The title of the song comes from a republican propaganda poster of that time. On it, under a formation of Nationalist bombers, a killed child can be seen. The slogan of the poster is "If you tolerate this your children will be next."
Nov 8, 2015
Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
This is about the Spanish civil war, and the idealism of people from
around the world who volunteered to join the International Brigade
Franco's fascist army, hence the line, "So if I can shoot rabbits, then I
can shoot fascists."
The title of the song comes from a republican propaganda poster of that time. On it, under a formation of Nationalist bombers, a killed child can be seen. The slogan of the poster is "If you tolerate this your children will be next."
The title of the song comes from a republican propaganda poster of that time. On it, under a formation of Nationalist bombers, a killed child can be seen. The slogan of the poster is "If you tolerate this your children will be next."
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