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Here's the deal, as our loony uncle Ross used to say.
This is an issue for every political campaign
Despite lip service to the contrary, in the US we really do not give a shit about youth. We send them to second rate schools, with useless, tattered textbooks, no science labs, little arts or music education and some of us are fine with them having empty stomachs as long as it mean our individual tax burden is lower.
Some of these son-of-a-bitches have the unmitigated gall to claim they are followers of Jesus H.Christ or other religious dudes.
Young people are smart. They know that their society, as a whole, generally does not give a rat's ass about how they are doing, about whether they have enough to eat, a safe place to live, the basics of a minimally decent life.
There is a price to pay for this. It is a high price.
It is not as bad here as in some places, where 12 year olds are given automatic weapons and drugs and are taught to kill the enemy; or where the USA as occupiers have not been able to maintain basic services and safety for children.
There are high prices to pay for this.
If that's all there is my friends
then let's keep dancing
let's break out the booze
Life is the Theatre of the the Absurd
No doubt.
Come back now all ye neo-cons and low tax lovers and tell me how silly my post is. F*ck those young people around the world.
Hundreds of billions for immoral pre-emptive wars
Not much for basic human decency
for human and humane compassion
That is a campaign 2008 issue
Glory be to George and Dick,
Masters of immorality in the public square.
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