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We don't need no thought control

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(idea) by cyan (2.8 y) (print)   ?   I like it! Sat Mar 18 2000 at 5:52:16

A lyric from Pink Floyd's song known as Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2. As is usual with Floyd and Roger Waters, this particular line is full of meaning:

As with "We don't need no education", this lyric is a double negative. The reference to catch here, is that we don't need others controlling our thoughts, but we must be masters of our own thoughts! You are the only one who must be in absolute control of your own soul, your very being and identity.

Unfortunately, our school system would prefer that we all think exactly like they do. Conformism at work. Nothing more than drones of a miserably failing society. If you don't have control your own thoughts, then all in all, you're just another brick in the wall!


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