Give us this day our Daily Protest

[Nazz]

I’d like to do a little number I wrote now,
entitled, “give us this day our daily protest.”
Thank you.

“The bombers didn’t follow recognized procedure.”
“Afghani locals estimate as many as a hundred-fifty killed.”
The Pentagon disagrees.

Back in 1942 or 53 or something,
when it became clear war was permanently profitable,
The War Department became our Department of Defense.
(Hereinafter referred to as D.O.D.)

I hear the D.O.D. is anti-terrorism.
(Hereinafter referred to as A.T.)
I hear the D.O.D. is retraining itself lately.
Here is a sample question on the latest test:
“Which of these things is low level terrorism?”
A. action against hate groups.
B. I.E.D’s
C. Protests.
The answer is of course, C.

Meanwhile I was reminded of a speech,
something made by Barack Obama in 2003.
He said: “I favor single-payer health care.”
“And the only way to get it is to gain both the White House and…”
Something. Fill in the blank. Waste your time.
“It’s not in our best interests.”
And the interests know best.

Oh, and the Oil Giants finally muscled new contracts today
with our brand-new puppet government in Baghdad.
I guess it was worth it after all.
God bless.

[Nazz]

In other words, "fuck it."
It can wait.

[Arcadia]

hey nazz, are you preparing yourself for Las Vegas or are you remembering it? (I´m joking!) it made me laugh but I didn´t felt politically correct at all! . And God will be busy tomorrow!

good number!!!!!!!

[mtmynd]

go, rebel man... defuse the frustration...

[Nazz]

I should stop listening to lefty talk shows I guess...

Thanks Arcadia and Cec..

And now here's a little number I call "Revolution Porn"...

Gaping gawking ga-ga
Look at them! Look at them!
Mad as hell at their fascist oppressors.
Suburban eyes drool on jumpy flat screens.
It’s an outrage! A crime against humanity!
Vive le revolucion! Down with tyranny!
Look at 'em! Mad as hell! Look at 'em!
Thank God it could never happen here.

Unless LA won a sports title or something.
You know, fires and things being wrecked.
Sirens and thugs jumping on things.
Look at them! Look at them!

Sorry about the Shah, no hard feelings.
We should help those poor Iranians.
Or bomb them, I forget.
Look at them!

Watch teevee, watch teevee,
in righteous indignation, it’s an outrage!
Follow the pundits’ bouncing balls.
I’ll be mad at other stuff tomorrow.

Sorry about Saddam.
Sorry about Pinochet.
Sorry about Suharto and Pol Pot.
Thank God it could never happen here
Revolution porn, Ollie North’s deep set eyes.
We should help them! We should help them!
Or invade them, I forget.
Look at ’em, mad as hell!
Mad as hell!

[mtmynd]

let the arguments continue, the debates go on and on.
until Iran simmers with full and complete exhaustion,
then we can make the best choice, when they are
too tired to complain and care, accepting anything
for a solution that was never known to begin with...

[Nazz]

True Cec. I think truthfully the only reason the US didn't bomb Iran a couple years back is that it was stretched thin in Iraq and Afghanistan, and outside of a minority of raging FOX bobbleheads there was little public support or "stomach" for it.

I wasn't joking in the first piece though-- The Dept. of "Defense" is actually training all of its personnel in "domestic anti-terrorism," (called "A.T.") and that sample question is an actual question lifted from one of the official tests. Protest defined by the government as a form of "terrorism"? That's a fairly unsettling development.

And now I'd like to do a little ditty entitled 'Demagogue! (by the numbers)'-- (inspired by an article truckin' linked).

Demagogue! (by the numbers)

1. Good/evil/good/evil.
2. It's the brown people's fault.
3. They are monsters; can't talk to 'em.
4. This is it, the big showdown.

Demagogue!

1. Right/wrong/right/wrong.
2. It's the gay people's fault.
3. They are monsters; can't talk to 'em.
4. This is it, the final judgment.

Demagogue!

1. Us/them/us/them.
2. It's the yellow people's fault.
3. They are monsters; can't talk to 'em.
4. This is it, the big one.

Demagogue!

1. Left/right/left/right.
2. It's the liberals' fault.
3. They are monsters; can't talk to 'em.
4. This is it, the battle for society.

Demagogue!