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Tag Archives: terrorism
Protecting Mosques
Using American tax dollars to provide security to protect mosques in America will not be nearly as effective at protecting mosques as not using American tax dollars to provide bombs to blow up mosques around the world would be.
Posted in haiku, poem, Poetry, poetry for peace, religion, tanka, terrorism, Uncategorized, violence, war, war tax resistance
Tagged bigotry, connecticut, haiku, hatred, islam, mosques, new haven, poem, Poetry, religion, tanka, terrorism, violence, war, white supremacy
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The Poppies Are Everywhere
Marx called religion the opium of the masses but we pray to Gods of war and the poppies are everywhere and we pretend to remember (and care) and we feel so much better now and we won’t dare question the … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, Afghanistan, america, apathy, Armistice Day, death, god, government, history, Howard Zinn, humanity, Iraq, opium, poem, Poetry, poetry for peace, poppies, reflection, religion, remembrance day, Uncategorized, veterans, Veterans Day, veterans for peace, Vietnam, war, world war one, world war two, writing, WW1, yellow ribbons
Tagged 100 years, addiction, Afghanistan, America, apathy, Armistice Day, death, dope, drones, drugs, Flanders field, god, heroin, iraq, jingoism, militarism, military, nationalism, opium, Oxycontin, pain, Pakistan, poem, poetry, poppies, Propaganda, religion, remembrance day, Somalia, Syria, taxes, terrorism, trauma, Uganda, veterans, veterans day, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam, war, war tax resistance, World War One, World War Two, writing, Yemen
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Aloha Not Bombs
March 20th marks the 15th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Since 2003, we’ve spent more than a trillion dollars and helped create terrorists who make Al Qaeda look like amateurs. When we kill civilians we drive countless angry, traumatized young … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, taxes, Uncategorized, war, war tax resistance
Tagged Afghanistan, America, american dream, iraq, MLK, taxes, terrorism, war, war tax resistance
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We’re The Elves
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
Posted in Afghanistan, america, american dream, Black Lives Matter, capitalism, civil rights, collateral damage, Dakota Access Pipeline, death, democracy, drones, empire, ethnic cleansing, fear, freedom, Gaza, greed, guilt, history, Howard Zinn, human rights, humanity, Iran, Iraq, justice, Kaepernick, Liberty, life, media, MLK, Native Americans, oil, poem, Poetry, racism, refugees, Saudi Arabia, singing, slavery, song, Standing Rock, Syria, taxes, Ter Gas, terrorism, Trump, Uncategorized, veterans, Vietnam, violence, war, war tax resistance, West Bank, writing, Yemen
Tagged Afghanistan, America, Bush, greed, humanity, iraq, music, news, Obama, poem, poetry, Song, taxes, terrorism, Trump, violence, war, war tax resistance
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Speculation
The news stations hovered around the front lawn of the White House. Even the days sporting events were interrupted as every tv station showed footage of a lone wolf laying motionless on the lawn. The likely intended target, the president, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, america, american dream, collateral damage, Gaza, human rights, Iran, Iraq, Olive trees, palestine, Palestinians, peace, propaganda, short story, Syria, taxes, terrorism, Uncategorized, violence, war, war tax resistance, West Bank, writing, Yemen
Tagged Afghanistan, America, fear, Gaza, hope, Iran, iraq, ISIS, Libya, love, Media, news, North Korea, palestine, Peace, Propaganda, russia, short story, Somalia, Syria, terrorism, Trump, truth, tv, war, West Bank, writing, Yemen
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29 People
According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of terrorism is “The use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal.” 29 people were killed today in a terrorist attack. … Continue reading
Posted in america, collateral damage, death, history, human rights, NYC, oil, poem, Poetry, taxes, Uncategorized, violence, war, war tax resistance, Yemen
Tagged America, death, drugs, poem, poetry, Saudi Arabia, taxes, terrorism, war, Yemen
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58 People
58 people have died today 58 people have gone away 58 people and now you pray for Las Vegas. 58 people have died today in Las Vegas but it’s everyday in Iraq and it’s everyday in Afghanistan don’t you … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, america, collateral damage, Edward Bernays, empathy, empire, god, history, Howard Zinn, humanity, Iraq, Las Vegas, Libya, peace, poem, Poetry, Syria, taxes, terrorism, Uncategorized, Vietnam, violence, war, writing
Tagged Afghanistan, America, death, iraq, Las Vegas, Libya, poem, poetry, shooting, Somalia, Syria, terrorism, violence, war, writing, Yemen
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In the unlikely event
in the unlikely event of my death in a terror attack you do not have permission to use my name or likeness in any way, shape, or form. I don’t want my mothers tears to be joined by rivers that … Continue reading
Terror
There is a reason that we hear about places like Barcelona and not about places like Bulu Sheikh, Spain colonized and Somalia was colonized. I wonder if the terrorists in Barcelona saw the statue of Christopher Columbus before … Continue reading
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