I agree. There's so much fodder for protest songs these days if only as reminders that these things should never have happened-think Kosovo or Columbine. The good thing about protest songs was that they kept you thinking and maybe helped to take a stand on an issue. We always need these reminders,even if they sometimes get preachy. In the rush of our daily lives it's too easy to say "Oh how sad" and move on. I kind of think that's the problem with young people today. They feel they don't have causes. They need vocal leaders and I don't mean Eminen.