Evan Hawthorn's Blog

Evan Hawthorn's Blog
(visual aid by Christian Schloe)

Saturday, November 12, 2016

the ripping of the lid

1 out of every 28 drone victims is the intended
(guilty or innocent) target.  if you had a weapon
that killed 27 extra people every time you fired it,
wouldn't you destroy it?

at what point is such staggering disregard for human life
considered evil?

in a study of 41 drone strikes,
1,147 human beings were killed,
and each of the 41 purported "bad guys"
had been listed as killed on multiple occasions.

how is it people can be so afraid of a Trump presidency,
but not even bat an eyelash
over the inhuman American status quo?

the 22 veterans who commit suicide every day,
but don't even merit a mention in the media,
have probably grasped the implications of this.

and i expect many profiled persons,
"others" in their own "homeland",
are no more afraid than they were before.

it didn't take the Epitome of the System
ripping off its deluding, distracting lid
to open some of our eyes.

but perhaps, with so many blinders down,
now is the time to come together
and try to establish representative Democracy.

it would be nice if its "beacon"
actually tried it once.

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