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The Pianist in Paris, and the Delusions of the Western Left (I HATE that song)
americanthinker.com ^ | 11/19/2015 | William Sullivan

Posted on 11/19/2015 7:18:46 AM PST by rktman

A lone pianist touched the emotional core of Western sensibilities when he played John Lennon’s “Imagine” outside the Bataclan theatre in Paris, where concert-goers were murdered by Islamist gunmen last weekend. The pianist was reportedly watching a France v Germany soccer game when the attacks began. He said that he “just knew he had to do something.” It was his “duty” to pay tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks. So he drove 400 miles through the night from Konstanz, Germany to Paris.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Philosophy; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assclowns; insipid; nonreality
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To: DesertRhino

LOL! “Imagine” that. :)


41 posted on 11/19/2015 8:59:59 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham
That song should be the number one all-time greatest hit for every terrorist organization that ever was.

A great many liberals still suffer from the delusion that preaching kindness and love towards one another will convert the savage.

Instead, they will find themselves with their hands tied behind their backs and the knife at their throat as they plead with the savage not to kill them. And the savage will cut their throats anyway.

42 posted on 11/19/2015 9:53:50 AM PST by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
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To: rktman

Oh, well, that’s true!


43 posted on 11/19/2015 11:27:20 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I like to destroy the Turks (Moslims))
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To: driftless2

But it preaches “no borders” which makes it singularly unappealing considering the circumstances. Their gorgeous national anthem was what he should have played.


44 posted on 11/19/2015 11:28:29 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I like to destroy the Turks (Moslims))
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Ouch. Lol!


45 posted on 11/19/2015 11:42:53 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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