The government knew they had us

[RC]

The Fall of Rome


The government knew they had us,
when they could keep the herb illegal,

although we knew it was medicine.

The government knew they had us,
when they could sell us the Super Bowl as something more than a football game,

although we knew it was just a football game.

The government knew they had us,
when they sold us the war, wrapped in a red, white, and blue bow.

although we knew the Domino Theory was bullshit.

The government knew they had us,
when the Warren Commission sold us Lee Harvey Oswald, instead of the coup d’etat,

although they insulted our intelligence.

The government knew they had us,
when they could hide their military budget and use it for, whatever,

and ask for more, whenever.

The government knew they had us,
when they could send their cowboys out to tame the world and just create more terror.

And so we come to our dilemma,
to watch TV as the world burns,

to eat TV dinners and get fat on fast food and watch our children get fat,

and watch our children come back in body bags from all parts of the world,
and also die in our streets.

Oh, Government of the Eagle, once proud carrier of the torch,
where have your powers gone?

Your power was with the people,
and your power went away,

when the people knew you had them.
Posted by: The rule of lizard law at January 3, 2006 09:31 AM

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Change of the above subject to the same subject:
I saw the movie Edward R Murrow last night.
There are so many parallels between then & now. Joseph R. McCarthy then, cheney/rove/rumsfeld now. Same song, same basic dance modified.
All the far right sociopaths knows is how to project fear from their paranoia. Call then on it and they crumble. They lie, they cheat, they steal, but they cannot confront the truth of their actions. It is time we start draining some swimming pools.

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/M/htmlM/murrowedwar/murrowedwar.htm

[bonito]

1. Kick

[Ron Day Voo]

2. I agree.

I think everything you said was right on! Very accurate, concise--but still correct and even forward-thinking. I like the poem/prose format and the topics of choice.

This was a great, true depiction!