The Worst Minds Of My Generation
I saw the worst minds of my generation
seize and occupy the White House.
Shenanigans at the poles, some say.
I saw the worst minds of my generation
turn millions of people
into slaves of fascist corporate empires;
"Freedom & democracy" they said.
I saw the worst minds of my generation
coin a new phrase:
"shock and awe".
I saw the worst minds of my generation
turn greed and lust for power
into moral imperatives.
I saw the worst minds of my generation
proclaim war
as live entertainment on television.
"ratings" they said.
Apparently they think we like
watching people kill each other dead
live
on TV.
I saw the worst minds of my generation
turn the press into an instrument
of propaganda.
"National security" they said.
Perhaps America too, like China,
needs a democracy wall.
The Worst Minds Of My Generation
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The Worst Minds Of My Generation
Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment - Rumi
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
We don't have enough
" do not disturb " signs.
We need more trivial
distractions.
We need more mind
numbing
commercials:
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
So choke yourself with a tie
and
cut off needed oxygen
to your brain.
You won't feel a thing.
You won't feel the war.
You won't feel the hate.
You won't feel the fear.
You won't feel the death.
You won't feel the lies.
You won't feel a thing.
A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
So turn off.
Tune out
and drop in to
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
So
indulge yourself in
ignorance
folly
stupidity
right wing opposition
intolerance
and mind numbing obedience
to authority.
Believe everything you hear.
Believe everything you see.
Question nothing.
Doubt nothing.
A beautiful mind
is a wonderful thing
to waste.
a wonderful thing to waste.
We don't have enough
" do not disturb " signs.
We need more trivial
distractions.
We need more mind
numbing
commercials:
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
So choke yourself with a tie
and
cut off needed oxygen
to your brain.
You won't feel a thing.
You won't feel the war.
You won't feel the hate.
You won't feel the fear.
You won't feel the death.
You won't feel the lies.
You won't feel a thing.
A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
So turn off.
Tune out
and drop in to
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
So
indulge yourself in
ignorance
folly
stupidity
right wing opposition
intolerance
and mind numbing obedience
to authority.
Believe everything you hear.
Believe everything you see.
Question nothing.
Doubt nothing.
A beautiful mind
is a wonderful thing
to waste.
Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment - Rumi
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The Worst Minds Of My Generation
I saw the worst minds of my generation
seize and occupy the White House.
Shenanigans at the poles, some say.
Polls? Or is this a much deeper poem than appears at first blush? The White House was occupied by the current inhabitant as the result of an election. Or are you referring to a White House in some foreign banana republic? And is this really "poetry" in the traditional sense?
I saw the worst minds of my generation
turn the press into an instrument
of propaganda.
The politicization of the mainstream media began in earnest with Watergate and had been building to today's crescendo since at least the assassination of JFK. (It goes back further but I'm talking modern times.) The liberals have controlled the media ever since. Was this your generation? The MSM is anything but a friend to Bush & Co. Here you seem to be saying the Baby Boomers are the "worst minds." Not that I disagree.
I don't think you know who the "worst minds" are, but then this is poetry so it doesn't matter.
I saw the worst minds of my generation
seize and occupy the White House.
Shenanigans at the poles, some say.
Polls? Or is this a much deeper poem than appears at first blush? The White House was occupied by the current inhabitant as the result of an election. Or are you referring to a White House in some foreign banana republic? And is this really "poetry" in the traditional sense?
I saw the worst minds of my generation
turn the press into an instrument
of propaganda.
The politicization of the mainstream media began in earnest with Watergate and had been building to today's crescendo since at least the assassination of JFK. (It goes back further but I'm talking modern times.) The liberals have controlled the media ever since. Was this your generation? The MSM is anything but a friend to Bush & Co. Here you seem to be saying the Baby Boomers are the "worst minds." Not that I disagree.
I don't think you know who the "worst minds" are, but then this is poetry so it doesn't matter.