❌ NOT MY WARS ❌
📌 Article sources
@lemondefr
« “Accepting the possibility of losing one’s children”: who is Fabien Mandon, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces who sparked the controversy »
@mediapart
« A “purely military” national service will be introduced in summer 2026 for young adult volunteers. »
@lhumanitefr
« Why Emmanuel Macron wants to prepare minds for war »
@disclose.ngo
« France and Europe are funding the Israeli military industry without admitting it »
@stoparmingisraelfrance
« At least 44 French companies are involved in the arms trade with Israel »
🎙 Song
“Down by the Riverside (Ain’t Gonna Study War No More)” is an African-American spiritual dating back to before the U.S. Civil War. First published in Plantation Melodies (1918), it later became a major anti-war protest song, especially during the Vietnam War, thanks to its powerful pacifist message.
Interpreted by (among others):
Fisk University Jubilee Singers (first recording, 1920s), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1944), Pete Seeger (1950), Mahalia Jackson (1954), Odetta (1956), Etta James (1982), Louis Armstrong (1956), Joan Baez (1962), Ella Fitzgerald (1962), Elvis Presley (1967), Johnny Cash (1975), B.B. King (1994), Bruce Springsteen (2006), Chimène Bad (2011)…
Lyrics:
I’m gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside (x3)
I’m gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
I ain’t gonna study war no more (x7)
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