Thursday, September 30, 2021

Replacing What or Whom?

Now peddling replacement theory,

And even calling it by name,

Some on the Right are using the term

Overtly, without a hint of shame.

 

A multicultural America

Is clearly what the proponents fear.

But who or what is being replaced

To many people remains unclear.

 

I used to think the concept was

A bigoted, racist thing of the past.

But what we are seeing happening now

Shows how long such ideas can last.

 

After the rallies in Charlottesville,

When mobs of white-supremacists chanted

"Jews will not replace us!" we knew

That we shouldn't take our freedoms for granted.

 

So now the Right is telling us

That immigrants are "invading" our land,

Bringing disease and who knows what else;

Therefore, we must take a stand.

 

Furthermore, the Right insists

That bringing immigrants in is not

Beneficial to all, for it

Is nothing but a "liberal plot."

 

To bolster their non-inclusive ideas,

Some on the Right have traveled abroad

To gain support from strongmen leaders

To whom they give an approving nod.

 

Ideas that used to be on the fringe,

Now occur on a larger scale

And out in the open--in clear sight--

As the GOP drops its veil.

 

Hold up a mirror, America.

Do you like what you currently see?

Heaven help us if this is the kind

Of country we were meant to be.


-by Bob B (9-30-21)

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