A Nanowar of Steel song becomes the perfect metaphor for understanding what is happening in Gaza, and why I can’t sleep at night any more.

A few days ago I was listening to “Gabonzo Robot” by Nanowar of Steel. For those who don’t know them, they’re Italian geniuses of parody metal who have turned irony into a musical art form. The song, from the album “Italian Folk Metal”, is a power metal anthem dedicated to a robot, the hero of an imaginary anime series. Nothing special, if it weren’t for one line the band uses to describe their “hero”: “The only superhero that always wins because he fights against the weak and the children”.