Stasis Theory: I Ain't Marching Anymore (Phil Ochs)
In this song, Phil Ochs describes the the events in his life that have made his decision to not march aka fight anymore. For that reason, I think this song hits on the Cause and Effect aspect of Stasis Theory. The cause in the situation is every action leading up to the nuclear bombs in Japan. For example Ochs says, "For I stole California from the Mexican land/ Fought in the bloody Civil War/ Yes, I even killed my brothers/ And so many others" (Ochs). Ochs goes beyond his own experiences, but rather he takes accountability for the actions that the Unites States has made up until his climax. The effect of these actions lie within Ochs' last couple of sentences, "Call it, Peace, or call it, Treason/ Call it love, or call it, Reason/ But I aint marching anymore/ No, I ain't marching anymore". All of the actions that the USA had done led Ochs to distain from fighting anymore, but instead to preach for peace. Ochs does not know whether his choice is a good or bad decision, whether it is patriotic or not, but he doesn't car, he knows he will not march anymore.