Big Cheeses
Too many powerful people,
most of them somebody's son
think the answer to dealing with conflict
is found at the end of a gun.
Politicians who stroke their own egos,
les Grosses Têtes, and all the Big cheeses,
can't even find a solution
to nature's most simple diseases.
Money, that root of all evil
puts power in the hands of a few
who think nothing of murdering thousands
to succeed in their own bloody coups.
Ask any tinpot dictator
what weapon they hold the most dear,
to subjugate millions of people,
the essential ingredient is fear.
Religious cleansing and fatwahs,
genocide, fueled by hate,
minds of the masses polluted
by those who corrupt and dictate.
In terms of the life of our planet,
we've been on it a minute, at most,
if we don't stem this tide of corruption,
we may as well give up the ghost.
Thank you. Identifying the problem is the easy bit. The solutions are much harder. Lennon was on the right lines with Imagine, but that would take a concerted effort from everyone, and that’s never going to happen. 😒🌹
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Many true words!!! Wish I had some good solutions.
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Thank you. Identifying the problem is the easy bit. The solutions are much harder. Lennon was on the right lines with Imagine, but that would take a concerted effort from everyone, and that’s never going to happen. 😒🌹
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Timely words, Hobbo!
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Thanks Ingrid!
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brilliant. It’s great to share a laugh with you, but this is what it’s all about.
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Thank you Mr B!
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a wonderful, sweeping polemic against corruption at all levels and regimes; democracy in many places is teetering 😦
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Thanks John. Don’t worry though, democracy is only teetering in the most stable countries, it’s collapsed in the others! 😦
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true, very true 🙂
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Brilliant and such an important message nowadays !
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Thank you Mr G. Your comments are always appreciated!
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You’ve done yourself proud with this one, Hobbo.
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Thank you Misky 🙂
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Excellent with a true message. Well shared 😊💞
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Thank you Priti 🙂
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😊😊💗💞You are welcome
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🙂🌹
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😄😄😄🌹🌹
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Absolutely!
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🙂
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