@@bb1518 Some of us have tried that approach before. United as one. Guess what. Others came united as one too. And I swear to you, it was a total mess. Supposing one day all humanity would be united as one, only to find out aliens were coming... life is diverse. We might have all the same source, but time and space separates us into different paths. Sometimes opposing paths.
@@hugosantos1476 I doubt the aliens are anywhere. This is an enclosed place we live in with the stars always in the same place on the same day every year at the same time. If you are on earth spinning through the universe how is that possible?
Forever it was written about. Truly. You’re right as well and right itself was for the betterment of all. The word and it’s meaning. I could type yeah your right/ wrong on anything that’s what we’ve come to. Common sense and sayings and basics are going why is this? Example I have known is kids and having 6 myself couple adults now yet still always my little ones. I’m going back to the start of good/bad. Nothing we do is new. There’s something proper wrong and always has been since wrong/bad come into all. How do we know wrong/right? From ourselves? That’s bullshit.
Exactly. What do they expect we as parents teach our children here? The US/UK NATO war machine has lost all moral authority. They're one huge genocidal israel paid mafia-conglomerate
Wrong, it has always been worse than this but we have something that times past didn't, we have more info at our fingertips than any human ever in history, we have the power to change the power to awaken our fello brothers and sisters to try and do better, a little love goes along way, you just have to care and try, the trying is what counts
@@katemara667 Because it's a sentiment against fascists & communists ... OK it's specifically about the Spanish Civil War and about Franco in particular .... but hey Commie or Fascist ... all the same to me ... red or black you're better off dead and rolled in to a ditch by moonlight.
@@bloody024 Because they've got this sick fascist Starmer, and had Boris Johnson, who singlehandedly ruined peace-negotiations for the US/UK NATO proxy-war abusing Ukraine for their sick expansionist weapons-profiteering power-games, which now has us in danger of a nuclear exchange.
it comes from a recruitment poster in the 1930's. Encouraging people to enlist in the International Brigade of the democratically elected republicans during the Spanish civil war, to fight against the fascist army of Franco.
@philldavies7940 yk what annoys me about this song is that people change the meaning of it. its about the Spanish civil war not how lgbt people are gonna groom your children or covid 💀
Could still be very applicable there though, we can see people losing their mind everywhere, cutting of body parts. And sadly, our children are alos falling prey to the suicide cult that is lgbtqq@@manic_street_starlover
@@redplague Because the song is written about the Spanish Civil War it in no way prevents the lyrics hitting home with other things. Also intrinsically most problems throughout history are repeating cycles, and as such anything about one thing instantly applies to many others. Also get this, art is what you make of it always will be, and if you think anything ever made can only be what it's creator specifically made it to be. Then your attempt to sound clever and perceived sense of superiority; because you believe you have a correct answer against wrong ones. Only shows you to be stupid and very limited in your ability to critically think.
@@EddThe19th You have have completely failed to understand how my reply relates to the original comment. I'll repeat it for you Mr Critical Thinker. "This song makes more sense today than it ever has". I never said it couldn't be reinterpreted for a different time. I was doubting how it makes more sense now than what it was actually written about with a mind that maybe only those who didn't understand what the song was about would think that. I'm afraid your own attempt to sound clever has utterly backfired. How embarrassing for you.
@@redplague No it really hasn't that's some A grade twisting to try change a stance, worst of all it makes absolutely no sense. Not only is it a sentiment that isn't conveyed by the short sentence you wrote, but given the song at no point makes a direct reference and the fact that metaphor is such a heavy part of most modern imagery. It absolutely can make more sense now. Most importantly it's still an artistic production, as such is an entirely subjective experience. If the message, feeling or take away someone gets from it feels more real, or like it makes more sense than ever before, then that's an entirely correct fact for them.
Lyrics: The future teaches you to be alone The present to be afraid and cold So if I can shoot rabbits Then I can shoot fascists Bullets for your brain today But we'll forget it all again Monuments put from pen to paper Turns me into a gutless wonder And if you tolerate this Then your children will be next And if you tolerate this Then your children will be next Will be next Will be next Will be next Gravity keeps my head down Or is it maybe shame At being so young and being so vain Holes in your head today But I'm a pacifist I've walked La Ramblas But not with real intent And if you tolerate this Then your children will be next And if you tolerate this Then your children will be next Will be next Will be next Will be next Will be next And on the street tonight an old man plays With newspaper cuttings of his glory days And if you tolerate this Then your children will be next And if you tolerate this Then your children will be next Will be next Will be next Will be next Like, to bump up to the top!
Listening to this in Ireland in 2024 and my God does this resonate so much with what's going on. You lads were ahead of your time absolutely timeless song. ✌&💚
Then fight back. Create your own media outlets and call out the corruption of your political leaders. Dont just complain and go back to sleep or your jobs... Do something about it.
Globalism leading us into this New World Order, steaming ahead.... We MUST stand up, stand against this. FORGET about party lines, it's a game, a distraction to keep us divided.
Definitely and it just gets better. I also love their acoustic version's which i think are better. There some versions with the 3 Manic's on acoustics and some with just James Dean Bradfield on an acoustic, stripped right down to the most basics, an acoustic guitar and a vocal, which James really gets himself into the song and you see and hear how much it means to him, he's singing his soul out.
@@Tombro1856this song was about the Welsh international brigades helping the Republicans fight Francos Nationalists (fascist). Lots went for ideology, others disgusted by the indiscriminate carpet bombing of Guernica (Nazis testing tactics ready for the northern European war). The beauty of this song is that the shitty realities of life will always make it relevant
@@chrissaunders4702 Thank you for your comment. As geopolitics is my preferred subject even though thousand of Irishmen fought on the Republican side doesn't exempt the loss of over 37,000 mainly innocent Women and Children by a hot headed lunatic sitting in an underground bunker crying about an existernal threat.May he rot in hell.End of subject.
**had.. it's all gone now..our distinct culture and identity has been eroded by these treacherous elites allowing in millions of foreigners, making us a minority in our own cities and soon to be whole country. They've destroyed our distinct unique identity.
Frank Jackson I am not as humans have the capacity to forget and not remember. Nationalism is a sick philosophy and the Spanish Civil War was that and now we see it. As memories fade and heroes die, we forget
This song has always given me goosebumps. Remember "Libraries gave us power" Read about the Spanish civil war and the rise of fascism across Europe in the 1930's then compare it to what is happening now. Scary.
@@antonycharnock2993 yeah the fascism is rising again here with the party called "Vox"... And the people is so dumb to vote them... i hope we wont end like with Franco again.
You got it right but there's no need to fight as long the bright prime minister makes sure everithing is under control, our children will be safe 😊 ( see you on the next one)
@Daniel Spaniel not everything is about Brexit, there's much bigger things in the picture which have been routinely ignored under the Tories, such as poverty and the NHS. Brexit is nothing compared to life and death situations affecting millions everyday like the ones I've just mentioned.
@Daniel Spaniel, bullcrap. The biggest strain on the NHS is outsourcing, agencies charging hospitals £1500 for one nurse for a single night. Doesn't matter how much it's being funded when its money is being squandered like that.
