Category Archives: civil rights

In My Dream: An Ode to Dr. King

Posted on April 4, 2019 by soitgoes1984

(Maybe April 4th isn’t Martin Luther King, Jr. Day but it’s the day that in 1967 he most vocally spoke out against the war in Vietnam and the day that in 1968 he was assassinated. My poem includes the majority of his … Continue reading →

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It’s a Privilege

Posted on January 18, 2019 by soitgoes1984

Our grandfather was a roofer and he spent his whole life busting his ass to provide for his working class children and then his working class grandchildren and then, when he was 68 years old he was repairing a chimney … Continue reading →

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Uncle Sam’s Muslim Ban

Posted on June 26, 2018 by soitgoes1984

We want to ban Muslims from coming to America because it is a lot more socially acceptable for Uncle Sam to kill them when they are in their own countries rather than here in America unless, of course, they are … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr. King 50 Years Later

Posted on April 6, 2018 by soitgoes1984

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death” On April 4th, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. publicly spoke out against the war in … Continue reading →

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We’re The Elves

Posted on January 10, 2018 by soitgoes1984

Blaming the president and not ourselves is like blaming santa and not his elves We’re all to blame They keep controlling us with fear so we pay our taxes year after year We’re all to blame … Continue reading →

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But Who…?

Posted on August 26, 2017 by soitgoes1984

I. But who is to blame? The government. But who is to blame? The politicians. But who is to blame? The military. But who is to blame? The police. But who is to blame? Wall Street. But who is to … Continue reading →

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Typical American Weekend

Posted on August 14, 2017 by soitgoes1984

This weekend has been a typical weekend for the United States. In Virginia, a klan rally gathered around a statue of one of their heroes, carrying torches. They even killed someone and injured many. A lot of Americans were … Continue reading →

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