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The River: cautionary verse
These questions that you warn me not to ask, they do not simply fade away unsaid; and while your tacit threat may chill my bones, it will not stop me, until I am dead. What good is bullying, and idle … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged #BookofForms, cautionary verse, daily poems, fascism, perseverance, poetic forms, politics, resistance
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Treating the Symptoms, Not the Cause
Something to think about in the context of today’s America and unrest around the world (emphases mine): Hitler was able to enslave his own people because he seemed to give them something that even the traditional religions could no longer … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Statements
Tagged activism, degradation, Der Fuehrer, emptiness, fascism, justification, Konrad Heiden
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From The Trial of Nesorna
CHORUS: If far too often fate seems to be fixed and all for nought, pray you remember this: of our own choosing are these states of life, both law and ruler from among us rise. ‘Tis in our hands, that … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Poems, Statements
Tagged drama, excerpts, fascism, freedom, individuality, plays, totalitarianism
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The Wrong Answer
How many, when they think of right-wing strong-arm tactics of national emergencies requiring increased security of leaders not elected by the vote of opposition candidates denounced as non-patriotic of speeches that appeal to the lowest common denominator of the discouragement … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged America, daily poems, fascism, Homeland Security, politics
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