And whose shepherds mislead them
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
Whose sages are silenced
And whose bigots haunt the airwaves
Pity the nation that raises not its voice
Except to praise conquerors
And acclaim the bully as hero
And aims to rule the world
By force and by torture ...
Pity the nation oh pity the people
who allow their rights to erode
and their freedoms to be washed away ..."
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
(source - https://www.activistpost.com/2019/03/pity-the-nation-war-spending-is-bankrupting-america.html)
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