For those who tried to refute what I said, here are the lyrics of Lennon's song:
Title: John Lennon - Imagine lyrics
Artist: John Lennon Lyrics
"Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one."
OK, let's go stanza by stanza, line by line:
No Heaven, no Hell. So believe whatever you want, do whatever you want, ther is no reward for good and punishment for bad. Just the empty air over our heads! And of course, live for today, ignoring history and the Hell with the future! What a novel concept!
No countries to die for! How does this square with the uber patriots? No Canada? Then why are we celebrating the sacrifice of our fallen every year on November 11th? If Churchill had been alive, I am sure he would have roundly condemned this nonsense, bordering on treason. And of course the only religions he was dreaming of and would have tolerated would be ATHEISM and COMMUNISM.
Dreamer? Hardly! More like delusional. World as one? Like oil and water don't mix, neither do those who produce the wealth and those who are hell bent on taking it and giving it to the free-loaders.
As a multi-millionaire Lennon was the epitome of hypocrisy. No possessions? Did he ever experienced hunger? He sure was a poster boy for greed. And it is a public record that he shared a precious little with those who pretended to speak for.
Yes, the world will live as one if and when the vision of John Lennon is fulfilled: In abject poverty!