@Daniel Spaniel Oh, really? And where do you get this information? Certainly not Oxford Economics. www.oxfordeconomics.com/recent-releases/8747673d-3b26-439b-9693-0e250df6dbba On average, immigrants each contribute £2,300 MORE to the UK economy every year than natives. So it's quite the opposite of what you seem to believe. And the percentage of immigrants working in the NHS is greater than the percentage of UK natives working in it. Again, contribuiting more. www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/blogs/immigration-and-the-nhs-the-evidence But sure, carry on believing the blatant lies and misinformation pumped out from 4 Matthew Parker Street.
More then during Vietnam, More then during the cold war, more then during 9-11, more then during Iraq, more then during Syria, more then now in Bresil and Venezuela, more then .... No, now that it concerns us with the false flag Covid, it is relevant.Sure ....
I understand what you mean but Christmas is a part of the problem [ poisonous misleading dogmatic religion plus unsustainable overconsumption = further empowerment multinationals plus disproportional woodcut 'christmas' trees] This song ought to become nr. One hit again, I agree, but not nesseceraly on a neoliberal capitalist holiday like christmas.
Stephan Reisig just because of the strange importance a lot of people seem to put on who is Christmas number 1. Would say a lot.. bit of a FY to what’s going on. I agree with what you said though
Honor to the International Brigadists! Despite fascism won, here in Spain we had a real respet for all those who came here to fight and die in a war which was not them. Muchas gracias por vuestro sacrificio, you are true heroes.
Fascismo es muerte.... Socialismo es muerte.... Comunismo es muerte.... ¿que no lo es?. Todos deberían ser combatidos, todos dividen al pueblo, todos destruyen al pueblo.
Glozboy22,Indeed! If you are brave or maybe stupid enough to think about it properly,relevant to the point of being slightly disturbing,powerful stuff!
@@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo Jesus, I just googled the lyrics. Top of the charts around half the globe, and it's just some gay dude singing about fancying some other guy and something about champagne. Under 14 year olds were a mistake.
@Trajans Method - no crystal ball needed, there's this thing called HISTORY... Apparently you can learn from it, to stop the same mistakes being made over and over....? If only people knew....😬
Then fight back. Create your own media outlets and call out the corruption of your political leaders. Dont just complain and go back to sleep or your jobs... Do something about it.
... I have to split comments or they delete everything I type out... Your enemy is Communism and Communism is based on Satanism, it's why you see so many people making V signs and six-six-six hand signs especially over one eye...
In 2023 this song is anthem for the entire world and it makes weep and this brilliant song yet it feels so positive and leaves you in a real sence of wonderment !!! Thanks for such a mind blowing and eternal song. I hope the world gets better and no children will have to tolerate this !!!
Agreed. My daughter loved this in her teens. She's now a mum of a 10 yo and 6yo. Think for now she has amnesia. Breaks my heart for all these young ones seeing the earth and all the folk going to hell so quickly. It's all so different to my life at their age
@@beLIEfIsTheEnemyofKnowing Thanks for the comment my friend what you’ve said is so right and it’s sucks that the next generations have to witness such outright misery and really upsets me very personally. All we can do for now is be vigilant and morally decent,love your family and the other humans in our lives. All these terrible events in our world can be allivated if we stick together in our belief of freedom and justice. I’m glad to see others on the same page ,if you tolerate this may only be a rock song but it has immense power to heal in it’s message. Thank you👍
@@danielduivenvoorden9399 thank you too for your lovely friendly response. It's the sticking together that is our vital ingredient that the wrong'uns running everything are afraid of but it seems to be elusive?🤔 time it running out and i hope and pray that folk will unite before too much longer. Many blissings to you and yours. Hold tight. Stand strong in truth. After a long time seeing all this coming, there are more aware now than I've seen before.
The covered eyes and mouths are like people having no real interaction with each other anymore. It's like social media. The opening line is, *"The future teaches you to be alone".* The second verse is, *"Gravity keeps my head down, or is it maybe shame, at being so young and being so vain".*
Hans Johan Assange is no friend of the people, he’s more than likely an intelligence asset. Honestly, we have to look past him, it’s all smoke and mirrors. He’s ridiculed people questioning 911, he more than likely there to dissuade people from waking up to the real gut wrenching truth that governments lie about ‘terrorist’ attacks and more. It’s all about controlling the narrative and perception and that includes what we think of as lies and corruption.
Most works of literature are I feel and it deepens us all into an abyss. We will have to fight for our children. The mechanism is in place to destroy us but little known to them it will destroy them from within...
this one is based on a line from a Welsh farmer who went to spain to fight Franco. Orwell was there, and his experiences of the lies that grew when the extremists on either side had power helped form hi hatred for totalitarianism of all flavours
@@flowinsounds thanks for the feedback. Nowadays we are living in a divided society and we are encouraged to destroy the "enemy" not to try a real dialogue and forgiveness
@@thomasbomdhilI think you’re kinda missing the point of the song still. It’s a call to arms, not really a plea for peace. Specifically it’s literally an ode to killing fascists lol
Apparently this song is about the Spanish Civil War I read in a BBC interview with Nicky Wire. I had no idea - I'm 40 and my 96 grandmother who's still very much with us was evacuated from the Basque region of Spain in the 1930s. World War II then intervened and she remained in the UK - moving to Wales with my Welsh grandfather in the early 70s and settling in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Das ist alles sehr schön, bedeutet aber nicht das Du oder Deine Familie irgendetwas verstanden hat. Das ist aber auch nicht schlimm - Es nennt sich Leben. Und die Kinder werden immer die nächsten sein!
To add to the history observations: the song's title comes from a slogan of real republican propaganda poster from the Spanish Civil War and the line "If I can shoot rabbits, I can shoot fascists" is a quote from the book "Miners Against Fascism" by Hywel Francis. I love songs inspired by real history and the message is still so relevant.
I always like to see how many seconds into youtube comment section before I read yet another 'underrated'!!!! The most overrated comment on youtube!! Just stop it!!!!
@@justmyopinion9585 thank you. Good advice. I get back to my great life and away from TH-cam comments. Get a life. Good advice, thanks. All the best to you too.
Mate, with the debt this country's already accrued, the following generations will be slaves to China. Not one person who supports this lock-down ought ever again think of themselves as good people.
Well we will make it through if people stay inside and not leave for a pint with their brain thinking they are brave when theres a fine line between that and stupidity (News flash you're not invincible) well that was my ted talk and in the words of Solaire of Astora: "Time for Jolly Co-Operation"
@@flynnguest8323 no, I'm not invulnerable, a gun for instance can kill me, but it is utter dillusion to think that a cough would. The only people who think that are idiots who haven't looked at the death rates, or downright spineless, invertebrate cowards.
@@Pax.Britannica Does that mean I'm an idiot who's worked through out the whole lockdown caring for people's families and both my parents are ill with illnesses which would kill them if they had covid.. Thanks pal.
