The Surfin' Bird (Forty-two Years Later)
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The Surfin' Bird (1964) was a popular song in the Vietnam Era. I've revisited the theme.*NEW EDIT May 23 2008 - 150,000 view later I'd just like to mention that I'm happy that this video is so popular. I haven't really looked at this for a long time. Rereading my message below that I left two years ago, I've realized that there's one thing I still don't understand, and I suppose is what concerns me the most still: why do our reporters hold back? Why does anyone need to search for "shocking" war footage when it should be readily available? Why does CNN still think kicking in doors is good video reporting? It feels like the Army doesn't need to censor reporters, the reporters are already censored; whether its self-censorship or maybe the broadcasters that feel viewers can't handle strong images... I'm not sure. But I find it very troubling. I don't care what your politics are, but I will say this: We all support this war, voluntarily or involuntarily through our tax dollars, and consequently we need to see what we're doing. But we don't. And I think that's a crime within itself. All the rest is commentary. Oh and the quote should say "sacrifice" not sacrafice. Jesus former self! Never thought that typo would be so annoying 'till now.. poor, poor Hemingway. :/ Author here: I figured I'd wait a couple pages to see what kind of comments I got. Basically, my vision of this was simply to represent the realities of war. I don't think my 2 minute video is one-sided or political at all, and if you actually think that, you're a fool. Frankly, it just shows the brutality of war. War is brutal. The parallels between Vietnam and the Iraq stand despite politics; remember, there are both people who still contend Vietnam was necessary and unnecessary, just as there are/will be for Iraq; and yet, the story is very similar. Remember, history does not repeat itself--but it does sometimes rhyme. What I do believe *is* BS about this war is that unlike Vietnam, the reporters hold back. I think we should see what war is really like; it gives a humbleness that we as Americans desperately need. It's not a game, it's not a CNN stock footage of someone kicking in a door, it's bullets flying by--it's helicopters splattering real people in a field--it's a humvee blown apart in the middle of a road--it's a chicago slaughterhouse--and presenting that is not political, it is not "hippie", it does not mean I want "America to be invaded", it means I place human thought above our animalistic tendencies. Sincerely, Jacob. PS. I encourage anyone interested in killing to first consider saving. Peace, ya'all.
Canal: Music
Añadido: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Autor: JJTanen
Duración: 02:44
Puntuación: 4.64
Reproducciones: 294606
Etiquetas: bird iraq peace soldier soldiers surfin' surfing trashmen video war
Comentarios
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gat0rbball (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Back to the actual video. I understand the argument for wanting more REAL news and less control. It allows us to have a sense of what these guys go through. But there is another side to that. If you remember the whole hippie spit garbage of the 60s(those people should have been scalped ALIVE). Those people saw the killing these guys did, and nobody back home could really grasp what was happening over there(hence the spittin). All they saw was body after body. What good REALLY comes from that?
gat0rbball (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
LOL! See that is where EVERYONE who argues that point is utterly wrong. The ENTIRE message of Christianity is Love, Understanding, Forgiveness, Turn the other cheek. If people bothered to READ for themselves and grasp that concept and what it REALLY means, then they would realize Christianity is in NO way militant. If you are militant you arent Christian. Thats kind of the point. Islam, not so much. That ISNT the base of the religion.
zippL0ck (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Christianity is also well known for helping pave the way for Anti-semitism, which ultimately led to the Holocaust.Anyone who looks through Nazi propaganda of the time will quickly notice that religious - which is to say Christian - imagery appears very often. It's not uncommon to see Jews draining blood from Christians and reports of plans to kill off the German race. Such vilification of Jews simply would not have been possible had not the churches already paved the way.
zippL0ck (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The Muslim religion isn't militant at all,SOME Muslims simply take passages from the Qur'an and read them out of context to make it fit THEIR idea's, and the problem with that is that the Qur'an isn't really supposed to be read out of context, very similer to if people take certin passeges out of the bible and read them out of context it can be made to sound like it condones all sorts of violence. Many Muslim countrys differ massivly when it comes the messege that they take from the Qur'an.
zippL0ck (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What about all the shit Christians have done and are doing? i suppose you just turn a blind eye that. History is full of examples of Christians imposing their faith on other people using just as violent methods if not more violent than SOME 'fanatical' Muslims use. Right now there are Christians doing all sorts of sick shit in the name of their religion, e.g Christians in Nigeria are accusing their own children of being witch'sand are killing and torturing them in unbelievable numbers.
gat0rbball (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Part2: Ignorance? What ignorance? How many Christians blow themselves up each year killing as many innocents as possible? How many Christians plant bombs in childrens diapers or in dead babies(I have SEEN the pictures with my own eyes taken by a Marine whose bestfriend was killed by that very bomb)? When did America start this war? Islamic terrorists murder thousands each year. That is a FACT. I DO recognize that Islam is militant at its core, but not all are militants. Christianity is NOT.
gat0rbball (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Why am I an idiot? Because I recognize that YOUR religion in itself IS militant. It is militant at its core(convert or die yadda yadda). Your religion DOES promote good in the world, but my religion says nothing about sending people to the next life. If you refer to my racist remarks calling people haji, its a little hard NOT to be mad at the MILITANT muslims(the hajis) who kill thousands of innocents for nothing, the gtfo it. I had nothing against them till the attacked us.
pinguin42 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As a muslim, all I can say is that you sir are a f*cking idiot. As they say, ignorance is a bliss, right?
Who0wnsYou (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The reason why veterans are called stronger and tougher (not "superior") is because they have seen the horrors of war, death of soldier, civilian, and children alike. Its not being physically tough, but mentally. I'll tell you this, its more than pulling a trigger to kill a man. They are humans yes, but they have experienced everything that would come along in life... through war. I can say I share your opinion with the "loser" thought though. Yet they put their life at risk while we sit at home
logjon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Damn right we kill people. It's called USA.
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