Imagine

John Lennon

Imagine by John Lennon is what the first amendment is all about.  It expresses many ideas which can be taken multiple ways without disrespecting anyone who feels the opposite way.

I wish to express my rights to say why I do not like this song

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Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try 		The word imagine is the key here.   Here I'd define it as "think or picture contrary to reality".  thus he's not denying the reality of heaven, but instead, asking us to do such in our minds and thinking.
The bigger picture - there is no later reward - there is only here and now
No hell below us Imagine is the implied first word to this line - again he won't deny the reality of hell either.
The bigger picture, there are no consequences beyond that of here and now.
Above us only sky In other words...  If you can't sense it, it's not real. 
Imagine all the people
Living for today 		I feel inspired not to pay taxes nor bills... staying in bed and ordering out...


Imagine there's no countries No countries, no laws...  then again no taxes nor welfare
It isn't hard to do With our lax judicial system, he's got a point....
Nothing to kill or die for Nor any authority to stop anyone from killing, raping or robbing anyone else
And no religion too Getting there:
  1. Catholic schools closing
  2. Over crowded public schools
  3. Deficits galore
  4. Middle class parents have fewer choices for their children
  5. Morals
  6. Divorce rate is high
  7. Single parent families
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
Read the headlines today.....


You may say that I'm a dreamer
No, more like someone who has their head up their ass
But I'm not the only one One trip to DC will confirm that!
I hope someday you'll join us But you never identify who "us" is / are  
And the world will be as one big huddled mass of underclass with a select few on the top. 
The leaders of communism did not live "as one" with their subjects


Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can You obviously could not:
  • The day you were shot, you were getting out of a Limo (not a bus or subway) going to your apartment in the Dakota (if the building has a name, it's definitely beyond that of the common people like us)
  • If nothing was to be possessed, then why did you not give out this song for free?
  • Copyrighted material - now that's sharing!
No need for greed or hunger So long as I have all that I want and my belly is full... Imagine a world full of just Me's and I's
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
Every time I hear this crap, a tax increase is on the horizon


You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one


So.
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