![]() The second verse begins with a comparison between ignorance and a gun, suggesting that ignorance is a dangerous weapon that is used to maintain the status quo. The refrain is a call to action, urging listeners not to be dragged down by the ignorance and lies that are perpetuated in society. The frustration and shame of being held down by society are also addressed in the lyrics. The lyrics also point to the vast divide between the rich and poor, with some doomed to suffer while others thrive. ![]() The opening lines suggest that children are taught to hate, and parents eagerly pass on their prejudices to their offspring. (To my knowledge, we still have Indians) Besides, disease and not Europeans caused 90% of all Native American deaths.The song Don't Drag Me Down by Social Distortion is a social commentary on the inequality and injustice in society. Why do most artists have to be liberal nut job? Yes, America's treatment of he Indians was pathetic, but we did not exterminate the Native American race. John from Bloomington, InAlthough I love Social D and "story of my Life" is one of my favorite songs, seeing the above quote by Mike Ness made me just loose a lot of trust in his ability to reason.Just because someone is liberal does NOT mean they are a nut job. Punk as in liberal anti-establishment kind of guys. Thats the whole reason buffalo were on the brink of extinction since they were the main source of food and clothing for Native Americans. And if you would pick up a histroy book you would see that on numerous occasions the government tried to get rid of the Native Americans. Dan from Trenton, NjIn case you haven't realized, the disease was brought on by the Europeans.Tony from Newtown, PaIn fact, the Colonial governments gave blankets from Smallpox victims to Native Americans in the New York and Ohio in the eighteenth century, and blankets from Tuberculosis victims to the Plains Indians in the nineteenth.By the way not every americans founding fathers were those imperalists that arrived in the 17th century. The European arrival in the Americas marked the sharp decline of a noble people and an eficient and civil society.Just because on society has "more advanced" technology, does that mean that they have the right to stamp out an entire group of people? The precedent set by "our founding fathers" has continued to influence modern american culture and politics. ![]() Native Americans( North and South)have been exterminated.When's the last time you saw a native american village (a real one not a reserve)? The Europeans that came to the Americas enslaved, killed, stole from,and spread diseases(unintentionally and intentionally) that the isolated native american immune system had no chance of fighting. history.Yes there are still many indians left, in fact there are over a billion but guess what, many of them live in India. Your spelling and grammar are laughable, your views are small minded, and you'r throughly uneducated in U.S. Jordan from Boston, Ma John, Bloomington, IN, where do i even start? You are everything that continues to be wrong with this country. ![]() Were the infected blankets not one of the most clever acts by the US Gov't? If something falls into extinction, it is because it is not needed or it couldn't survive on it's own. The facts are all there in black and white. Before you post some retarded comment about what I have posted, RESEARCH what I say.
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