"If I Spoke Prose, You'd All Find Out/I Don't Know What I Talk About"

The first respect that Present lists
Is absolutely key.
No matter what, we all partake
Of one humanity.

Denying that will cross a line
And must provoke rebuke.
To preach that humans don't deserve
Consideration's puke.

Belief that skin or culture must
Determine fate is wrong.
To claim that white is always right's
The opposite of strong.

Oppressive wishes cloaked in jokes
Display an infant's lack
Of empathy. They reek of fear
And thoughtless, vain attack.

My wishes aim for better words—
I stutter something fierce—
And better worlds where no one seeks
To mangle, strip, or pierce.

Comments

[Horse Voice]

Topical verses with philosophical points, written on a regular basis? You remind me of Rudyard Kipling.

[FanOfMostEverything]

A great message eloquently said.

[PresentPerfect]

you know what you doin :)

[Lurks-no-More]

5316397
Seconded.

[Wydril]

Augie, you know that the blog you linked is signal boosting actual calls to violence, right? Knighty even posted in his announcement about removing some calls to violence from those blogs.

I've given up hope. I no longer believe that a civil, non-violent course-correction is possible. So, after this all shakes out, win or lose, at least I'll be able to point at the unambiguous stance I took and say, "Look! I fought against them. I wasn't silent. I wasn't an apologist. I wasn't an appeaser. It was evil and I opposed it with my whole heart."

I hope you're not trying to support the fascists and extremists and this was just an oversight on your part, so I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt.

Edit: although a day later with no response and no action seems to be invalidating that.

[Georg]

5316390 but far more handsome.

Where's the upvote button for a blog post? It's gotta be around here somewhere.

[TheJediMasterEd]

Yer, we'll take ye soomwhere.