Playing Soldier Again
Breaking Chains of Ignorance: Walls of Jericho's Message
Lyrics
Numbers of descendants
Acknowledging the count of descendants or generations.
Segregated by design
Highlighting separation based on intentional planning or arrangement.
Caught up in a purpose
Involved in a defined purpose or cause.
That disgraces their standards
Engaged in a mission that brings shame to their established principles or norms.
These actions won't help us end our fight
Actions taken are not conducive to resolving the conflict.
Progress can't be made by weeding out the majority
Progress cannot be achieved by excluding the majority.
Eliminate the source but do not
Suggesting the elimination of the root cause without obliterating the individuals resisting.
Destroy the fighters
Emphasizing not to annihilate those who resist or fight against the injustice.
The color of the oppressor is only
The race or ethnicity of those imposing oppression.
The shortcoming of the disaster
Viewing the oppressor's identity as a flaw in the catastrophic situation.
End the sinister accusations
Call to cease harmful accusations or blame.
Acknowledge the foresight in which we hold
Acknowledging the ability to foresee consequences or outcomes.
To end oppression - doing it in an uneducated
Expressing the goal of ending oppression, warning against unwise methods.
Way is not going to end it
Asserting that uneducated approaches won't resolve oppression.
It's going to enforce ones reputation
Warns that such approaches may strengthen a negative reputation.
In a disgraceful manner
Resulting in a dishonorable manner or method.
To segregate us by color
Addressing the negative impact of segregating people based on color.
Would be antithetical to
Describing color-based segregation as contradictory to the goals.
What we are trying to accomplish
Highlighting the incongruence of segregation with the intended achievements.
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