@@gwenthomassss "...Kill me" I said. I actually give a damn about my health, I hadn't missed a day at the gym for 2 years prior to the lockdowns. This cough isn't going to kill me. And nothing I've said means we couldn't have provided care for those who actually need it, but to lock a country down and fuck up it's economy like we have. Its pure vampirism. Leaching life from the young to prolong the life of the old, in a way I doubt even the old would have cosigned if given the choice. Suicide rates undoubtedly spiked, because that's what happens when you destroy the routines of people, isolate them from family and tell them they can't see any mates then give them very little future prospects. Diabetes rates are sure to spike, because thats what happens when you give people no reason (nor permission) to leave their house. We already have studies to show these lockdowns have stunted children's speech development. And negligent of all the damage these lockdowns are doing to people, spineless cowards such as yourself and the people you cared for would sooner lock it all down because your health matters more. *Right?*
The fact that this song is still as relevant when looking at society today as it was when it was released is so disappointing. 26 years later and we’re going backwards.
What a lot of people miss when they listen to this song and say how relevant it is to 2020 is that it was actually written about the Spanish Civil War.
It's the 90s and naughties again! Thank you for helping me feel my old life. Not that times are worse for me now, it's just lovely to feel the old times. This song will still be one of the best during the age of Super-Intelligent begins, able to produce masterworks like none we've ever heard! A glorious sound, is this song.
That little drum roll at 3.14 inspired me to buy a drum kit and this was the first song I learned to play on it, back in 2000. Been playing ever since. Thanks, Manics!
Chile, October 2019. We said enough is enough and we are fighting neoliberalism, healthcare, education, water, electricity, roads, and everything you can think of is privatised. Our salaries are very low, and our pension system is so bad people have to continue working after they retire. We are protesting in the streets but we are only getting tear gas bombs, bullets and violence from the police and the army, we need help, I always listened to this song and I was so sad because in my country we were all blind and deaf, indifferent to our own people's pain. Now I am more positive, at least we are all united fighting.
@GamorneiOne We have all been ruined in latin america by corruption, Peru is no different, I have met very nice peruvian people living in Chile working hard to make a living too so don't think it's karma, it's called CORRUPTION AND NEOLIBERALISM.
england ,the people that make this world tick need to stop being the ones that make it tick BUT how do we organise that world wide , each country will find its way to control us ,here in europe we are rich poor people compared to others , the rich are MEGA rich , but because we have games consoles , mobiles , krap tv ect people are brainwashed to beleive life is good ,but China wants what we have when many here see we need to have less how do we tell them they cant have what weve had , the world is a mess but i still have hope in human kind
Share this every single day on your social media or what ever you use as people hear music more than anything else. I can't think of a more relevant song.
This song makes even more sense 2022. A war is going on and could escalate, but this is "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next." All my heart to war victims. If the world do not unite now, then i am afraid we failed all the children and their future of tomorrow.
Think you will find he’s already targeted civilians as well as risked contamination of an entire UK town with Novichok reneged on promises not to invade taken Crimea and Enacted armed activity in Georgia and Syria.
@@nzuncovered1845 All wars either war between countries such also civil wars is beyond terrible and undescribeable. War have always affected people that even have no reason be there. The war in middle east is terrible even today is still ongoin. Many lives is and was lost and will be lost. And many more places still today has the same issues in other parts of the world. People have fled to other countries for their survival in fear and with luggage of traumatic experience. Even an example of the war of in the past such as wallis and futuna was terrible. And that you should know that because its not to far from you are if you are in NZ. Why this war particulary is important is because if it escalates. It will be involvement on different kind of level. Could reach a worldwide dissaster. And if more countries gets into war then it already is. It will also have respond of every action that will follow. Think About it. And your civilian non attack comment is "invalid" An old friend of mine that had a girlfriend that died 2014 in a attack while she was trying to flee towards the border as a civilian. The blew up the car. And i never mentioned on the other comment about nato. Nothing that finance warfare is good. No country or Allied of kind any kind like nations or agreements. For the record. If a you had nothing to loose anymore. Especially when it is not going as it was planned. What is stopping you from an action to send multiple nuclear missiles at multiple targets at the same time. And even if the missiles would nt hit their targets. The longterm damage will last generations and the spread of radiation would reach overseas by wind. Just for an example. Chernobyl that was a accident that did reach as far as northern sweden and still today in the soil there with some surface digging contains traces of that radiation today.
I came here to say exactly the same thing! The song’s title is also about a European war against a brutal dictator terrified of losing power, and I guess the lyrics are about bystanderism? It feels very current, 90 years after the Spanish Civil War and 25 after the song came out
The most forward thinking ahead of their times band from the U.K. refusing to do baggy football Brit pop but making us think of our direction. Thoughts for Richie
I was sitting on pigeon point in Tobago listening to this ! A rasta heard it and sat with me and we became mates , my girlfriend came over , lifelong friends , we was awake and knew its meaning !!
Relevant today more than ever. Ahead of their time!! Just saw them tonight at Wembley arena. When they sang this the crowd went wild. Says it all. Brilliant artists.
Makes more sense then ever in 2021 , wake up people we need to UNITE👌✌️
I agree imagine how amazing 😍 life would be if we all stood together as one .
@@bb1518 Some of us have tried that approach before. United as one. Guess what. Others came united as one too. And I swear to you, it was a total mess. Supposing one day all humanity would be united as one, only to find out aliens were coming... life is diverse. We might have all the same source, but time and space separates us into different paths. Sometimes opposing paths.
The scumbags are already attacking children with psychological manipulation. We're all under attack.
@@hugosantos1476 I doubt the aliens are anywhere. This is an enclosed place we live in with the stars always in the same place on the same day every year at the same time. If you are on earth spinning through the universe how is that possible?
@@bobduff80 yes, I agree. We are all alone in this bubble we call Earth. We will never escape. Aliens are science fiction.
26 years have passed since this song was released and it is still more relevant than ever.
Even more so
88 years since the events it was written about.
Fascists are voted in, Netanyahu, Putin and potential second Trump term. But people are demanding it
Forever it was written about. Truly. You’re right as well and right itself was for the betterment of all. The word and it’s meaning. I could type yeah your right/ wrong on anything that’s what we’ve come to. Common sense and sayings and basics are going why is this? Example I have known is kids and having 6 myself couple adults now yet still always my little ones. I’m going back to the start of good/bad. Nothing we do is new. There’s something proper wrong and always has been since wrong/bad come into all. How do we know wrong/right? From ourselves? That’s bullshit.
This song means everything in 2024
This is fucking nightmare.
Exactly. What do they expect we as parents teach our children here? The US/UK NATO war machine has lost all moral authority. They're one huge genocidal israel paid mafia-conglomerate
And we defeated the fascists in the USA
Now for Europe to wake up
Trump 2024 🇺🇸
Same as muse,uprising,never have words to a song been more relevant
We are living in a sick twisted world thats getting sicker by the day right now ... 😢
Wrong, it has always been worse than this but we have something that times past didn't, we have more info at our fingertips than any human ever in history, we have the power to change the power to awaken our fello brothers and sisters to try and do better, a little love goes along way, you just have to care and try, the trying is what counts
basically because we did tolerate it and our kids were next. And thats where we are now
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
Well put ✊👏👏👏👏🏴
I WILL HONER THAT COMMITMENT!
