when destitution permeates society people seek out and believe whatever false hope is preached by charlatans who offer up empty dreams designed to make themselves rich
beneath the layers of red white and blue fabric are some serious wounds that have not completely healed and though they are kept concealed they’re ever-present oozing an infectious hate into the bloodstream of even those not yet born part of their inheritance an inheritance of denied national crimes covered over with the fabric of myths and lies revisions to history protection rewrites turning criminals into national martyrs while the true martyrs that died are ignored cuz it’s bad press the founding fathers started this whole mess so it’s not too surprising scars are deeply embedded into the nation’s body what’s most upsetting is it appears that gangrene’s in the nation’s mind those once thought to be insane now are heralded as leaders surely this maddness is a harbinger of death the death of freedom and of all our aspirations for a true democracy
let’s play a game
of
pretend
you pretend
with
a sincere stare
that you
truly care
about
the problems
of
others
their welfare
and
rights
to make
independent choices
under
the mantle
of
freedom
and as part
of
this dolos script
let’s
have you say
that race
and
social status
have nothing
to do
with
what you’ve proposed
say
you’re
merely
protecting
against voter fraud
and
only have justice
as
the center piece
of
your policies
oh
and let’s throw in
that
political ambition
and
power
are not
the stimuli
for
the actions
and
threats
that
you’ve made
those heavy handed measures
are
to defend
freedom
it’s
really
not
fascist
and i’ll pretend
that all you
say
and
do
isn’t
just about
you
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