You are here
Home > Uncategorized > When the kids don’t understand irony

When the kids don’t understand irony

The Kentucky Wildcats had a great 38-14 football win over the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville yesterday. Even though the calendar designated Veterans Day had just passed, the Vanderbilt athletic administration provided a beautiful series of events meant to honor America’s veterans.

There was cool ball presentation from the sky delivered by the U.S. Army Golden Knights.

There was also a reenlistment ceremony on the field.

Fans enjoyed a fantastic Army helicopter fly by shown below via Tic Tok video. Some dummy unwittingly added the anti-war anthem “Fortunate Son” to the video, which “flies” in the face of anything related to military support or devotion to country. Oops.

Luckily the video plays the opening lyrics that are sarcastically spouting allegiance to the flag and then are faded out before the damning words about government deceit and rich people privilege sending poor kids off to war to fight for corporations.

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL “Fortunate Son”

Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they’re red, white and blue
And when the band plays “Hail to the chief”
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no senator’s son, son
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate one, no
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don’t they help themselves, oh
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate one, no
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask them, “How much should we give?”
Ooh, they only answer “More! More! More!” yoh
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no military son, son
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate one, one

——–

Happy Veterans Day, kids! You may want to do a Google search before posting your next patriotic social media video.

terrymeiners
dad. husband. observer. media personality. pathological flyer.
Top