IF WE TOLERATE THIS THEN THE CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT
RISE AGAINST YOUR LIVES WILL SOON DEPEND ON IT!.....
ying and yang?
this is a song
Indeed ^^
Listening to this in 2023 and it's still spot on... Sad world we now live in... Glad I'm not a child growing up in this generation.
ABSOLUTELY!!!
Yes ....so much simpler growing up in the 70s / 80s 😮
Couldn't agree more 😢
💯 ❤
then we must all do something about it now and forever more :)
This should be the anthem for 2024 UK
Why?
@@katemara667 Because it's a sentiment against fascists & communists ... OK it's specifically about the Spanish Civil War and about Franco in particular .... but hey Commie or Fascist ... all the same to me ... red or black you're better off dead and rolled in to a ditch by moonlight.
@@katemara667if they lock you up for having different opinions than the establishment then you've lost all your freedom.
This is an antifacist song, hope it helps
This IS my anthem for 2024. I fear what Two Tier Stalin has in store for my family. Very disturbing time in our history.
More relevant now in 2024 than ever before.
Why..
@@notlob23Wakey Wakey,are children are in grave danger,fair game for mussies.
Relevant in every instance/moment/ present, past and future we allow our freedoms to be captured by a system of slavery,sickness and sin
@@notlob23 because humanity is under attack - wake up!
Nobody learned
This song needs to be on loud speakers in Trafalgar Square !
So true
Parliament Square.
And Piccadilly Manchester
ok, but in arabic or indian?! O_o
ALL OVER THE WORLD!
This song is so relevant for today ....
YES
Fuck lock down
Rings true with today’s situation.
I’m gobsmacked at how many people rolled over without question.
the trans movement?
Spanish Civil War?
@@merlinonline67 Why the Spanish civil war?
UK national anthem 2024, God help us🙏
United Kingdom? Why?
@@bloody024 because we have people on our streets who think it's OK to do the nazi sulate.
@@bloody024 Because they've got this sick fascist Starmer, and had Boris Johnson, who singlehandedly ruined peace-negotiations for the US/UK NATO proxy-war abusing Ukraine for their sick expansionist weapons-profiteering power-games, which now has us in danger of a nuclear exchange.
@@bloody024 If you don´t understand the comment....
14 years of Tory rule and now you think the world is ending *rolls eyes.
If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will be Next, the best lyric ever written, and more relevant now than ever before.
it comes from a recruitment poster in the 1930's. Encouraging people to enlist in the International Brigade of the democratically elected republicans during the Spanish civil war, to fight against the fascist army of Franco.
@philldavies7940 yk what annoys me about this song is that people change the meaning of it. its about the Spanish civil war not how lgbt people are gonna groom your children or covid 💀
@manic_street_starlover they are gonna groom your children though
Could still be very applicable there though, we can see people losing their mind everywhere, cutting of body parts. And sadly, our children are alos falling prey to the suicide cult that is lgbtqq@@manic_street_starlover
@@manic_street_starlover I needs a re-release
This song makes more sense today than it ever has 😢
Only to someone who doesn't know what the song is about.
sadly so
@@redplague Because the song is written about the Spanish Civil War it in no way prevents the lyrics hitting home with other things. Also intrinsically most problems throughout history are repeating cycles, and as such anything about one thing instantly applies to many others. Also get this, art is what you make of it always will be, and if you think anything ever made can only be what it's creator specifically made it to be. Then your attempt to sound clever and perceived sense of superiority; because you believe you have a correct answer against wrong ones. Only shows you to be stupid and very limited in your ability to critically think.
@@EddThe19th You have have completely failed to understand how my reply relates to the original comment. I'll repeat it for you Mr Critical Thinker. "This song makes more sense today than it ever has". I never said it couldn't be reinterpreted for a different time. I was doubting how it makes more sense now than what it was actually written about with a mind that maybe only those who didn't understand what the song was about would think that.
I'm afraid your own attempt to sound clever has utterly backfired. How embarrassing for you.
@@redplague No it really hasn't that's some A grade twisting to try change a stance, worst of all it makes absolutely no sense. Not only is it a sentiment that isn't conveyed by the short sentence you wrote, but given the song at no point makes a direct reference and the fact that metaphor is such a heavy part of most modern imagery. It absolutely can make more sense now. Most importantly it's still an artistic production, as such is an entirely subjective experience. If the message, feeling or take away someone gets from it feels more real, or like it makes more sense than ever before, then that's an entirely correct fact for them.
Lyrics:
The future teaches you to be alone
The present to be afraid and cold
So if I can shoot rabbits
Then I can shoot fascists
Bullets for your brain today
But we'll forget it all again
Monuments put from pen to paper
Turns me into a gutless wonder
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Gravity keeps my head down
Or is it maybe shame
At being so young and being so vain
Holes in your head today
But I'm a pacifist
I've walked La Ramblas
But not with real intent
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next
And on the street tonight an old man plays
With newspaper cuttings of his glory days
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Like, to bump up to the top!
Thank you.
@Sood81 - Hasbara trolls go back to Khazaria 🤣🎯
You want to talk in real talk please?
@Sood81 - Hasbara trolls go back to Khazaria, yeah, I'm confused a little can you explain please?. Thank you
As my uncle used to tell me history repeats itself it has to cause no one ever listened
Listening to this in Ireland in 2024 and my God does this resonate so much with what's going on. You lads were ahead of your time absolutely timeless song. ✌&💚
Couldn't agree more
Same ..😔
Democracy is a threat to your freedom.
I think they were prophets, warning through the medium of music
Im 47 and im from German. One of the Best Songs of all Times .
I haven't listened to this song in years. Now having two children, it hits hard!
Same, I loved this when it came out and now I have young children and painfully it resonates more
Amen
Agree
Now here is a track we need to get back to the top of the charts right now.
Then fight back.
Create your own media outlets and call out the corruption of your political leaders.
Dont just complain and go back to sleep or your jobs... Do something about it.
Globalism leading us into this New World Order, steaming ahead.... We MUST stand up, stand against this. FORGET about party lines, it's a game, a distraction to keep us divided.
very timely
Yepp ,but what to think about, Fight for your right to party/Beasty boys
Yep exactly just realised how relevant this is against the New World Order
This is a timeless song that's as relevant today as it was the day it was released.
maybe even more so
And who would have thought it was mainly our favourite actors, musicians and even royalty that are into this.
Definitely and it just gets better. I also love their acoustic version's which i think are better. There some versions with the 3 Manic's on acoustics and some with just James Dean Bradfield on an acoustic, stripped right down to the most basics, an acoustic guitar and a vocal, which James really gets himself into the song and you see and hear how much it means to him, he's singing his soul out.
@@paulfoskett1519 hunting parties.
@@paulfoskett1519 I don’t believe this band is, I think this was trying to warn us through Lyrics.
