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"99 red balloons" starts playing in the background.
by fph 8mo ago
"99 red balloons" starts playing in the background.
- banku_brougham 8mo agoNinety-nine dreams I have had In every one, a red balloon It's all over and I'm standin' pretty In this dust that was a city If I could find a souvenir Just to prove the world was here And here is a red balloon I think of you, and let it go
- mproud 8mo ago99 Decision Street, 99 ministers meet To worry, worry, super scurry Call out the troops now in a hurry This is what we've waited for This is it, boys, this is war The President is on the line as 99 red balloons go by
- OldSchool 8mo ago"99 red balloons" sounds almost quaint and innocent, even ironically a bit darkly refreshing, with its portrayal of the relatively clear threat of cold war nuclear annihilation. Compare it to the constant flux of threats we now face, all given similar coverage today, large or small, sometimes plausibly real, but often ultimately fictional: brought on for distraction, by deception, incompetence, poor communication, ego, and/or other unethical agenda.