John Lennon, a musician and noted peace activist, wrote this song to capture what needs to be done in the here and now to create a Utopia, or the perfect world. What do you think of this song? Notice that some of the things that Lennon argues need to go: Religion and Countries. Why do you think that Lennon feels that these two things need to go?

In this song Lennon is arguing for, amongst other things, the removal of loyalty. Loyalty to country, to religion and wants instead "a brotherhood of man," so that the "world can be as one." What do you think? Is loyalty to religion or to your country a bad thing? Would the world be a better place without these loyalties? How about the loyalties to our families and friends? Are these good or bad? Do we even have a choice or is loyalty part and parcel of being human?

These questions are all fundamental to the discussion of loyalty and will be explored in more depth.

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