2024! This is still one of the best songs to ever be heard!
?? Hope you are familiar with the Spanish civil war because if you are not then don't comment.
@@Tombro1856wwwwwwhat??????
@@Tombro1856 correct
@@Tombro1856this song was about the Welsh international brigades helping the Republicans fight Francos Nationalists (fascist). Lots went for ideology, others disgusted by the indiscriminate carpet bombing of Guernica (Nazis testing tactics ready for the northern European war). The beauty of this song is that the shitty realities of life will always make it relevant
@@chrissaunders4702 Thank you for your comment. As geopolitics is my preferred subject even though thousand of Irishmen fought on the Republican side doesn't exempt the loss of over 37,000 mainly innocent Women and Children by a hot headed lunatic sitting in an underground bunker crying about an existernal threat.May he rot in hell.End of subject.
Should be played on the radio every day so people wake up !
Man does the UK have some musical talent. 🇬🇧
**had.. it's all gone now..our distinct culture and identity has been eroded by these treacherous elites allowing in millions of foreigners, making us a minority in our own cities and soon to be whole country. They've destroyed our distinct unique identity.
Yes a lot , the list of great british bands is enormous.
uk just has the best of planet earth....spurs fan
The Uk 'HAD' musical talent, but then you can say that about anywhere now
Chilling too. Notice the x running blood. Drums covered in plastic makes me wonder if they're actually showing a ritualistic sacrifice scene too.
This song helped me leave an abusive relationship. My children would have been next. But weren’t. They had a peaceful home 🙏🏻❤️Thank you Manics ❤
I saw these in Brighton 2003 I think it was with the ex wife, she is an ex as she tried to stab me.
Well done for getting out.
@@thebouncer9107 think I would have been dead now if i had not, she was a psycho.
@@paulfoskett1519 Glad you made it mate
So happy you're free❤
I'm stunned by the accuracy of these lyrics in 2019 .😪
Frank Jackson I am not as humans have the capacity to forget and not remember. Nationalism is a sick philosophy and the Spanish Civil War was that and now we see it. As memories fade and heroes die, we forget
They're very relevant, it's scary.
Calling someone a communist just for saying something reasonable is so typical of far-rightists. These people have no basis for their ideals
Get bud
I feel it too, bro!
-67 years old and listen to this song and still gives me goose bumps 🤓
The lead singer was murdered.
Google it.
hard to realise at the time just how close this song was to reality
Yes. Very close
exactly
Close to the reality of the Spanish civil war?
@@CirqueSteamPunk abstract though not really your thing eh lol
Usually the children don't tolerate it.
I had no idea at the time how deep this tune is
This song has always given me goosebumps. Remember "Libraries gave us power" Read about the Spanish civil war and the rise of fascism across Europe in the 1930's then compare it to what is happening now. Scary.
@@antonycharnock2993 yeah the fascism is rising again here with the party called "Vox"... And the people is so dumb to vote them... i hope we wont end like with Franco again.
@@antonycharnock2993 what do you mean, whats happening now?
@@whiskeyandchoke What's happening now is far worse, war most foul is upon us and our fates have been sealed, there will be no winners.
what are you? thick?
This should be number 1 in the UK write now what a timeless classic more relevant than ever. BRITS WAKE UP BEFORE ITS TOO LATE
Not just Brits alas... as for being too late, we are rounding that corner now. But what can we do?
Fight
You got it right but there's no need to fight as long the bright prime minister makes sure everithing is under control, our children will be safe 😊
( see you on the next one)
@@jeco1057if you're relying on politicians then you're very naive
Unfortunately English kids don't Matter and unfortunately Irish kids won't either! 😢
Written for today, yesterday, and tomorrow
21 years on and this song is more relevant than ever.
How I wish it wasn't, and we could simply enjoy it as a great piece of music. :(
@Daniel Spaniel not everything is about Brexit, there's much bigger things in the picture which have been routinely ignored under the Tories, such as poverty and the NHS. Brexit is nothing compared to life and death situations affecting millions everyday like the ones I've just mentioned.
@Daniel Spaniel, bullcrap. The biggest strain on the NHS is outsourcing, agencies charging hospitals £1500 for one nurse for a single night. Doesn't matter how much it's being funded when its money is being squandered like that.
@Daniel Spaniel Oh, really? And where do you get this information?
Certainly not Oxford Economics.
www.oxfordeconomics.com/recent-releases/8747673d-3b26-439b-9693-0e250df6dbba
On average, immigrants each contribute £2,300 MORE to the UK economy every year than natives. So it's quite the opposite of what you seem to believe.
And the percentage of immigrants working in the NHS is greater than the percentage of UK natives working in it. Again, contribuiting more.
www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/blogs/immigration-and-the-nhs-the-evidence
But sure, carry on believing the blatant lies and misinformation pumped out from 4 Matthew Parker Street.
21 years later the world has less poverty, less wars and people live longer... contrary to popular belief, things are actually better
Artists are a gift we should listen to more
Such an apt song right now. Parents protect your children
...from politics
Willtakemorethan_ Along with Big Pharma & some Foundations!
@@shaunspillane2105 But will there be enough people?!
@@shaunspillane2105 No I came off last year & havent bothered to go back on despite getting several reminders/updates
Protect them from the Spanish civil war?
this song needs to go viral again right now i think
Event 201
Graphene Oxide should open some eyes
Also yellow card
@@andrewbower8965 💯%
Unfortunately there are a lot of deaf people out there.
2024 and still relevant
Sadly, yes!
More than ever...
its crazy, how we tolarte all those mislums into our countries, turning everything to shit. our children will be next.
Even more so relevant
"If you tolerate this,then your children will be next." First thing that came into my head few weeks ago.
This song is more relevant now, more than ever.
More then during Vietnam, More then during the cold war, more then during 9-11, more then during Iraq, more then during Syria, more then now in Bresil and Venezuela, more then .... No, now that it concerns us with the false flag Covid, it is relevant.Sure ....
@Michael Jones Let's get dem Spaniard Fascists! CaptainWhoops sent us!
@Вавилонская Девственница-Life Трэш стримы racist
This needs to 2020 Christmas number one.
What a statement that would be.
too true!
I understand what you mean but Christmas is a part of the problem [ poisonous misleading dogmatic religion plus unsustainable overconsumption = further empowerment multinationals plus disproportional woodcut 'christmas' trees]
This song ought to become nr. One hit again, I agree, but not nesseceraly on a neoliberal capitalist holiday like christmas.
Stephan Reisig just because of the strange importance a lot of people seem to put on who is Christmas number 1. Would say a lot.. bit of a FY to what’s going on. I agree with what you said though
Covid scam and government tyranny if you tolerate this your children will be next what a song for for 2020
@@lawrencepentland880 Yes, in this current context this song gives me goosebumps and tears. . .
Honor to the International Brigadists! Despite fascism won, here in Spain we had a real respet for all those who came here to fight and die in a war which was not them.
Muchas gracias por vuestro sacrificio, you are true heroes.
