I agree with the posters above who (from different angles) point out the impotency of "give peace a chance" (hence the screaming). I think it's also significant that it's a John Lennon song. Don't get me wrong, I love Lennon, but before he became Mr Peace and Love he was a wife-beating, friend-manslaughtering, philandering asshole -- the kind of person who "profits from the lie". The only reason I can separate the art from the artist in his case is that I believe his conversion was sincere.
I agree with the posters above who (from different angles) point out the impotency of "give peace a chance" (hence the screaming). I think it's also significant that it's a John Lennon song. Don't get me wrong, I love Lennon, but before he became Mr Peace and Love he was a wife-beating, friend-manslaughtering, philandering asshole -- the kind of person who "profits from the lie". The only reason I can separate the art from the artist in his case is that I believe his conversion was sincere.