With the exception of cell phone videos, has there been any change in the 50 years since Marvin Gaye wrote What’s Going On.
Mother, mother
There’s too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There’s far too many of you dying
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today
Father, father
We don’t need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today
Picket lines and picket signs
Don’t punish me with brutality
Talk to me, so you can see
Oh, what’s going on.
Marvin Gaye, The Funk Brothers (1971)
In the wake of a heinous killing. In the midst of a pandemic. Protestors protesting. Rioters rioting. Looters looting. Police policing. Reporters reporting.
But how are the Leaders leading…
What’s going on.
Photo: a candle burns.