Navalny
takes his place
among those willing
to give his life
in the cause of freedom
from tyranny, oppression,
corruption and deranged power,
along with Gandhi,
Martin Luther King, Mandela,
brave warriors for social justice
and democracy.
takes his place
among those willing
to give his life
in the cause of freedom
from tyranny, oppression,
corruption and deranged power,
along with Gandhi,
Martin Luther King, Mandela,
brave warriors for social justice
and democracy.
How such courage
terrifies the bullies!
terrifies the bullies!
They silence the man
but not his message.
The people rise,
hearts inflamed.
The thugs respond
the only way they know -
with violence.
but not his message.
The people rise,
hearts inflamed.
The thugs respond
the only way they know -
with violence.
His spirit is such
a strong and shining thing,
they have to snuff his light
for fear it illuminates
their darkness.
a strong and shining thing,
they have to snuff his light
for fear it illuminates
their darkness.
The old power systems are fighting their death knell. People are tired of suffering because of old white men. When they silence an activist this brave, they light a fire in ten thousand hearts. Time for the old corrupt hearts, the old money/power structures to make way for social and environmental justice. Away with their dark hearts. A better world is waiting to be born.
I don't include President Biden in the above - he is elderly (as is his opponent), but he has moral fibre, a lifetime of experience and knows how government works. He is definitely the more qualified candidate, between he and his opponent, who has no interest in democracy or the rule of law.
I want to keep positive thoughts, truly I do ... until the darkness creeps in.
ReplyDeleteAggressive authoritarian leaders world over must be defeated. Navalny now sits at the table with all the other unforgettable heroes. Sadly, it is beyond tragic that it turned out this way.
ReplyDeleteI think our President *might* survive a campaign, but I doubt he'd be fit for the inauguration if he did. Trump seems healthier now, but seems the type who won't fade out gracefully (as Reagan did). And much as I think he's earned the honor, I feel uncomfortable thinking the words "President Kennedy." We are in what another former President would have called deep...you know!
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