may we all be heard
words are bells
let them ring!


Thom World Poet Austin, Texas, USA
Global Radical networker and activist for promoting the live Creative Arts,
at every possible opportunity, especially in his home-city, Austin, Texas, USA


Friday, October 21, 2011

BENEVOLENT DESPOTISM


As Egypt throws out military Mubarak,substituting his family with more military Generals
As Mexico replaces corrupted police with aggressive Army violence
As Hugo Chavez nationalizes and socializes all corporations and media of dissent
As Putin reclaims his leadership despite puppet Presidents
As Turkey lurches between Islamic and military dictatorships
We seek how Bismarck led to the rise Adolph Hitler
how paternalism and selective welfare can maintain loyalty
among workers whose best interests always lie with progressives
yet whose support for dictators is legendary
"Don't cry for me,Argentina!"-Peronists seek return
Imelda Marcos still seeks return.Romanovs still seek return
Republicans still seek return."Born to rule". Blue bloods. Democracy becomes offensive
Big brother or Big Government?Some prefer the despot to the democratic
Islamic Fundamentalists employ the same stage-managing  of consent
via mass rallies,control of mass media,manipulation of the Press
and making sure sabotage occurs to anyone who dissents
This is being played out on the streets of New York as we read
of peaceful demonstrators being pepper sprayed by those
who presume all political power flows "from the barrel of a gun"
"Meet the new boss-same as the old boss.Won't get fooled again"
 

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