You can be quite sure that if Joe Strummer were alive today he would be very afflicted with the woke mind virus and TDS. He was very left wing indeed and I don't see any reason that he would have changed his mind
POTUS' Schedule is NOT LISTED for tomorrow... FRIDAY, APRIL 10!
It goes from Thursday to Saturday & Sunday. This is highly unusual. Just wanted to let you know because you were wondering last week what this Friday might contain.
I know, and Sharif don't like it, still fits. As in: he does not want that war, nor losing fuel supply. Also Trump is well known for saying "I don't like it* - so doubly so. Almost as Sharif agrees and also doesn't like it.
So well pointed, and fair, but still, the song is relevant, IMO.
Essentially the real Sharif is reclaiming the Muslim world, because Muslims were pitted against each other, forever, really, and it's getting out of hand, now that some of the 'muslims' have limousines full of money and can afford weapons, and militaries, all on the backs of slaves working in ungodly temperatures, while enemies are wrecking both sides.
Of course, the video is from a different time, but I find the whole thing bizarre especially because the drift of the vid is: to embrace AMericans so that a spend-spend-spend culture can be shared, or something. Of course, it makes of mockery of that too. Much like way Trump is playing.
Thesatire and stereotype to critique authoritarianism and cultural divisions, specifically within the context of the post-1979 Middle East oil crisis and the Iranian Revolution. [1, 2]
Visuals and Politically Incorrect Behaviours
The video, directed by [Don Letts]and filmed in Austin, Texas, deliberately breaks social and religious taboos to highlight the absurdity of enforced cultural divisions: [3, 4]
The Arab and Jewish Characters: The central plot follows a Muslim hitchhiker (a "Sheik" played by Titos Menchaca) and a Hasidic Jewish driver (played by Dennis Razze). Their behaviours are portrayed as "politically incorrect" or taboo-breaking to signal a rejection of traditional animosity:
Shared Taboos: They are seen bonding while eating Burger King hamburgers and drinking beer, which Letts stated was meant to show characters from clashing cultures "breaking taboos" together.
Mutual Joy: They end up "skanking" (dancing) together on their way to a Clash concert, suggesting that Western youth culture (rock music) acts as a universal solvent for ancient political and religious rivalries.
The American Context: By filming in Texas, the video links the Middle East's oil power with the American oil industry. The band performs in front of an oil pumpjack, visually tying the "unholy oil revenue" mentioned in the lyrics to the global economic tensions of the 1970s and 80s oil crisis. [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
The Character of Sharif
In the song's fable-like narrative, the Sharif (or "Shareef") is the antagonist—an oppressive Middle Eastern ruler, often interpreted as a caricature of the Iranian government following the 1979 Revolution. [1]
Role and Behaviour: He represents the authority that bans "that boogie sound" (Western rock music) because he finds it "not kosher" and a threat to his fundamentalist control.
Military Failure: The visual of fighter pilots ignoring the Sharif's orders to bomb the "Casbah Way"—and instead playing rock music in their cockpits—symbolises the failure of autocratic regimes to stop the spread of global culture and individual freedom. [1, 10, 11]
Relevance to the Oil Crisis
The video juxtaposes the image of the traditional "oil sheik" with the reality of global commercialism. It suggests that while leaders like the Sharif might publicly reject Western culture on religious grounds, they are deeply entwined with the "unholy" Western oil market. The use of Burger King and American cars highlights how Western consumerism permeates even the most restrictive environments. [2, 3, 6]
I remember the radio stations playing the shit out of this during the first Gulf war.
It was like every other song....
Indeed
You can be quite sure that if Joe Strummer were alive today he would be very afflicted with the woke mind virus and TDS. He was very left wing indeed and I don't see any reason that he would have changed his mind
Just going to point out that Sharif is the guy who is sticking his neck out to broker ceasefires and I think we should all appreciate that.
Thank you President Sharif!
POTUS' Schedule is NOT LISTED for tomorrow... FRIDAY, APRIL 10!
It goes from Thursday to Saturday & Sunday. This is highly unusual. Just wanted to let you know because you were wondering last week what this Friday might contain.
u/propertyofUniverse
Thank you very much! Friday seems like a candidate. A couple of the other mods think so too.
YW...I just woke up and checked and Friday has been added to his Schedule...still very strange.🤔
https://rollcall.com/factbase-calendar/
I know, and Sharif don't like it, still fits. As in: he does not want that war, nor losing fuel supply. Also Trump is well known for saying "I don't like it* - so doubly so. Almost as Sharif agrees and also doesn't like it.
So well pointed, and fair, but still, the song is relevant, IMO.
Essentially the real Sharif is reclaiming the Muslim world, because Muslims were pitted against each other, forever, really, and it's getting out of hand, now that some of the 'muslims' have limousines full of money and can afford weapons, and militaries, all on the backs of slaves working in ungodly temperatures, while enemies are wrecking both sides.
Of course, the video is from a different time, but I find the whole thing bizarre especially because the drift of the vid is: to embrace AMericans so that a spend-spend-spend culture can be shared, or something. Of course, it makes of mockery of that too. Much like way Trump is playing.
I think you're stretching that a bit to make it fit.
of course.
Well OK then!
Glad to be of service.
Still got to play that song
I love The Clash too.
HAHA
Thesatire and stereotype to critique authoritarianism and cultural divisions, specifically within the context of the post-1979 Middle East oil crisis and the Iranian Revolution. [1, 2]
Visuals and Politically Incorrect Behaviours
The video, directed by [Don Letts]and filmed in Austin, Texas, deliberately breaks social and religious taboos to highlight the absurdity of enforced cultural divisions: [3, 4]
The Character of Sharif
In the song's fable-like narrative, the Sharif (or "Shareef") is the antagonist—an oppressive Middle Eastern ruler, often interpreted as a caricature of the Iranian government following the 1979 Revolution. [1]
Relevance to the Oil Crisis
The video juxtaposes the image of the traditional "oil sheik" with the reality of global commercialism. It suggests that while leaders like the Sharif might publicly reject Western culture on religious grounds, they are deeply entwined with the "unholy" Western oil market. The use of Burger King and American cars highlights how Western consumerism permeates even the most restrictive environments. [2, 3, 6]
[1] https://villains.fandom.com [2] https://www.quora.com [3] https://en.wikipedia.org [4] https://www.facebook.com [5] https://www.clashcity.com [6] https://www.facebook.com [7] https://www.instagram.com [8] https://www.instagram.com [9] https://stevepafford.com [10] https://en.wikipedia.org [11] https://en.wikipedia.org
" mental retardated "
I thought the lyric was. "Sharia don't like it"...