It's not just about World War 2, but all wars. Paul Heaton, the song writer, feels very strongly about politicians who send millions of soliders off to their deaths but would never dream of going themselves. Whilst it specifically refers to WWII in the song, it's meant to be applied to all wars since then as well.
I think he's saying that the politicians can claim that it's about patriotic, but how patriotic can they be if they won't fight themselves?
And is being patriotic a good enough reason to kill so many people if it isn't enough for them to go to their own deaths?
Obviously Paul heaton thinks not, and that's one of the key messages of the song.
It's not just about World War 2, but all wars. Paul Heaton, the song writer, feels very strongly about politicians who send millions of soliders off to their deaths but would never dream of going themselves. Whilst it specifically refers to WWII in the song, it's meant to be applied to all wars since then as well. I think he's saying that the politicians can claim that it's about patriotic, but how patriotic can they be if they won't fight themselves? And is being patriotic a good enough reason to kill so many people if it isn't enough for them to go to their own deaths? Obviously Paul heaton thinks not, and that's one of the key messages of the song.