Not the rather duplicitous Soviet Lenin, who unleashed a ‘dictatorship of the proletariat’ (with emphasis on ‘dictatorship’), but the English musician/artist John Lennon. This is a wonderful little piece from an audio recording originally made by a 14-year old Canadian kid who snuck into John & Yoko’s hotel room during their famous 1969 Montreal Bed In For Peace (during which time the international anthem “Give Peace a Chance” was recorded). Many of the points touched on here by John are ones he would make more than once, particularly during that time period, but rarely with the radical clarity that he expresses them during this particular interview.

Listen to the interview Here (along with accompanying video graphics on YouTube)

War Is Over (If We Want It).