| Brice: | Is there some Zionist message? |
| Devani: | I don't think so. The author abhored all forms of systematic violence. |
| Brice: | That's naive, because history is essentially a protracted struggle of countless "-isms", each yearning for ascendancy. |
| Anya: | Like tiny grains of rice over a flame. |
| Carlos: | And without a clear sense of what's going on, it's easy to feel burnt . . . |
Murdering for the Motherland
marching as their Grim Master commands
believing in a Manifest-Destiny-Plan
while trumping across exotic lands
chanting "Seig Heil Fur Our Leader"
as horrors expand
they bring the End closer to hand
in which rivers of petroleum
burn like snakes
while nuclear arsenals
multiply the stakes
Perhaps some ancient blood-lust
needs to be satisfied
as Rambo-warriors numb their minds
and compu-screens make millions blind
How simple it is
to indoctrinate
testosterone-laden minds
then silence the remaining few
refusing to align
