Monday 8 August 2022

We Don't Need No Education

Sometimes world events are really confusing to me. There's so much we don't know – and the stuff we read? Who knows how accurate it is? What's their source? Do they have some kind of agenda?

I just wish someone would explain it all to me in simple terms I can digest.

The war in Ukraine is a perfect example. What's really going on? Maybe there's a good reason Russia needs to bomb hospitals, kill children, destroy nuclear plants and threaten nuclear war, as a matter of policy. I don't know.

When I'm lost like this, I like to look to my favourite rock band for information.

That's why, as you can imagine, I was gleeful that Roger Waters, of Pink Floyd fame, finally weighed in on the terrible war over yonder in Eastern Europe.

He's using his concerts to release this valuable insight. To be honest, I didn't read any further than the fact that he supports Russia and Joe Biden is a war criminal.

I don't need more information. If my favourite rock band has an opinion that can be expressed at a concert on a banner, I want to like it. I want to sing to it. I want to know that all those years of devotion to my rock icons have been properly invested for a useful purpose.

The details are irrelevant. As Mr. Waters sings, we don't need no education.

Thank you, Mr. Waters, for finally speaking up.