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People carrying guns on their hip. Holsters.
Feeling safe. Secure. Confident. Don’t mess around with me. The wild, wild,
west. John Wayne. Roy Rogers. The Lone Ranger. Gunsmoke. Bonanza. Head ‘em up,
move ‘em out. Bang. You’re dead.
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No more Muslims. Scary. Beards.
Hijab’s. Bombs. Virgins. Quran. Mohammad. No gooks. No Krauts. No Slant eyes.
No Micks. No Polacks. No Jerrys. No Frogs. High fence. Concertina wire. Dogs.
No entrance. Not allowed. Only white skin. Christian faith. English speaking. Paleface. Honkies welcome.
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Work to welfare. No free handouts.
Minimum wage. Cheap labor. Child care. Broken down cars. Rent. Utilities. Food.
Health-care. Charity. Bread lines. Soup kitchens. Missions. Mandatory prayer.
Thank God. For what? Bankruptcy. McDonald’s. Wal-Mart. Papa John’s. Chick-fil-A.
60 hours per week. Three jobs. No down payment. Poor credit. High credit card
debt. Slavery. Indenture. The American way.
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The best is yet to come. Melting
ice. Rising coastline. Polar bears. Miami. Super storms. Hurricanes. Tornadoes.
Floods. Denial. Carbon emissions. Cars.
3-car garage. Melanoma. Forest fires. Drought. Famine. Oil. Coal.
Environmental destruction. Political clout. Insurrection. Revolution.
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Death. The common cold. Flu. $10,000
pills. Save me. I’m dying. 104 years old. Nursing homes. Assisted living. New
heart. New knee. Knee’s. Hip. Hip's. Shoulder. Shoulder’s. High birth mortality. Poor distribution.
Universal health-care. Universal misery. Sorry. Medicaid. Medicare. Nothing
lasts forever.
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Terror. Fear. Big Brother. Camera’s.
Phone taps. Looking. Overseeing. Watching. Trust. Lack of. Guns. Drones.
Perpetual war. Suspicion. Bombs. Murder. Suicide. Guantonemo Bay. Virgins.
Waterboarding. Torture. American made. Getting even. Revenge. Payback.
Arrogance. Rubbing it in. World domination. God Bless America.
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Worried. Ashamed. Pathetic. Feel bad? Had enough? Stand up. Be counted. Burn flags. Sing your
own song. Take risks. Step outside your comfort zone. Scare yourself. Grab opportunities with both hands. Bread. Housing. Education. Justice. Peace. Health-care. Free education. Community control. Local. Lives matter. You matter.
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Free choice. Control. Domination.
Male. Pro-birth. Adoption. Drugs. Disease. 9 months. Pain. Subordination.
Reckless. Unwanted. Politicians. White. Christian. Country club. All-knowing. I
know what’s best for you. Trust me.
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Perpetual war. Death. Bombing.
Drones. Democracy. Military. Slogans. Songs. World domination.Advertisements.
Sporting events. Wounded Warriors. No legs. One arm. PTSD. Suicide. Enemies.
Terrorists. Weapons of mass destruction. A children’s, children’s war.
Eisenhower. Military-industrial complex. 60% of budget. Cold. Calculated.
Murder.
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Hunger.
Industrial crops. Corn Soybeans. 1 in 4 children hungry before bed. 1-3
elderly experience food scarcity. Crime. Shame. Spitting out
luxury foods. Guilt. Unfair abundance. Local. Gardens. Sharing. Food
banks. Soup kitchens. Bread. Beans. Sacrifice. Giving. Enough.
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Worried. Ashamed. Pathetic. Feel bad? Had enough? Stand up. Be counted. Burn flags. Sing your
own song. Take risks. Step outside your comfort zone. Scare yourself. Grab opportunities with both hands. Bread. Housing. Education. Justice. Peace. Health-care. Free education. Community control. Local. Lives matter. You matter.
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