The Minutemen


Scott Thill posted a short piece on Wired.Com this morning that I thought would be an appropriate companion piece for yesterday’s post.

With all the other oh so unpleasant things of the current presidential campaign, we can now add Neo-McCarthyism to the list, and Thill decides to let music sum up the moment with a 59 second song from a punk band, The Minutemen.

 “Joe McCarthy’s Ghost

Can you really be sure of the goddamn time of day?
Can you take the dirt from the fist of a foreigner?
Are you going to fight when they call out your number?
Can you toe the line? Can you repeat what you’ve been told?
Can you bite the bullet? Can you see the enemy?
Can you point the finger? Can you prove your loyalty?