NO PASARAN ✊🏻💜💛❤️
George Orwell fought in Spain un abrazo
Now we have the (2024) UK Fascists, the Woke & Useless, Not fit for absolutely any Purpose, Labour Party!!!.😢😮👎👇
Fascismo es muerte.... Socialismo es muerte.... Comunismo es muerte.... ¿que no lo es?. Todos deberían ser combatidos, todos dividen al pueblo, todos destruyen al pueblo.
@@DaraghBrowne Homage to Catalonia was what set up Orwell's career, writing Animal Farm and 1984.
'You'll own nothing and you'll be happy'
no..you bully..ill buy huel.rent my pod,and ride on my e scooter...so there......facist..........
@@dickweeeeeeeeeed lol. You forgot the 'eating insects'.
For anyone interested in a better story than 1984
Huxley's "A brave new world"
th-cam.com/video/q0FDwfNE6YE/w-d-xo.html
@@alfredlear4141 Pass the soma please, I need to numb the mental pain!
@@nickpapa1721
Insects are exceptionally high protein. There's no reason you can't feed the insects to ruminants.
We should have listened when this was first released
Have not of.
@@GeorgeFreeman55 thanks 👍
@@kabanna No worries.
i did it... and i played it everynight in clubs in 21 years... but "the world wont listen" (smiths)
Some did. Some didn't. Time is running out.
To all parents all over the world
LISTEN to this song.
Listen deep and hard and stand up for your beautiful children❤
PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN✌❤
Amen to that! 🙏🏼
Amen , from israhell 😔🙏🏻
@@DanaKot336 from where ha
^
#clotshot.
And here we are.
One of the best songs ever. More relevant than ever these days.
Such an underatted band this and design for life are are fantastic songs.
Glozboy22,Indeed! If you are brave or maybe stupid enough to think about it properly,relevant to the point of being slightly disturbing,powerful stuff!
100% agree. If the governmewnt don't go through with BREXIT now...all hope of domoracy will be lost for future generations.
Marxist Globalist bankers destroying our society and our culture to bring about their religious prophecy of ruling over the non chosen
rocketmunkey1
Agreed
It's SEPTEMBER 2021. Let's see how many real music lovers listen to this masterpiece!
2024!!!!!
2024 🥰
Who knew the young teenage me that liked this song for it's melody, would like for completely different reasons 2 decades later. It made me weep!!!
My sentiments exactly
I get you....this song has inspired me when I first heard it. . about 20 yrs ago
Hahah i have the same
this band wouldnt existed if not for the spanish patriots that won the war 🇪🇸
Stay strong brother. We are all in this together.
Listen this excellent song in january 2025.
Ahead of its time. Could have been written last week.
lil nas x - montero
Could have been written in Athens 600 BC
@@badtuber1654 Dude no one over 14 listens to that shite
@@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo a lie
@@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo Jesus, I just googled the lyrics. Top of the charts around half the globe, and it's just some gay dude singing about fancying some other guy and something about champagne. Under 14 year olds were a mistake.
My Dad would play this when we would go on drives as a kid. This song is so nostalgic 😍
OMG, just realized this song came out 23 years ago. It seems like yesterday, shit I'm old. I'm playing this now to my kids.
Based.
My parents used to do the same
yep this is exactly how I discovered this band
same me and my dad are listening rn loll
turns out this may be the most genius song EVER!!! did you guys have a crystal ball
@Trajans Method - no crystal ball needed, there's this thing called HISTORY... Apparently you can learn from it, to stop the same mistakes being made over and over....? If only people knew....😬
theres a reason they CIA'd the lead singer, you know.
@@tigs6639 amazing.....what did you learn, when did you learn it...what did you do about it?....lets guess...nothing
this band wouldnt existed if not for the spanish patriots that won the war 🇪🇸 now Ucrania Is falling
The fascists actually own that war, sadly..@@alisarmiento6682
Definately relevant to what's going off in 2024.
@@johnlegend3218 yes, fascism is a growing problem and we shouldn’t tolerate it.
this tune should be played every hour - lest we forget.
Then fight back.
Create your own media outlets and call out the corruption of your political leaders.
Dont just complain and go back to sleep or your jobs... Do something about it.
The "tune" is duchess by the Stranglers, just slowed down
❤😢😢😢😢😮
@@deerhunter2218 no it is not.
This a very relevant song these days
Lump in my throat listening to this - so powerful now 🙏
I guarantee the songwriters don't agree with your interpretation of the song.
@@DrunkChimp you're probably right 😕
@@DrunkChimp you best mates aye?
@@SD-ym1rt Aye.
@@DrunkChimp ha ha
Still a classic 2025 🫶
Makes my blood run cold. Who would have thought we'd actually be facing this ourselves. Come on people save our children!
✊✊🏼✊🏿✊🏾
This is more relevant nowadays than ever genius 🥲🥲
Our children are doomed, I'm affraid...
... I have to split comments or they delete everything I type out... Your enemy is Communism and Communism is based on Satanism, it's why you see so many people making V signs and six-six-six hand signs especially over one eye...
We’re trying but it feels like no one is listening....... 😢
YES! WE ARE UNITED.
In 2023 this song is anthem for the entire world and it makes weep and this brilliant song yet it feels so positive and leaves you in a real sence of wonderment !!!
Thanks for such a mind blowing and eternal song.
I hope the world gets better and no children will have to tolerate this !!!
In Gaza sterben Säuglinge … die Bibel deckt das Verbrechen
indeed
Agreed. My daughter loved this in her teens. She's now a mum of a 10 yo and 6yo. Think for now she has amnesia. Breaks my heart for all these young ones seeing the earth and all the folk going to hell so quickly. It's all so different to my life at their age
@@beLIEfIsTheEnemyofKnowing Thanks for the comment my friend what you’ve said is so right and it’s sucks that the next generations have to witness such outright misery and really upsets me very personally.
All we can do for now is be vigilant and morally decent,love your family and the other humans in our lives.
All these terrible events in our world can be allivated if we stick together in our belief of freedom and justice.
I’m glad to see others on the same page ,if you tolerate this may only be a rock song but it has immense power to heal in it’s message.
Thank you👍
@@danielduivenvoorden9399 thank you too for your lovely friendly response. It's the sticking together that is our vital ingredient that the wrong'uns running everything are afraid of but it seems to be elusive?🤔 time it running out and i hope and pray that folk will unite before too much longer.
Many blissings to you and yours. Hold tight. Stand strong in truth. After a long time seeing all this coming, there are more aware now than I've seen before.
Well done people. You tolerated it. Now your children are next.
Well said ! Looks like most of us 'walked La Ramblas / without any real intent'.
@@michaelfelsinger-k2i I must admit I did myself.
Listening today.
We will win this.❤
Not me and not my children anyway. We passed the IQ-test!!!
Not yet baby 👍 hold the line
GOD BLESS THE CHILDREN
Amen. God bless you and your family to x
The spirit and unity of people will always be more powerful than any government.
Uts such a shame that we are not ALL united then xx
@@lindawest7885 Cos the government are so great at brainwashing people.
The covered eyes and mouths are like people having no real interaction with each other anymore. It's like social media.
