{"id":90743,"date":"2025-05-02T11:50:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=90743"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:50:33","slug":"dont-be-a-sheep-ron-brunk-brings-an-important-message-with-new-release-psycho-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/05\/dont-be-a-sheep-ron-brunk-brings-an-important-message-with-new-release-psycho-warfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Be A Sheep: Ron Brunk Brings An Important Message With New Release, &#8216;Psycho Warfare&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In Ron Brunk&#8217;s latest release, &#8216;Psycho Warfare&#8217;, he shares the important message of not giving in to the lies we&#8217;re fed on the daily. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featured on his album, &#8216;Ted And Ronnie Go To Odd&#8217;, released last summer, &#8216;Psycho Warfare&#8217; is an urgent call to question everything, and shines a mirror &#8211; a black one perhaps &#8211; on modern life. Upbeat to the point of distress, the song shares with the listener about a world that constantly bombards us with messages that tell us exactly what to believe, how to feel, and how to live, all while making a profit from us. We have become so dependent on technology and media, that it&#8217;s nigh on impossible to go back to how it was before, and because of this we have enabled ourselves to be manipulated and brainwashed &#8211; ever so subtly &#8211; by the powers that be. Ron Brunk&#8217;s message is loud and clear: \u201cDon\u2019t be a sheep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The animated music video for &#8216;Psycho Warfare&#8217; is somewhat ironic in that it makes use of a lot of AI, a tool which itself has been used for plenty of misinformation. It&#8217;s a trippy visual, overstimulating, and sadly, all too familiar. The terrifying outside world is saturated with manipulative schemes everywhere we look, and we can&#8217;t even get a break watching TV. Ron Brunk doesn&#8217;t go so far as to say, &#8220;reject modernity, embrace tradition&#8221;, but he comes close. Still, there&#8217;s plenty of time to open our eyes, ears, and hearts to the truth that&#8217;s all around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the music video for &#8216;Psycho Warfare&#8217; below, and follow Ron Brunk online on his official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ronbrunk.com\/\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RonBrunk\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ronbrunkmusic\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrunkRon\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrunkRon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ronbrunkmus\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_65157\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZagDK1tFWMo?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Ron Brunk - Psycho Warfare (Official Music Video) #brainwash #mindcontrol #propaganda #politicians\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZagDK1tFWMo\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Ron Brunk&#8217;s latest release, &#8216;Psycho Warfare&#8217;, he shares the important message of not giving in to the lies we&#8217;re fed on the daily. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":90753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"In Ron Brunk's latest release, 'Psycho Warfare', he shares the important message of not giving in to the lies we're fed on the daily. 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