Their Wars and Ours
I’m not a pacifist but I do think Churchill had a point when he said (more or less) ‘jaw to jaw is better than war’. In other words talking to find a way to avoid war is better than the death and destruction of war itself.
The point has contemporary relevance as the Tories back war in Europe and war against the poor at home which they clearly believe are connected.
Theodore Anderson’s Seems Like a Long Time which Rod Stewart sang on his 1971 recording Every Picture Tells a Story is also relevant
Night time is only the other side of daytime
But if you’ve ever waited for the sun
You know what it’s like to wish daytime would come
And don’t it seem like a long time
Seem like a long time, seem like a long, long time
Hard times are only the other side of good times
But if you ever wished hard times were gone
You know what it’s like to wish good times would come
And don’t it seem like a long time
Seem like a long time, seem like a long, long time
Help me, seems like a long time
Seems like a long time, seems like a long, long time
And don’t it seem like a long time
Seem like a long time, seem like a long, long time
And don’t it seem like a long time
Seem like a long time, seem like a long, long time
And don’t it seems like a long time
Seems like a long time, seems like a long, long time
You know it makes me sad
Seems like a long time, seems like a long time
Seems like a long, long time
Yes it does, long, long, time, yes it does, long, long time
War time is only the other side of peace time
But if you’ve ever seen how wars are won
You know what it’s like to wish peace time would come
And don’t it seem like a long time
Seem like a long time, seems like a long, long time
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