One thing I’ve found among some people is that racism is alive an unwell. Oh, they talk about how terrible racism is. But you get the impression from their words and actions that they haven’t really crossed the bridge to equality… or as Martin Luther King Jr. put it, judging on the basis of merit rather than skin color.
One easy target for these ”hypocrite squares” (remember Jane Fonda?) is rap music. Without really checking it out, all rap is seen is the ‘work of the devil,’ ’negative energy’ or what have you. Here’s one of my favorite counter-examples to all that:
What’s happening.. check it out
It’s critical the situation is pitiful
Bear in mind you gotta find somethin spiritual
We never gain cause we blame it on the system
You oughta listen whether Muslim or Christian
or any other type religion or creed
Cause what we need is less greed…I’m growin tired of the trickery
and the misery, it’s makin me kinda sick you see
But now I meditate, so I can get it straight…Realize that the key
is for each, to master, his own destiny
Deal with reality, and keep a tight focus
Cause there’s a lot we got to cope with–Guru, Living in this World
It takes a more intelligent man to squash a fight
than to set one off, knowledge I’ll let some off
Cause nowadays, everybody’s a killer
And as for me, no other MC is iller
but still a thorn scrapes my heart
when I see another life that’s been torn apart
over nonsense, no law, no order, it’s evidence
that the money only takes precedence
Cause everybody wants power
While the innocent are born or die, during every hour
I scowl as I look upon evil
but I must have the strength, to spark awareness in my people
And we will learn to respect our neighbors
Another message from the lifesaver
The lifesaver..–Guru, Lifesaver
