>There are many who have died in the course of fighting for Peace. In this blog alone, I have mentioned heroes and heroines like Rachel Corrie, Furqan Dorgan and of course my favourite, high profile celebrity Pat Tillman.
In this article, I will go back down Memory Lane to have a look at another high profile celebrity peace campaigner, John Lennon. Lennon was not only remembered for his music. He was a member of the sensational Beatles that took the world by storm.
Lennon was also a well known peace activist. He was very much against war, in particular, the Vietnam War, which was at its height during his reign as a celebrity. He was assassinated in Dec 1980.
Was he killed because of his anti-war stance? Just like Pat Tillman? Here’s a video to give you an idea of Lennon’s ideology. On hindsight, after his death, his ideals look very anti-war. Something the US Govt could well do without.
The Vietnam War was bogging down America in the 1970s. It was a very unpopular war among the Americans, because it killed many young American men. Lennon was campaigning against the war. The US govt couldn’t afford high profile celebrities campaigning an already unpopular war then. Just like it couldn’t afford a high profile celebrity (Pat Tillman) campaigning against the Afghan War today.
Here is Lennon’s hit, “Imagine”, which has an anti-war theme.
John Lennon Imagine
Lyrics
Imagine there’s no Heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one
