Comments on: War Nerd: Abba, Civil War Songs—Anything But Gaza

By: pub

pub — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:11:28 +0000

Drive by — just wanted to say you’re such a hatemonger and so are your fans. Go kill yourselves.

By: bachelor

bachelor — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:41:12 +0000

pity stop attacking abba if you don’t like them don’t talk about them
there’s no more stupid lyrics than the john lennon imagine wich makes me sick with all the crap in it
without any religion we will be like neanderthal or cromagnon
it’s not religion that brings war ,it’s stupid guys who listen to more stupid people or women !

By: Lexington Green

Lexington Green — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:53:53 +0000

One of your best yet.

“…it settled down into my brain and I knew the difference between North and South from the words to those songs. ”

Only quibble: Words AND the MUSIC of the two songs.

The Yankees take things very seriously. They are on a mission — a noble mission, based on duty and a vision.

The Southerners have a lightheartedness, an easygoingness, but that is the surface over a hard pride and love their homes and their ways, including being masters of their slaves.

As a child I heard both songs, and I agree, something beyond words sinks into you about the war, but it is the combination of sound and words that does it.

By: Nkunda

Nkunda — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:27:02 +0000

Do not ever, ever piss me off, Brecher.

By: jaysan

jaysan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:21:47 +0000

Hi Gary,

You’re only talking about Gaza these days. What about Sri Lanka? That’s another big one in the news. How about some opinions on that?

By: Alan Millar

Alan Millar — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:43:51 +0000

OT Request: Love your ability to cut through the hysterical moral, nationalistic descriptions of conflicts.

I’d love to see your take on the Angolan civil war - particularly the battle of Cuito Carnivale (isn’t that a great name?), which the South Africans and the Angolans simultaneously claimed as decisive victories.

By: OrangePlus

OrangePlus — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:24:48 +0000

What happened, did peace break out? Where’s my new War Nerd posts?

By: Oksana

Oksana — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:31:56 +0000

Hey Gary
little Oksana misses you. I don’t care about Gaza, but wanna write an article on Nkunda?

I bought your book - two copies of it actually, one for a friend who didn’t give a shit about it, but to me it’s better than meth - so can’t say I don’t support you.

By: nobody

nobody — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:01:31 +0000

You forgot the obvious one…

Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar

By: Butters McGinty

Butters McGinty — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:45:03 +0000

Nu Mr Brecher, so where is it already?

I live in Tel Aviv and your analyses keep me sane.