The opening line is, *"The future teaches you to be alone".*
The second verse is, *"Gravity keeps my head down, or is it maybe shame, at being so young and being so vain".*
This is basically lockdown.
People open it eyes or children will be next
you are a great person
Fuck that. We unite. X
@@allaroundme5429 Right. And @ 4:24 he covers his face with a mask.
It's up to us as adults to stand against lies and corruption that's going on in this world 2020 so we can leave a better world for our kids ✌
Who was there for Julian Assange as it mattered?
Hans Johan Assange is no friend of the people, he’s more than likely an intelligence asset. Honestly, we have to look past him, it’s all smoke and mirrors. He’s ridiculed people questioning 911, he more than likely there to dissuade people from waking up to the real gut wrenching truth that governments lie about ‘terrorist’ attacks and more. It’s all about controlling the narrative and perception and that includes what we think of as lies and corruption.
Apparently the UK population will be 15 million in 2025. What have they got planned for us?
What we had wasnt good I mean Tony Blair the foreign lover
U r so right
25 years on and this song is more relevant than ever 😢😢😢
This song should have a lot more views loved it ever since it came out im 52 now still love it. 👌
Did you have kids? Did you raise them to be pacifists?
They walked La ramblas but not with real intent 🤔
Ndeed
An intelligent and beautiful piece of music: a masterpiece with an enduring message.
Absolutely right, they should give this song more attention. Maybe it will help a bit to improve this world.
Very well put. Needs a reawakening!
Remember, evil thrives when good people do nothing.
👏👏👏👏👏
Wasn't that the gist of Napoleon's quote? "For evil to thrive requires only that good men do nothing." (iirc)
people arent inheritely good as we've all sinned in life making us all equally bad
Evil is all around us, the people with money don't care about the rest of us.
Some of the songs of Manic Street Preachers have become somehow prophetic
Most works of literature are I feel and it deepens us all into an abyss. We will have to fight for our children. The mechanism is in place to destroy us but little known to them it will destroy them from within...
this one is based on a line from a Welsh farmer who went to spain to fight Franco. Orwell was there, and his experiences of the lies that grew when the extremists on either side had power helped form hi hatred for totalitarianism of all flavours
@@flowinsounds thanks for the feedback. Nowadays we are living in a divided society and we are encouraged to destroy the "enemy" not to try a real dialogue and forgiveness
They were written from the future, long ago.
@@thomasbomdhilI think you’re kinda missing the point of the song still. It’s a call to arms, not really a plea for peace. Specifically it’s literally an ode to killing fascists lol
This song is so relevant right now, needs to be in charts everywhere to wake people up
exactly
Who controls the charts in this wonderful world of purchase power?
@@harrybirchall3308 communists that SELL tickets to see them play? Interesting concept lol
@@harrybirchall3308 not saying it is, they have to operate in the REAL world mon amie
@Mike McGrath-Bryan same as always, young people, generally 13 year old girls
The lyrics will never get old. This is a truly timeless song.
Apparently this song is about the Spanish Civil War I read in a BBC interview with Nicky Wire. I had no idea - I'm 40 and my 96 grandmother who's still very much with us was evacuated from the Basque region of Spain in the 1930s. World War II then intervened and she remained in the UK - moving to Wales with my Welsh grandfather in the early 70s and settling in the Vale of Glamorgan.
well that must be true if the bbc did a interview - NOT
Das ist alles sehr schön, bedeutet aber nicht das Du oder Deine Familie irgendetwas verstanden hat. Das ist aber auch nicht schlimm - Es nennt sich Leben. Und die Kinder werden immer die nächsten sein!
@@angelabuck5491😂
@@johannes4155that’s fine by me - a liberating mindset. Vielen dank!
To add to the history observations: the song's title comes from a slogan of real republican propaganda poster from the Spanish Civil War and the line "If I can shoot rabbits, I can shoot fascists" is a quote from the book "Miners Against Fascism" by Hywel Francis. I love songs inspired by real history and the message is still so relevant.
This song was long before its time now it would be a loved world renowned anthem for the masses
One of the best songs ever. And scarily relevant in 2021.
I am afraid it will be relevant for many years to come. But it the song is really powerful, no words to describe it.
One of the most underrated bands of all time!!!
I always like to see how many seconds into youtube comment section before I read yet another 'underrated'!!!! The most overrated comment on youtube!! Just stop it!!!!
@@alexanderdraper1665 then why dont you stop scowling through the comments and go out and grab yourself a life
@@justmyopinion9585 thank you. Good advice. I get back to my great life and away from TH-cam comments. Get a life. Good advice, thanks. All the best to you too.
@@alexanderdraper1665 My pleasure Buddy
If ever a song sums up the UK current COVID lockdown crisis it’s this song!
Mate, with the debt this country's already accrued, the following generations will be slaves to China. Not one person who supports this lock-down ought ever again think of themselves as good people.
Well we will make it through if people stay inside and not leave for a pint with their brain thinking they are brave when theres a fine line between that and stupidity (News flash you're not invincible)
well that was my ted talk and in the words of Solaire of Astora:
"Time for Jolly Co-Operation"
@@flynnguest8323 no, I'm not invulnerable, a gun for instance can kill me, but it is utter dillusion to think that a cough would. The only people who think that are idiots who haven't looked at the death rates, or downright spineless, invertebrate cowards.
@@Pax.Britannica Does that mean I'm an idiot who's worked through out the whole lockdown caring for people's families and both my parents are ill with illnesses which would kill them if they had covid.. Thanks pal.
@@gwenthomassss "...Kill me" I said. I actually give a damn about my health, I hadn't missed a day at the gym for 2 years prior to the lockdowns. This cough isn't going to kill me.
And nothing I've said means we couldn't have provided care for those who actually need it, but to lock a country down and fuck up it's economy like we have. Its pure vampirism. Leaching life from the young to prolong the life of the old, in a way I doubt even the old would have cosigned if given the choice. Suicide rates undoubtedly spiked, because that's what happens when you destroy the routines of people, isolate them from family and tell them they can't see any mates then give them very little future prospects. Diabetes rates are sure to spike, because thats what happens when you give people no reason (nor permission) to leave their house. We already have studies to show these lockdowns have stunted children's speech development.
And negligent of all the damage these lockdowns are doing to people, spineless cowards such as yourself and the people you cared for would sooner lock it all down because your health matters more. *Right?*
The fact that this song is still as relevant when looking at society today as it was when it was released is so disappointing. 26 years later and we’re going backwards.
I'm spanish. I'm crying. Thank you so much for this song, MSP
Hello bro I've just found ot my dad was Spanish
From Ciudad Real . He was . G of bless u Bro. X.
Keep up the good fight
Being Spanish means nothing. You should be thankful as a Socialist. Nothing more.
What a lot of people miss when they listen to this song and say how relevant it is to 2020 is that it was actually written about the Spanish Civil War.
Juan Antonio Moreno Why You Crying?
We tolerated it. And now they have our children.
They really do.
@@user-ip5uw2so5b They really really do.
