I just wanted to acknowledge someone who fought communism, maybe if things continue in the way they are going, in a way we may have to someday. From Wikipedia:

Grzegorz Przemyk

Grzegorz Przemyk (May 17, 1964 – May 14, 1983) was a young, aspiring Polish poet from Warsaw, who was murdered by members of the Communist People's Milicja Obywatelska. His killing was one of many such politically motivated murders perpetrated against democratic opposition by the Communist regime of Poland (see: Martial law in Poland).^[1]
A few days before Przemyk's death, his mother, Barbara Sadowska, a poet and a member of the anti-Communist opposition, was severely beaten by unknown perpetrators, who most likely were members of the Polish secret police, the Służba Bezpieczeństwa. On May 12, 1983, while celebrating their graduation from High School with his friends at the Castle Square in Warsaw Old Town, Grzegorz Przemyk was arrested by members of the Milicja Obywatelska. He was severely beaten at the police station located at Jezuicka Street in Warsaw. After sustaining severe injuries to his stomach, Grzegorz Przemyk died two days later.^[1]

Funeral

Przemyk's funeral, which took place at the Powązki Cemetery, and which was witnessed by Jerzy Popiełuszko, turned into a spontaneous demonstration against the Communist regime. Meanwhile, the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs tried to protect those responsible for his murder, by stating that Przemyk died because of negligence of the paramedics, who took him to hospital. This flawed version of events was repeated during the 1984 trial, and the two suspects, both of whom were Milicja functionaries, were acquitted, despite these facts that their testimonies were refuted in the UK trial by Dr. Marek Bagniewski, the doctor who operated on Przemyk before his death.^[1]
The search for justice for the brutally murdered young aspiring poet was undertaken by the Institute of National Remembrance. On May 3, 2008, Przemyk was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, by the late President of Poland Lech Kaczyński. The song "Over My Dead Body" from the 1984 album "Meltdown" from Christian recording artist Steve Taylor was dedicated to the memory of Grzegorz Przemyk.^[1]




From "Cloning Around With Steve Taylor" on Today's Christian Music website:

What do you see happening on the international horizon? One of the songs on the Metldown album is listed as having been written in Warsaw.
I traveled to Poland in 1981 for a week of Solidarity–sponsored concerts with an American gospel music group. On returning there last summer, I saw how, in spite of what transpired in the last two years, the Polish Christians I encountered had counted the cost and decided that a personal relationship with Jesus was more important than personal security and possessions.
While in Warsaw I walked into a church courtyard and saw a huge cross on the ground made of thousands of flowers. Pinned to the cross were photos of a young man. I asked a person next to me what was the significance of the photos. He said that the young man was a member of the church. He had volunteered to obey the Lord's command to visit those in prison by delivering food supplies stored in the church basement to imprisoned and underfed Solidarity members. The Polish police found out what this young man was doing, and one day in May of last year they stopped him on the street and beat him to death.
First John 2 says, “The man who says, ‘I know God,' but doesn't do what He commands is a liar…but if anyone obeys His word, God's love is made complete in Him.” “Over My Dead Body” is both a memorial to this young man's faith and courage, and a cry of outrage against the government that pulls the strings of the Polish regime.
The song seems to have struck a responsive chord. Recently, I got a call from Voice of America based in Washington, D.C. They'd somehow gotten a copy of the song and asked permission to broadcast it into Eastern bloc countries.

Rest in Peace, my Christian brother.

...wow. Thanks anonemous. By the way that's at least 2 for Taylor....his "Since I Gave Up Hope I Feel a Lot Better" on "I Predict: 1999" is a great send-up of the US college liberal slant....which has only gotten worse since that LP was released!

Kelly Ivanovna/келя ивановна wrote:...wow. Thanks anonemous. By the way that's at least 2 for Taylor....his "Since I Gave Up Hope I Feel a Lot Better" on "I Predict: 1999" is a great send-up of the US college liberal slant....which has only gotten worse since that LP was released!

I've always loved his stuff since his first 1/2 album, I want to be a Clone. Many of his songs were to target against something - like We Don't Need No Color Code (against the racism that was at Bob Jones University). And to think - he predated Weird Al about Clones :-) ["I Think I'm a Clone Now"]. So as Steve sang - "Every body, let's get Cloned!"