This is not about terrorist attacks or the war on terror at all. Its about the media witch hunt which has followed it, and the way that the government is using it to keep people in line - hence the line Desperate and misinformed
Fear will keep us all in place
After 7/7, the government passed a set of ridiculous set of 'anti terror' laws that in truth were just violations of freedom of speech, but coz the nation was in panic, everyone overlooked them. the line about middle class indecision is brilliant as well - i talked to friends before 7/7 and everyones happy to critisize the government, critisize the war on terror, and all of a sudden afterwards everyone just has a go at you if you even suggest all may not be as it seems. i personally believe that the government had a hand in this terrorist atrocity because from it they have simply achieved so much - theyve got people on their side, theyve got a scapegoat, theyve taken away civil liberties. and distracted from the atrocities in iraq as well. this is a brilliant song, its great that a band as prominent as bloc party have come out with it
This is not about terrorist attacks or the war on terror at all. Its about the media witch hunt which has followed it, and the way that the government is using it to keep people in line - hence the line Desperate and misinformed Fear will keep us all in place After 7/7, the government passed a set of ridiculous set of 'anti terror' laws that in truth were just violations of freedom of speech, but coz the nation was in panic, everyone overlooked them. the line about middle class indecision is brilliant as well - i talked to friends before 7/7 and everyones happy to critisize the government, critisize the war on terror, and all of a sudden afterwards everyone just has a go at you if you even suggest all may not be as it seems. i personally believe that the government had a hand in this terrorist atrocity because from it they have simply achieved so much - theyve got people on their side, theyve got a scapegoat, theyve taken away civil liberties. and distracted from the atrocities in iraq as well. this is a brilliant song, its great that a band as prominent as bloc party have come out with it