Our liberal democracy we revere,with rules from the majority.All the citizens are sovereign,with rights and authority. In contrast to an autocracy,elites in power, hiding their flawsand oppressing the minorities,with unfair and unequal laws. The nationalists follow him around,in blind obedience,believing … Continue reading Why We Gravitate To Authoritarianism
This land is your land and this land is my landFrom California to the New York islandFrom the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream watersThis land was made for you and me As I went walking that ribbon of highwayI … Continue reading This Land Is Your Land
Let’s sit down, and have a quiet conversation,Talk about our future, and find a sound solution.We don’t need to be enemies, we can be friends,If we listen to each other, and make amends. Let’s stop this cycle, of contempt and … Continue reading Making It A Fair Fight
No more “I love you’s”,the affection was nothing more than a hollow display. No more “I love you’s”,I can’t be forced to love anybody—that way. No more “I love you’s”,the truth is: I was never really meant to stay. No … Continue reading No More “I Love You’s”
I’m afraid to lose myself in unfamiliar places,to be another one, of those desolate faces. I’m scared of getting lost, of being isolated,and disconnected from those I love. I’m anxious about the unknown, the uncertain,and the journey’s unexpected twists and … Continue reading I’m terrified to travel
If first place wins the gold—why does second place receive a silver medal?Is it a consolation price,because everybody knows,that second place is the first loser? If it’s government, by the people,for the people,are the citizens in charge;because the governmentis the … Continue reading Class Hierarchy
The truth of the matter is thatnew life always supersedes old life. But if the old life doesn’t breath lifeinto the new life, it won’t survive. So the new life’s authoritarianshould force the old life to embrace it. Even if … Continue reading Be a good girl (and do as you’re told)
Just because I do, what I want to do,it doesn’t mean—I’m always competentin everything I do. If you want to be with me,you’ll have to decide now,if your confidence in me is true? I want somebody to love,but I won’t … Continue reading Divided Kingdom
The liberal’s mantra is: to defend the defenseless. The problem is how do we identify—who the defenseless are? In the Bible it reads: “Defend the defenseless, the fatherless and the forgotten, the disenfranchised and the destitute. Your duty is to … Continue reading Liberty Needs Morality
PTSD I hate war,because I internalize it. So how can a part of mebe righteous,and another part be wicked? I was born to honor life,so why mustI injure the spirit of another? For there is no victory—when my bleeding heartremains … Continue reading Conscientious Objector
What is happening in America today? Is it counter-culture or the same old culture-wars, your prideful heart can’t seem to suppress? Don’t you know that when you take the low road, you end up paying the high toll. Just because … Continue reading Fear Mongering
I live in the present,hoping to lastuntil tomorrow. But If not me,my children,I plead let them be. And if not on earth,in Heaven,That’s where I’d like to be. So how do we make itfrom here, to the future;is there a … Continue reading From Civil to Eternal Beings
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