Ryan Newcomb
For the past few years moviegoers have been subjected to an ever increasing number of pre-movie commercials and advertisements. Now music videos are making appearances on the big screen. One music video in particular, “Warrior” by Kid Rock, is stirring controversy due to some of it’s propagandist content. While many may not care about the subtle messages the video sends to viewers, they may form an opinion once they find out who paid for it’s production. Turns out, “Warrior” is a paid advertisement for the National Guard. What does this mean? It came out of your pocket.
See for yourself:
This music video glorifies the unapologetic morals and values of the Bush Administration that have resulted in the deaths of thousands of Iraqi civilians and NATO soldiers. Kid Rock’s song plays over images of the War in Iraq along with text messages that read “I will always put the mission first” and “I will never accept defeat.” This reflects President Bush’s stern and unwavering practice of placing ends before the means, no matter the cost. It throws the National Guard’s ethics out of the window when Kid Rock sings that he doesn’t want to hear about “right or wrong when liberty is slipping away,” and says in subtlety to every viewer that the United States is above things as petty as a conscience. Worst of all, the only thing “Warrior” even shows viewers what the National Guard fights for is NASCAR and the glory of war.
The defense of the United States is paramount, and no one will ever argue that “freedom ain’t so free,” but tragically, NASCAR drivers and rock stars aren’t either. All Americans should be embarrassed and outraged that a single U.S. tax dollar was wasted on this music video.
1 Comment
September 14, 2008 at 3:09 am
You can’t see the correlation between US Soldiers and Nascar Drivers? Whats wrong with you? Pointing out logical fallacies in our Commander in Chief’s Trailer Park Propaganda is un-AhMairICAN.