Racism in politics:
Shouldn't it be a
deal breaker?
But in some places
it
Appears to be a deal
maker.
A candidate who
jokes about
Public hangings and
embraces
Voter suppression
candidly
Can win elections in
certain places.
She can wear a
confederate cap
And pose with a
rifle. Would she brag
About her
segregation academy
Photo with a
confederate flag?
Racism is a monster
with
Tentacles reaching
far and wide.
Many grasped by its
hateful clutches
Often deny it, but
how they've lied!
I used to think that
humans had
Progressed, and my
naïveté
Made it hard to
accept that it
Existed in the world
today.
But, oh, it is alive
and well--
Sometimes blatant,
sometimes systemic.
It must be countered
by understanding,
Empathy, and fierce
polemic.
-by Bob B (11-28-18)
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