The Blind Spot

Bob A. Feldman

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Released Apr 15, 2026
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The Blind Spot by Bob A. Feldman is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.
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Description

An antiwar protest folk song from the early 1980s that protests against individual, political and national and ethnic or religious chauvinist self-deception and hypocrisy.

Lyrics

(verse 1 and 2)
Some people are in favor of freedom--except when it comes to Arabs
Some people are against all war--except when they bomb Lebanon;
Some people have this big blind spot, if it affects them too personally
And if you ever question their cause, they hate you and get very angry.

Some people are in favor of freedom--except when it comes to Blacks
Some people are against mass arrests--except when the ghettoes erupt;
Some people have this big blind spot, if it helps them get a lily-white job
And if you ever question their goals, they call you "too sectarian."
(chorus)
The Blind Spot can twist you all up
The Blind Spot can get you trapped
The Blind Spot can make nations fall
The Blind Spot it can doom us all.
(verse 3)
Some people are in favor of freedom--except when the Irish revolt
Some people like majority rule, when they can partition the vote;
Some people have this big blind spot, when it comes to Scotland, Wales and Ireland
And if you call them "the true terrorists," they might ship you to the Malvinas Islands. (chorus)
(verse 4)
Some people are in favor of freedom--except if it's against the Party line
Some people are against exploitation--except if the Party says "it's fine;"
Some people have this big blind spot, if a crime has a socialist disguise
And if you privately seek an explanation, they'll say that you should close your eyes. (chorus)
(verse 5 and 6)
Some people are in favor of freedom--except if it opposes those they love
Some people are against all falsehoods--except when it appears in those they hug;
Some people have this big blind spot, when it affects the ones they love
`Cause love can sometimes blind and cut you off from some wisdom.

Please tell me if I'm getting blind
Please tell me if I am untrue
Ignore me if I start to lie
And forget me if I try to rule;
Please help me fight the big blind spot, if it starts to poison my mind
Please leave me if I start to change, and can't feel what's going on inside. (chorus)

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