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  1. I love art rock in general, and have found Pink Floyd's Animals (1977) to be one of the best and most underrated albums in rock history. It is too bad that this album is perceived by many to be an attack on capitalism (just look at the hundreds of Amazon reviews on the album), but on a further look it does not seem to be so (even though that may be what the lyricist Roger Waters intended): "Animals represents Waters' view of the avarice in modern society that divides people, creating the harsh, cold, uncaring environment in which he feels we live. His Orwellian world is broken down into three basic types: pigs (those who have and hold control with a self-consumed greed); dogs (who aspire to "pig status" and forsake everything and everyone in order to gain it); and sheep (the mindless masses who quietly accept all that is thrust upon them). Though a knee-jerk reaction is to view this work as a statement against capitalism, it would be more accurate to say this as an attack on anti-humanism. The subjects in Roger's lyrics are belittled for their pursuit of self-serving agendas at the expense of all else." -- Phil Snyder If anything, its an attack on the mixed-economy system. How else would 'pigs' and 'dogs' breed? Anyway, whatever the lyricists intentions were, Animals is just plainly masterful music.
  2. Hello, I'm Manan. I am a medical student from Michigan. I have been a student and supporter for Objectivism for years now, and I cheer it on as often as I can. This is my first post to this site. My blog can be found at http://juggernaut-of-love.blogspot.com In my blog I discuss philosophy, politics, art, and music. I also have a lot of great links to other sites. Check it out sometime! Anyway, I'm just saying hi!
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