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November 2, 2012
Should You Believe
By Hal O'Leary
Should You Believe, if you do believe that we are still living in a democracy, think again.
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SHOULD YOU BELIEVE
Should you believe we have democracy,
Should you believe Americans are free,
Should you believe Iran's our enemy,
Should you believe in Washington, D. C,
I must say you and I do not agree.
I don't believe we have democracy.
Two parties? Just a joke on you and me,
For both are owned by one plutocracy.
The thought that "we the people' hold the key
To what we think our country ought to be,
Begins to look like base insanity.
I fear it's gone the way of chastity.
It's gone the way of truth and honesty,
Or trust without which love will cease to be.
We're faced with loss of all humanity.
I don't believe Americans are free.
This so-called "War on Terror", we should see
It as a War on Freedom. c'est la vie.
I fear, in honesty, we must foresee
The Patriot Act as an atrocity.
And the N D A A, calamity,
Unconstitutional for all to see.
The wiretaps do away with privacy
Library use? We cannot guarantee.
We're spied on with no criminality.
I don't believe Iran's our enemy
While Pakistan and Israel can be
At Iran's door with nukes and openly
Insist Iran has no authority
To call for and expect equality.
It smacks of blatant smug hypocrisy.
With Gods the same, an opportunity
For lasting peace and reciprocity
Has given way to this iniquity.
We're told Iran must be the enemy.
I don't believe in Washington, D, C,
In homage to the A I P A C,
In turn, in homage to a company
Of greedy vultures, who with certainty
Have used our wealth and our civility,
With greed, to add to their prosperity.
Their homage goes to just one entity,
Themselves, and once again, it's c'est la vie.
There's precious little left for you and me.
But just to cope with this obscenity.
Should you believe we have democracy?
Should you believe Americans are free?
Should you believe Iran's our enemy?
Should you believe in Washington, D. C?
If naught but slavery is your cup of tea.
Hal O'Leary