Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 > AMERICA 2003: Dr. Seuss style, Author: Unknown > The Whos down in Whoville liked this country a lot, > But the Grinch in the White House most certainly did > not. > He didn't arrive there by the will of the Whos, > But stole the election that he really did lose. > Vowed to " rule from the middle, " then installed his > regime. > (Did this really happen or is it just a bad dream?) > > He didn't listen to voters, just his friends he was > pleasin' > Now, please don't ask why, no one quite knows the > reason. > It could be his heart wasn't working just right. > It could be, perhaps, that he wasn't too bright. > But I think that the most likely reason of all, > Is that both brain and heart were two sizes too > small. > In times of great turmoil, this was bad news, > To have a government that ignores its Whos. > > But the Whos shrugged their shoulders, went on with > their work, > Their duties as citizens so casually did shirk. > They shopped at the mall and watched their T.V. > They drove their gas guzzling big S.U.V. > Oblivious to what was going on in D.C. > Ignoring the threats to democracy. > They read the same papers that ran the same leads, > Reporting what only served corporate needs. > (For the policies affecting the lives of all nations > > Were made by the giant U.S. Corporations.) > Big business grew fatter, fed by its own greed, > And by people who shopped for the things they didn't > need. > > But amidst all the apathy came signs of unrest, > The Whos came to see we were fouling our nest. > And the people who cared for the ideals of this > nation > Began to discuss and exchange information. > The things they couldn't read in the corporate-owned > news > Of FTAA meetings and CIA coups. > Of drilling for oil and restricting rights. > They published some books, created Websites > Began to write letters and use their e-mail > (Though Homeland Security might send them to jail!) > > What began as a whisper soon grew to a roar, > These things going on they could no longer ignore. > They started to rise up and fight City Hall > Let their voices be heard, they rose to the call, > To vote, to petition, to gather, dissent, > To question the policies of the " President. " > > As greed gained in power and power knew no shame > The Whos came together, sang " Not in our name! " > One by one from their sleep and their slumber they > woke > The old and the young, all kinds of folk, > The black, brown and white, the gay, bi- and > straight, > All united to sing, " Feed our hope, not our hate! > Stop stockpiling weapons and aiming for war! > Stop feeding the rich, start feeding the poor! > Stop storming the deserts to fuel SUV's! > Stop telling us lies on the mainstream T.V.'s! > Stop treating our children as a market to sack! > Stop feeding them Barney, Barbie and Big Mac! > Stop trying to addict them to lifelong consuming, > In a time when severe global warming is looming! > Stop sanctions that are killing the kids in Iraq! > Start dealing with ours that are strung out on > crack! " > > A mighty sound started to rise and to grow, > " The old way of thinking simply must go! > Enough of God versus Allah, Muslim vs. Jew > With what lies ahead, it simply won't do. > No American dream that cares only for wealth > Ignoring the need for community health. > The rivers and forests are demanding their pay, > If we're to survive, we must walk a new way. > No more excessive and mindless consumption > Let's sharpen our minds and garner our gumption. > For the ideas are simple, but the practice is hard, > And not to be won by a poem on a card. > It needs the ideas and the acts of each Who, > So let's get together and plan what to do! " > > And so they all gathered from all 'round the Earth > And from it all came a miraculous birth. > The hearts and the minds of the Whos they did grow, > Three sizes to fit what they felt and they know. > While the Grinches they shrank from their hate and > their greed, > Bearing the weight of their every foul deed. > > From that day onward the standard of wealth, > Was whatever fed the Whos spiritual health. > They gathered together to revel and feast, > And thanked all who worked to conquer their beast. > For although our story pits Grinches 'gainst Whos, > The true battle lies in what we daily choose. > For inside each Grinch is a tiny small Who, > And inside each Who is a tiny Grinch too. > One thrives on love and one thrives on greed. > > Who will win out? It depends who you feed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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