It's the Same Old Story - Despots & Democracy & War

Billie Holiday sings Same Old Story

Haven't we been down this path before? Maybe the faces are a bit different, but isn't it the same old story?

 Marcos- - - - - - - - - - - Mubarak

Really, isn't it the same old story?

Same old story, just the names are different.

Remember Vietnam? We were never going to forget that war, it was to be a lesson learned...Yet the beat goes on...

Ah, is it just me or does anybody see
The new improved tomorrow isn't what it used to be *

 

 You know the more things change the more they stay the same
Never and forever just keep comin' back again *

The more things change the more they stay the same
The same sunrise, it's just another day
If you hang in long enough they say you're comin' back
Just take a look, we're living proof and baby that's a fact *

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Just once I would like our leaders stand above the fray, stand up for what is right. Stand up for Human Rights, not just for Oil Rights. Sit down and talk with the despots, yes, but talk about freedom and democracy for the people they oppress and brutalize , not about doing business. If Hitler were still alive today and his Nazi empire financially strong and a world power like China, would we go to him for loans and trade deals???

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*Lyrics from the song 'The More Things Change' Bon Jovi