[new spartacus]

It is better to use the hatchet, axe, and saw on the oaks if their selfish attitude is to leave the maples in the shade.

[Bikers4Bush]

Lol!!! You're such an idiot you don't even realize the actual intent of the lyrics.

Man, if you libs weren't so stupid you'd be funny sometimes.

Instead you're just sad and pathetic.

[eyespysomething]

Actually, why don't the maples grow taller instead of cutting down the oaks?

[katnip]

A favorite of mine when I was an adolescent liberal:

When all the laughter dies in sorrow
And the tears have risen to a flood
When all the wars have found a cause
In human wisdom and in blood
Do you think they'll cry in sadness
Do you think the eye will blink
Do you think they'll curse the madness
Do you even think they'll think

When all the great galactic systems
Sigh to a frozen halt in space
Do you think there will be some remnant
Of beauty of the human race
Do you think there will be a vestige
Or a sniffle or a cosmic tear
Do you think a greater thinking thing
Will give a damn that man was here

[IYAS9YAS]

Moron, ALL the trees were cut to stumps. That means everyone loses. You want to transfer wealth from those who've earned to those who think they deserve it just because they're breathing. That is far from noble.

Buddy, you aren't in the shade, you're in the dark.

[newgeezer]

You sure missed that one.

Are you interested in what the song really teaches?

Perhaps it is that there is a natural order to things. Maples do very well in their own environment.

If we carry your interpretation to its logical end, the earth will eventually be covered with moss. Anything and everything else was depriving it of the sunshine it deserved.

[Pest]

You have no idea about the lyrics. Like it was stated before, The Trees is a song about affirmative action and lowering everyone to the lowest common denominator - stumps. The word "noble" is definitely used in a sarcastic way.

Rush is one of the few rock bands that espouses objectivist idealogy in the tradition of Ayn Rand. The cases in point are the tunes Freewill, Something for Nothing, The Trees, 2112, Red Barchetta, Anthem, A Farewell to Kings, Tom Sawyer, etc.

I will grant that Neil Peart would not label himself conservative, but Rush is probably the closest thing to a conservative rock band that you can get.

Are there any others that you can think of? I would love to spend money on their CDs!

[Admin Moderator]

Ah, the bloody mindset of egalitarianism, fresh from the French Revolution with its great addition to the history of mankind, the guillotine.

The left has always been, will always be, and can never be anything but the politics of death, destruction, and decay.