Today's society is contradictory. Society says that things like drugs, violence, and wealth are bad yet it promotes them anyway. It claims to do or believe in certain things, while it is doing the opposite. In the song "God Part II" by U2, society's hypocrisy is displayed. U2 expresses their opinions on what society says, and what it actually does when it comes to violence, wealth, and drugs. The society of today is against violence, …showed first 75 words of 540 total…

…showed last 75 words of 540 total…anti-drug views it claims to have. The song "God Part II" by U2 is a perfect example of society. U2 describes how society contradicts itself and comes up with excuses for those actions. Society is violent, it spends large amounts of money on unnecessary luxury items, and uses drugs and other controlled substances. Meanwhile it claims to be against violence, excess wealth, and drugs. The song "God Part II" portraits the hypocrisy of society today.