A satirical take on the Trump White House having Army personnel sing "Do You Hear the People Sing" from Les Misérables at the Governors Ball. The song is a French revolutionary protest anthem, and the irony is sharp: soldiers who can't protest performed a battle cry to political leaders. Was it a blunder or a message?
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Yes, I'm aware of the hair. Listen, I don't know how I missed this, but last month the White House hosted the Governors Ball, and in what has to be the most spectacular case of tone deafness since Nickelback played at a music critics convention, they brought in the US Army to sing "Do You Hear the People Sing" from Les Mis. Let me repeat that. The Trump White House had military personnel sing the literal anthem of revolution to a room full of governors who were too busy admiring the centerpieces to notice they were being serenaded with a fucking battle cry. If you missed musical theater day in high school, "Do You Hear the People Sing" is not some patriotic marching tune about local politicians. It is a song about citizens rising up against their government. It's sung by French revolutionaries before they build barricades in the street and face down an army in an uprising against oppression. This would be like inviting the cabinet to dinner and have the Marine Band play "We're Not Gonna Take It." It's a protest anthem being performed by people, because of the nature of their service, are not allowed to protest. Not one governor caught on. They probably just sat there thinking, "Oh, what a lovely tune about people singing." completely missing the fact that the lyrics are saying, "Hey folks with power, we're coming for you, and there's more of us than there are of you." This is a song about citizens who are sick of being ignored, tired of inequity, and done with leaders who don't represent them. What I want to know is, was this a blunder or a deliberate message? What's next, another "Brick in the Wall" sung to the Department of Edu— oh yeah, there is no more Department of Education.
