<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Mark A. Galang]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://markgalang.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Mark A. Galang]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://markgalang.wordpress.com/author/markgalang/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a Crapsack World&#8230;For&nbsp;Now]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I was going through Facebook when I saw Kanye West&#8217;s proclamation that he will be greater than Nelson Mandela ever was. Cashing in on the dead: how honorable. Just to feed his narcissistic desires, he spews out filth just as much of the world mourns for the passing of one of the world&#8217;s most influential leaders. It bewilders me that such a person, who has made his fortune ripping off other artists by &#8220;sampling&#8221; them and having the audacity to label cut-and-paste jobs as his &#8220;music&#8221;, could make such a claim. I would also have the guts to say that today&#8217;s generation is exercising its stupidity in glorifying such talentless plagiarizers.</p>
<p>Related to this matter is the fact that greedy businessmen have made it a point to bleed true artists dry, a fact that Robert Fripp is very much troubled by. You can read all about it in <a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/king-crimson-robert-fripp-quits-music-business/">this article</a>.</p>
<p>In this article, Robert Fripp points out how &#8220;21st Century Schizoid Man&#8221; was heavily sampled in Kanye West&#8217;s track entitled &#8220;Power&#8221; without his consent. Here we witness one of the most important progressive rock songs of all time turned into rubbish by some rapper who doesn&#8217;t have the skill to write his own music, and then earn millions afterwards. If you want evidence of how unfair the world is, well here&#8217;s one example folks.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s one result of how broken our world is because of sin. It is easy to fall into the temptation of . While the wicked prosper in this day and age, it is something that should not be envied because it&#8217;s temporary. Reading Proverbs 3 and the entire book of Habakkuk assures us of God&#8217;s promises that such injustice is temporary as we look forward into a prosperous eternity. It&#8217;s a crapsack world for now, but it will pass.</p>
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