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Kids of the Apocalypse – “Empire”

(Environmental Apocalypse Music Video)

Throughout history, it has been the practice of empire to grind people and places under its wheels. Today is no exception, and we are starkly reminded of the destructive habits of those who run the planet in this music video about empire from Kids of the Apocalypse. It's a cool, trancy song with a video collage of clips from news reels and anime that contrasts the brutality of empire with the beauty of nature.

Run time: 4:04;   Embed source: YouTube

 
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GP comment:  I have passed on a couple of Prins interviews earlier this year, but here she is starting to step outside the envelope and address the bankster power structure as the criminal enterprise that it truly is.

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