Tag Archives: colonialism

Crying For The Mountain

Posted on July 17, 2019 by soitgoes1984

History repeats itself again and again we do nothing but obey we do nothing but mumble “well, this is what the law has to say” we do nothing but look the other way we do nothing but pay for the … Continue reading →

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Only The Bible Is Allowed To Be Sacred

Posted on November 9, 2018 by soitgoes1984

Not even with a thirty meter telescope will we be able to see all the damage done to the ‘āina already we won’t see polluted aquifers and an ailing reef we won’t see the monk seals and turtles laying on … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Deserve A Closer Look

Posted on November 3, 2018 by soitgoes1984

No, we don’t deserve a closer look at the stars we desecrate earth we’re bound to desecrate space with atom bombs orbiting, interstellar death racing to colonize the heavens, we’re helpless we can’t even figure out earth, in terms … Continue reading →

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Let Them Hold The Pen

Posted on October 25, 2018 by soitgoes1984

Let them hold the pen children won’t lose their parents, parents their children and neither will lose their limbs neither will lose their country the land where they’re born is where they’ll die of old age no more pages … Continue reading →

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