ery . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁many ▁musical ▁styles ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁many ▁com ic ▁songs . ▁ ▁Political ▁and ▁social ▁ag enda ▁Rob bie ▁became ▁polit ically ▁aware ▁in ▁Der ry ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁while ▁stay ing ▁at ▁a ▁friends ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁Bog side . ▁On ▁a ▁Monday ▁morning , ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁friends ▁left ▁for ▁work ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁stayed ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁the ▁k ids . ▁When ▁asked ▁why ▁his ▁d ad ▁did ▁not ▁work ▁he ▁was ▁told ▁" We ▁are ▁national ists , ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁give ▁us ▁work ." ▁ ▁On ▁returning ▁to ▁Dublin ▁he ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁social ▁issues ▁and ▁has ▁continued ▁working ▁for ▁civil ▁rights ▁for ▁people ▁whenever ▁he ▁can . ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁many ▁peace ▁r al lies ▁and ▁protest ▁march es ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁songs ▁was ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁young ▁girl , ▁Carol ▁Kelly , ▁being ▁shot ▁dead ▁by ▁a ▁pl astic ▁bullet ▁in ▁B elf ast . ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁songs ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁fut ility ▁of ▁war , ▁including ▁War ▁Is ▁Just ▁For ▁Los ers , ▁Only ▁F ools ▁T alk ▁Of ▁War , ▁which ▁have ▁both ▁been ▁performed ▁at ▁many ▁peace ▁r al lies ▁and ▁concert s . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁more ▁recent ▁songs ▁is ▁entitled ▁War ▁Is ▁A ▁M ental ▁D ise ase . ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁believe ▁in ▁national ism ▁or