Where is the Love?
Today while I was listening to an online radio station, I heard a song that touched me deeply a couple of years ago. I was then stuck in a good (but not fantastic) paying job (with little job satisfaction) when the Iraq war broke out.
This song, "Where is the love?" by Black Eyed Peas resonated in me
In case you want to see the MTV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc18o5YRGYw
The lyrics reflected the frustration and anger of the band and possibly many groups of the people. They talked about negative images in the media reinforcing prejudices and the people living out what they see. I guess I'm more pessimistic about the values of humanity that they talked about. I'm simply not sure on what firm foundations we can derive any value or moral that is fair and equal.
I think they hit the problem on the nail when the band asked, "If you never know truth, you will never know love." On what can we base truth on? A sadly neglected question today. (Or epistemologically, even if we know what the truth is, how can we know it or be certain about it?)
I strongly encourage you to listen the song if you haven't. (Given that I'm so behind in many aspects of popular culture, I'm sure most of you are already familar with the band). :)
Apparently when the band toured Southeast Asia in July 2006, they dedicated this song to Aung San Suu Kyi....
This song, "Where is the love?" by Black Eyed Peas resonated in me
In case you want to see the MTV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc18o5YRGYw
The lyrics reflected the frustration and anger of the band and possibly many groups of the people. They talked about negative images in the media reinforcing prejudices and the people living out what they see. I guess I'm more pessimistic about the values of humanity that they talked about. I'm simply not sure on what firm foundations we can derive any value or moral that is fair and equal.
I think they hit the problem on the nail when the band asked, "If you never know truth, you will never know love." On what can we base truth on? A sadly neglected question today. (Or epistemologically, even if we know what the truth is, how can we know it or be certain about it?)
I strongly encourage you to listen the song if you haven't. (Given that I'm so behind in many aspects of popular culture, I'm sure most of you are already familar with the band). :)
Apparently when the band toured Southeast Asia in July 2006, they dedicated this song to Aung San Suu Kyi....
posted by Pongism at 9:45 am
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