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Date Posted: 09:38:52 01/29/03 Wed
In reply to:
Cassandra
's message, "Re: Alternet.org" on 14:50:42 01/24/03 Fri
Here's a little 1st life ditty attributed to John Robbins, now a grandfather himself, "The only son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire, John Robbins was groomed to follow in his father's footsteps, but chose to walk away from Baskin-Robbins and the immense wealth it represented to '...pursue the deeper American Dream...the dream of a society at peace with its conscience because it respects and lives in harmony with all life forms. A dream of a society that is truly healthy, practicing a wise and compassionate stewardship of a balanced ecosystem.' "
In the Tom Lehrer style:
If You're Happy And You Know It Bomb Iraq
If you cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq.
If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq.
If the markets hurt your Mama, bomb Iraq.
If the terrorists are Saudi,
And your alibi is shoddy,
And the bank takes back your Audi,
And your tastes remain quite gaudy,
And the TV shows are bawdy,
Bomb Iraq.
If the pundits call you moron,
Then it's time to get your war on.
If the terrorists are frisky,
And Pakistan is looking shifty,
And North Korea is too risky,
Bomb Iraq.
If you never were elected, bomb Iraq.
If your mood is quite dejected, bomb Iraq.
If you think Saddam's gone mad,
With the weapons that he had,
And he tried to kill your dad,
If you think that SUVs,
Are the best thing since sliced cheese,
And your father you must please,
Bomb Iraq.
So here's one for dear old daddy, bomb Iraq,
From his favorite little laddy, bomb Iraq.
Saying no would look like treason.
It's the Hussein hunting season.
Even if we have no reason,
Bomb Iraq.
If Noelle gets caught with crack
And the twins drop booze for smack
If your brother is a turkey,
And Florida's going bazerk-y,
Bomb Iraq.
You can run us out of oil,
With the Middle East a-boil,
To get drilling in the Arctic,
Bomb Iraq.
If the globe is quickly warming, bomb Iraq.
If the poor will soon be storming, bomb Iraq.
If the globe is slowly warmin', bomb Iraq.
Yay! the clouds of war are stormin', bomb Iraq.
If the ozone hole is growin',
Some things we prefer not knowin',
Though our ignorance is showin',
We assert that might makes right,
Burning oil is a delight,
For the empire we will fight,
Bomp Iraq.
If our polls are falling,
And Congress is a-stalling,
To divert public attention
From the doings of your henchmen,
Bomb Iraq.
If we have no allies with us, bomb Iraq.
If we think that someone's dissed us, bomb Iraq.
Even if we have no allies, bomb Iraq.
From the sand dunes to the valleys, bomb Iraq.
So to hell with the inspections,
Let's look tough for the elections,
Close your mind and take directions,
Bomb Iraq.
It's pre-emptive non-aggression, bomb Iraq.
Let's prevent this mass destruction, bomb Iraq.
They've got weapons we can't see,
And that's good enough for me
'Cuz it's all the proof I need
Bomb Iraq.
If your equities are falling,
And your losses are appalling,
If the GDP is shrinking,
And Dubya's back to drinking,
Bomb Iraq.
If corporate fraud is growin', bomb Iraq.
If your ties to it are showin', bomb Iraq.
If your politics are sleazy,
And hiding that ain’t easy,
And your manhood’s getting queasy,
If the smoking gun ain't smokin',
We don't care, and we're not jokin',
That Saddam will soon be croakin',
Bomb Iraq
If they're checking Halliburton
And Cheney's rep will be hurtin'
If the euro keeps on climbing,
Put your trust in Dubya's timing,
Bomb Iraq.
Fall in line and follow orders, bomb Iraq.
For our might now knows no borders, bomb Iraq.
Disagree? We'll call it treason,
It's the make war not love season,
Even if we have no reason,
Bomb Iraq.
Cynical cuteness aside, this viewpoint is way too divisive for me: another my/us/our bright right vs your/them/their dark wrong. It's harder for me to communicate vulnerably with people who have an agenda. Ah well, we each do what we feel we have to.
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