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Diana van Eyk's avatar

Insane, isn't it, Diane? We have it so ass backwards. Thanks for making this so plain.

Diane Engelhardt's avatar

Ass Backwards would be a good title for this poem!

Judith Dyer's avatar

So true. So Perfect

Our so-called Democratic nations have lost all integrity. We are living in a world of lies, grift, corruption and cruelty. How does this affect young citizens trying to make daily decisions about their lives, their values, when their country has none?

I predict more crime, esp. with all the guns out there and more use of drugs to numb the deep despair.

Susan T's avatar

And there will be more crime from our leaders who will use AI to watch everything we do and say.

Judith Dyer's avatar

The leaders are following The Leader.

Frank Lambert's avatar

Yep! The "fix is in!"

Susan T's avatar

It is always OK to think for ourselves and always OK to question what they tell us. Don't listen to them.

Janice Anderson's avatar

Another well written poem that tells it like it really is!!!

The Revolution Continues's avatar

Good heavens! Just think if people learned to think for themselves! Why, we'd have folks organizing and taking things to the streets and knocking down the walls the rich superior folks have put up to keep us peons out and keep things safe for them alone. That's not okay at all if we want this capitalist war machine system to continue on as is. No, not okay at all!

Frank Lambert's avatar

I advocated and pleaded with union officials at the top to call for a nationwide strike after Raygun Ronnie fired the Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) but was told kindly it wouldn't happen.

Judith Dyer's avatar

Diane, you are such a gift! You never quit creating poetry about the current miserable current western stupidity.

Diane Engelhardt's avatar

Thank you, Judith! Support like yours keeps me going!

Frank Lambert's avatar

Amen, Judith! I second your words to Diane!

Judith Dyer's avatar

These guys are worth a listen,,,,they have it nailed down. Iran is fighting for the cause of "humanity'. Will humanity win?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxTpOEkhFXE&t=2548s

This site was mentioned on a site by this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaazXh_OOJE

It's all about WHITE people having to maintain their superiority ala Colonialism....

"Others" do not deserve their cultures or their resources.

Israeli consider themselves "white'....The USA with it's white supremacy...really disgusting but this is what is happening.

Thankgod, I live in non-white Mexico.

Diane Engelhardt's avatar

I subscribe to BettBeat Media and have re-stacked several of Karim's posts. His insight and analyses are chilling!

Judith Dyer's avatar

Just found it.

From Mizrahi. He's quite the guy. I thought he was a Muslim, but I think he's Jewish .

What they are saying makes sense; godammit, it's the White thing!

The human race is SO fked UP! Not MY idea of a good world. My world is a diverse population. Like America used to be. I traveled 5-6-7 months solo budget in India, SE Asia, Central America, and just tried to fit in and be a no body just moving along and I did just fine.

I'm just sorry I missed out on Africa and Iran...and Brazil.

Cheap long time travel, like Paul Bowles, in the best luxury one can do.

This Imperialism is fking up the whole world.

Veronica Baker's avatar

I will never understand how so many have remained indifferent to all your poem stated, how any member of any Western government can show the sheer callousness that they have.

Thankfully so far they haven't managed to stop me thinking for myself. Everything that's wrong with what is happening at this moment in a wonderful poem.

Frank Lambert's avatar

Well said, Veronica! BTW, I hope you are feeling much better.

Veronica Baker's avatar

A lot better, thank you Frank.

Frank Lambert's avatar

Another gem of a poem, Diane, and so true! It seems every country where they have political and $$$ influence, public opinion is shaped for Israel's benefit and people are seeing through the perpetual victimhood scam for what it really is.

Joseph Cullen's avatar

Well done Diane!

Diane Engelhardt's avatar

Thanks, Joseph!