US Imperialism
Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, is an American rapper and activist, who just released a video saying the same thing. I wrote about his previous videos here: 9.25.2024 Journal. All proceeds from his videos go to UNRWA USA. Donate Here: https://www.unrwausa.org/
New era ushered, but white supremacy is still in charge
Talkin’ colonizing Gaza from the White House lawnMacklemore
I recently wrote how I was censored by Facebook for one post that I wrote. On being censored. Macklemore covers this, too.
And they controllin’ your feed, the information that they censor. Blockin’ hashtags, can’t say “#FreePalestine”
Macklemore
NOTE: The lyrics of his videos often contain profanity, including the title of this new video. It always bothers me when people object to certain words on one hand, but not to the truly horrible things happening in the world on the other.
So, I’ll write the title of this powerful video, F*cked Up. This link to the video is age-restricted, but if you are an adult, the images in the video are striking.
Some lyrics from the video:
F*cked Up
Yeah
Stand for something or fall for anything
I’m sick, but it’s game time
Ay
The world’s on fire, we don’t own the water, y’all
Inmates hired for a couple dollars, y’all
New era ushered, but white supremacy is still in charge
Talkin’ colonizing Gaza from the White House lawn
But the people mobbin’, and we ain’t backin’ off
Finally see the oligarchy and men that control us all
Tax breaks for the elite, and then they taxin’ y’all
Killin’ Palestinian kids and we gettin’ hit with the cost
Why the f*ck you think you can’t afford the rent in your building?
And you can’t afford groceries? In debt, in your feelings
And you know how the West thinks: it’s all about the West banks
Call a ceasefire, then start annexing the West Bank
How you think Israel gets money for the best tanks?
And Netanyahu loves Trump, he’s like, “Yup, thanks!”
That’s your money, and yes, it’s all connected
And they controllin’ your feed, the information that they censor
Blockin’ hashtags, can’t say “#FreePalestine”
It’s two weeks in, think where we’ll be around July
But you know us Americans: outta sight, outta mind
And they know it, too – that’s why they runnin’ game on our lives
You can bomb a mosque, but you can’t bomb faith
You can kill people – resistance grows in the wake
And while our president sends billions to Israel’s safes
Ethnic cleansing’s never gonna make Israelis feel safe
More blood, more weapons, more money, more oppression
More hate, more fear, more walls, and more settlements
What we said was gonna happen is happening right now
Nah – they marchin’ home, yeah, that’s resilience
Millions celebrating like the world was walking with ’em
You in the palm of God? No man will ever catch you flinchin’
They can never burn the olive tree that lives within ’em
The next four years, it’s time to ride
F*ck ICE, free Congo, Sudan, and Palestine
If you still haven’t said shit about the genocide
Know your grandkids one day are gonna ask you, “Why?”
Macklemore
If you still haven’t said sh*t about the genocide
Know your grandkids one day are gonna ask you, “Why?Macklemore
imperialism, state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas. Because it always involves the use of power, whether military or economic or some subtler form, imperialism has often been considered morally reprehensible, and the term is frequently employed in international propaganda to denounce and discredit an opponent’s foreign policy.
