The Revolution-Will-Not-Be-Televised Politics of Gil Scott Heron -- Whitey On the Moon

[ancianita]

also with a short shot of his "Alien"

"The reason we get up every day and decide to try it again is because we have dreams of doing better."
Like Obama say: "Better is good."

Lookin' at you, Branson, Bezos, Musk, and the Republican tax hobby horses you rode in on.

As with Democratic Party good trouble politics, the revolution will not be televised.

A rat done bit my sister Nell
With whitey on the moon
Her face and arm began to swell
And whitey’s on the moon
"I can’t pay no doctor bills
But whitey’s on the moon
Ten years from now I’ll be payin’ still
While whitey’s on the moon

You know, the man just upped my rent last night
Cause whitey’s on the moon?
No hot water, no toilets, no lights
But whitey’s on the moon
I wonder why he’s upping me?
Cause whitey’s on the moon?
Well I was already giving him fifty a week
With whitey on the moon

Taxes taking my whole damn check
Junkies making me a nervous wreck
The price of food is going up
And as if all that crap wasn’t enough:

A rat done bit my sister Nell
With whitey on the moon
Her face and arm began to swell
And whitey’s on the moon
Was all that money I made last year
For whitey on the moon?
How come I ain’t got no money here?
Hmm! Whitey’s on the moon

Y’know I just ’bout had my fill
Of whitey on the moon
I think I’ll send these doctor bills
Airmail special
To whitey on the moon."

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

1. A great American poet!