govt is involved. This is finished with "they don't gotta burn the books, they just remove 'em.

Well also, Bulls on parade Symbolizes the Stock market. Bull market or bear market. The song is partially meaning that the United States Gov is willing to trade lives and liberties for a good economy. This song is about how governments use propaganda to their people into supporting whatever they want.