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Physician, Heal Thyself
for Jim Morrison, who I very liberally paraphrase and augment: Why are songs and poems important? Because songs and poems are the basis by which culture is passed from generation to generation. No one sits at their child’s bedside and … Continue reading
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Tagged commercialism, complacence, culture, Jim Morrison, representation, role models
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Rambling on Politics
Democracy is dependent upon a single, basic premise: that those with power as a result of wealth and social standing are willing to reject the advantage conferred by the possesion of this power and reject the use of any such … Continue reading
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Tagged America, balance, democracy, hypotheses, politics, representation, safeguards
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Primary Colors
You can’t trust the politicians, but they’re really not to blame ’cause we give them what they work with, handing over without shame all the best of our intentions and worst of our desires, all the evils we won’t mention … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, democracy, partisanship, politicians, politics, representation, trust
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