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In Response to "Changing the World, One Word at a Time"


In Response to “Changing the World, One Word at a Time”

 

Welcome to America

home of the dependent and

the land of the cowardly

 

The faculty of Emory University offered

students “emergency counseling”

after “Trump 2016” was

found sprawled out on the sidewalk with

chalk, written by a brilliant troll

whose sole goal was to have fun.

Mission accomplished.

 

At campuses across the country,

students have been made aware of and protested “microaggressions”

or: “a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other non dominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype”

at Occidental College, students have taken things to an extreme.

and have demanded that their college hires

“physicians of color at Emmons Wellness Center

to treat physical and emotional trauma associated with issues of identity.”

So that said “microaggressions”

like “God Bless You” can be monitored

and acted upon.

 

Welcome to America

the land of the politically correct

 

Those who know the truth

refrain

in fear of being politically incorrect.  

like the black lives matter movement and

the Black Panthers are violent, ultra-racist radicals

like “Changing the World, One Word at a Time” is

an exceptionally cynical, hateful

poem


 

Welcome to America

the land of the free

and home of the brave

 

Where a man leaves

a $1000 tip to help a woman with several children struggling financially

and where police risk their lives every day to

Protect and serve. Not to be accused of murder and chided for doing their job.

 

Where people are supposed to be able to voice their opinions

and not be ridiculed and be made uncomfortable after doing so

the right to free speech is guaranteed to us by the Constitution and

by the bravery of selfishness of those in the military

 

Welcome to America

where James Monroe said that,“National honor is national property of the highest value.” And

where all lives matter

 

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