Umm no
Speak for yourself, no surrender to the fake virus
Menstrual blood, children, organs, soul creative energy all harvested from the unwary to propagate the course of the selfish.
Just burst into tears listening to this absolute beautiful rock hymn / anthem. Holds a lot of memories. Thank you manics👏💛
👍
Stay strong hayley 💯‼👍
lgbtqi is after our kids
It's a vey poignant song, we are living this now.
@@YouCantKillLove Stay fucking strong 👍
It's the 90s and naughties again!
Thank you for helping me feel my old life.
Not that times are worse for me now, it's just lovely to feel the old times.
This song will still be one of the best during the age of Super-Intelligent begins, able to produce masterworks like none we've ever heard!
A glorious sound, is this song.
One of the best songs ever, makes me think, makes me cry 😢
+Michael Myers 100% agreed.
amen Michael :)
Well said sir
So accurate
Emo? You know nothing.
That little drum roll at 3.14 inspired me to buy a drum kit and this was the first song I learned to play on it, back in 2000. Been playing ever since. Thanks, Manics!
Seans playing in this song inspired me as well. 🤜
@@niilaheikki his drumming on PCP is my favourite drum.roll in rock n roll history
Chile, October 2019. We said enough is enough and we are fighting neoliberalism, healthcare, education, water, electricity, roads, and everything you can think of is privatised. Our salaries are very low, and our pension system is so bad people have to continue working after they retire. We are protesting in the streets but we are only getting tear gas bombs, bullets and violence from the police and the army, we need help, I always listened to this song and I was so sad because in my country we were all blind and deaf, indifferent to our own people's pain. Now I am more positive, at least we are all united fighting.
I wish I could help i really do my hart and soul prays for you all . god bless . john
Well said. Viva la revolucion!
@GamorneiOne We have all been ruined in latin america by corruption, Peru is no different, I have met very nice peruvian people living in Chile working hard to make a living too so don't think it's karma, it's called CORRUPTION AND NEOLIBERALISM.
england ,the people that make this world tick need to stop being the ones that make it tick BUT how do we organise that world wide , each country will find its way to control us ,here in europe we are rich poor people compared to others , the rich are MEGA rich , but because we have games consoles , mobiles , krap tv ect people are brainwashed to beleive life is good ,but China wants what we have when many here see we need to have less how do we tell them they cant have what weve had , the world is a mess but i still have hope in human kind
Hi Paulina how are you , john
even here in Peru, nowadays this could be an anthem...
Is the WEF already overthere to?
Share this every single day on your social media or what ever you use as people hear music more than anything else. I can't think of a more relevant song.
I’ll say it again; one of the greatest bands of all time.
Yes indeed
Class band....nothing like them coming thru any more...................
They still are:-) Cymru am bith xxx
That's true !
4 REAL
Gives me shivers thinking how relevant this is today. Always loved this since it's release. Love it now.
remember watching this with my brother in the 90s RIP my brother
Probably the most relevant song today.
this song is so close to home in this day and age
Grooming gangs,😬.
If only you knew 4 months ago.
The eyes only see what the mind is prepared to comprehend.
Good quote
@@paulrourke7442 , yes, specialy because our minds are zombie-like nowdays, without any real scholing or msm information.
@@hansjohan3150 agreed, I was blind for thirty years until the LORD opened my eyes
th-cam.com/video/6L5t7GbcpGg/w-d-xo.html absolutely 👍👍👍
2023 and it has never been more relevant than now! What else has to happen for people to stand up?
We need music like this that questions things instead of just accepting shit more than everv .
This song makes even more sense 2022. A war is going on and could escalate, but this is "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next." All my heart to war victims. If the world do not unite now, then i am afraid we failed all the children and their future of tomorrow.
@@nzuncovered1845 What was that? How's them Russians not targeting civilians? How's that dictator in Russia, that's been at the helm since 2000?
Think you will find he’s already targeted civilians as well as risked contamination of an entire UK town with Novichok reneged on promises not to invade taken Crimea and Enacted armed activity in Georgia and Syria.
@@nzuncovered1845 All wars either war between countries such also civil wars is beyond terrible and undescribeable. War have always affected people that even have no reason be there. The war in middle east is terrible even today is still ongoin. Many lives is and was lost and will be lost. And many more places still today has the same issues in other parts of the world. People have fled to other countries for their survival in fear and with luggage of traumatic experience. Even an example of the war of in the past such as wallis and futuna was terrible. And that you should know that because its not to far from you are if you are in NZ. Why this war particulary is important is because if it escalates. It will be involvement on different kind of level. Could reach a worldwide dissaster. And if more countries gets into war then it already is. It will also have respond of every action that will follow. Think About it. And your civilian non attack comment is "invalid" An old friend of mine that had a girlfriend that died 2014 in a attack while she was trying to flee towards the border as a civilian. The blew up the car. And i never mentioned on the other comment about nato. Nothing that finance warfare is good. No country or Allied of kind any kind like nations or agreements. For the record. If a you had nothing to loose anymore. Especially when it is not going as it was planned. What is stopping you from an action to send multiple nuclear missiles at multiple targets at the same time. And even if the missiles would nt hit their targets. The longterm damage will last generations and the spread of radiation would reach overseas by wind. Just for an example. Chernobyl that was a accident that did reach as far as northern sweden and still today in the soil there with some surface digging contains traces of that radiation today.
I came here to say exactly the same thing! The song’s title is also about a European war against a brutal dictator terrified of losing power, and I guess the lyrics are about bystanderism? It feels very current, 90 years after the Spanish Civil War and 25 after the song came out
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This has never just been a song...!!
It's a warning, and the herd keep falling for the same old tricks. Again and again and..aga..
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Jesus Christ how right they were! 2025 couldn't be more relevant!
The most forward thinking ahead of their times band from the U.K. refusing to do baggy football Brit pop but making us think of our direction.
Thoughts for Richie
This song relates to most of what happens in human society & is still happening. We are the children that were next.
one of the greatest songs ever......
Yes.
I agree
nope not at all! but it is Manic Street Preachers best song without a doubt
well said Jason
fuck yeah
I was sitting on pigeon point in Tobago listening to this ! A rasta heard it and sat with me and we became mates , my girlfriend came over , lifelong friends , we was awake and knew its meaning !!
Relevant today more than ever. Ahead of their time!! Just saw them tonight at Wembley arena. When they sang this the crowd went wild. Says it all. Brilliant artists.
Lots of people are awake, it's just the msm that keeps things silent.
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These people are in the know mate. They know what shit is going down years before we do.
Hey what band x
Placing Barcelona as a mistake for the next children. Brexit dude.
What’s going on in the current climate is the reason I’m here listening to this tune
Nothing happened karen, sea level is only rising when you dont live by the sea but by the TV
We tolerated this and our children ARE ALREADY next!
Precisely. What a mess !
we were the children
I fact, as the song talks about the volunteers that went to fight agains fascist in the Spanish Civil War, we are the grandsons or grand grand sons...
In a city known for steelmaking.
True
Very usefull and Important for 2025 and the years after... Never ending