"Eric Bogle's lyrics make the point that their sacrifice was in vain and this is what Stone and her collaborators have edited out of the song. This has been done for a political purpose, not just an artistic one, and that is what we should focus on."

It's only a song... Eric Bogle is only a songwriter and performer...


It's not a sacred text... He's not a prophet...

get a grip..


Dropping a couple of verses, is no where near as sinister a political purpose
as for example, making a journalist or miltant activist 'disapear'...

Keep it in perspective and proportion.. pillock...