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May 22, 2008 at 18:54:35

We Are The Empire

by Jim Bush Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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These are the wages of Empire
These are the wages of having it all
While others have so little

These are the wages of owning
The top of the mountain

These are the wages of claiming
The high moral ground

These are the wages of possessing
All worldly power

This is the price of an arrogance
That leaves others behind

This is the price of an arrogance
That claims victory
Before the battle
For human fullfillment
Is won

This is the price of an arrogance
That causes pain
And calls it freedom

This is the price of an arrogance
That forgets
In the heart of the matter
We are all one

We are the Empire
We are the Kings and Queens of the mountain
We have all the worldly power
We own more, consume more, and pollute more
Than anyone

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Jim Bush is a 61 year old, Vietnam-era veteran, currently living in Katy,Texas. He was raised in a military family. His father received the Silver Star for directing troops while under air attack at Clark Field in the Phillipines, survived the Bataan Death March, and spent three and a half years in a Japanese POW camp. He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received while a POW. Jim served as an army photographer in Okinawa and Korea. In 1987 he traveled to the war zones of Nicaragua with a veteran's group dedicated to stopping the Contra War.

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1 comments

Love is my religion; the world is my family.
carlLove is my religion; the world is my family.

Thank you

Very well said. We can only begin to progress and heal when we first open our minds and hearts and get out of denial that we are all one and that when we judge others we only judge ourselves. Thank you, Jim. There is great wisdom in what you say. Namaste.

by carl (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 129 comments) on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 10:34:48 PM