
“Racism is a disease in society. We’re all equal. I don’t care what their colour is, or religion. Just as long as they’re human beings they’re my buddies.” Mandawy Yunupingu
Yet You Are Blind You can see clearly yet you are blind to the plight of your neighbour, stealing their humanity for the price of their lives which paid for the privilege of your wilful ignorance, paved in the blood of their dignity, bargained for the murderous dogma prosecuted in the name of your right to smile on suffering and misery as you squash their lives for the turn of a dollar and smug satisfaction of the exercise of your power. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
Hear, hear!
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Sadly so, if it only it weren’t.
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That picture provokes a thousand thoughts, but I don’t know which one I feel more sorry for; the one in chains whose dignity has been trampled by a fellow man, or the one feeling smug oblivious to his inadequacy.
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Those last two lines illustrate it all so well. How blind we can be and how injust.
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Absolutely VJ, very disturbing.
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Very profound.
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Many thanks for that Rupali.
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This poem speaks volumes! Such an important message and I hope that one day we see the long awaited change 🌸✨
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I keep yearning for real change.
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And that is coming across beautifully in your writing! 😊
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Thank you for sharing these encouraging words Hannah.
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You’re very welcome 😊
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Thank you very much for the passionate response Hannah
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The pleasure is mine 🌻
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🙂
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I’ve never understood the thinking that other human beings can be displaced, abused, and exterminated for the sake of power and profit, as if by some divine right. Where does that kind of arrogance come from?
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Good question, I’m certain that Jung would refer to ego and shadow.
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I expect you’re right.
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🙂 Well, on the right track.
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An appalling indictment of colonialism. Here too.
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Ah yes, I can’t compare apples and oranges, but simply to say colonialism was horific in every context. a pandemic still infecting the world.
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Very well written. You would have to say it to some politicians. But I think they will still understand. We are in a pre-Napoleonic time.
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Like deja vu or ground hog day, it keeps repeating sadly, thank you Michael.
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So true, Paul! Lets hope it will end somedays. Michael
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Yes, we need a circuit breaker.
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Indeed, How much C4 you need? Lol
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Many tankers, lol.
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😊 Now, with naming the term, we have to send greetings to the CIA, the GRU, the FSB too. :-))
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Indeed, a long list of guests 🙂
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🙂🙂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Many thanks chuck 🙂
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Happy to share it!
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Very powerful and speaks of the injustice Carrie in the native population for so many nations.
Same us the plight of Native Americans
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Yes, agree very much it is the same in so many places, very, very sad.
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Yes indeed.
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lovely, post thnx to share
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Thank you so much for that.
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Such a powerful poem of a very sad reality
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I’m glad it spoke that way.
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