To me the right has become mostly a meme

Blocking political process is now the main theme

The SCOTUS taking bribes left and right

Gerrymandering going on day and night

Most democrats have the appeal of The Simpsons’ Flanders

He’s getting pretty old but I like Bernie Sanders

The rich get richer / The poor get poorer / When our time comes / No guilt for the horror

or maybe

The planet is burning / We die of starvation / Abolish the wealthy / And claim our salvation

or maybe

One, two, buckle my shoe / Three, four, overthrow the 1% and bring about a socialist utopia, etc

Capitalism has become such a bore Wish waged labor existed no more I’d rather pay taxes Take billionaires assets And distribute some wealth to the poor

Anarchism is the way, workers only you should pay.

The rich and wealthy we should eat, nutrition shouldn’t be sourced from meat.

I really don't care
It's neither here nor there
I live alone in the woods
My biggest worry is bear
And his economic stance on my foods

Roses are red Violets are blue The worlds gonna end Before I turn 52

I always watch sadly
Those giving their vote
To people who’d gladly
Cut open their throat.

They follow their hate,
They don’t spot the lies.
Rich man owns the state,
Rich man’s gaining weight,
The poor one just dies.

Edit: changed a line

Newlines are real tough.
Two spaces and the end make it rough.

Hit enter twice

For space extra nice.

Banana.

I originally wrote this for !noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works but it works pretty good for me too:

NATO Astronaut 1: It never gets old, huh?

NATO Astronaut 2: Nope.

Astronaut 1: It kinda makes you want to…

Astronaut 2: Break into a song?

Astronaut 1: Yep.

I love the trenches,

I love the roadside mines,

I love blown bridges,

I love when turrets fly.

I love the whole world

And all its sights and sounds.

Boom-de-yah-da, boom-de-yah-da (twice)

I love my plane-fus,

I love nuke submarines,

I love logistics,

I love democracy!

I love the whole world

And all its craziness

Boom-de-yah-da, boom-de-yah-da (twice)

I love dictators

(I like to watch em hang)

I love Three Gorges

I love when things go bang!

I love the whole world

It’s such a brilliant place

Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da (repeating until fade)

People dislike the present

Yet always vote Blue or Red

I only vote independent

And people still blame me for who led

The simple narrative taught in every history class Is demonstrably false and pedagogically classist Don’t you know the world is built with blood? And genocide and exploitation The global network of capital essentially functions To separate the worker from the means of production And the FBI killed Martin Luther King Private property’s inherently theft And neoliberal fascists are destroying the left And every politician, every cop on the street Protects the interests of the pedophilic corporate elite

(Bo Burnham - How the World Works)

Hypocrisy is rampant, my last nerves are plucked.

Both parties with grifters. Our system is fucked.

Mentalities of greed: I got mine, fuck you.

Just toxic words, the politicians spew.

No true efforts in fixing our country,

Their only interests are control and money.

Our country is in deep need of healing,

Putting out the emotional flames we are feeling.

Hoping the people can come together,

To make our future brighter and better.

Like tectonic plates, growing apart

With Xitter and Facebook neatly doing their part

The legislature doesn’t really care about me

They get there money and healthcare for free

Meanwhile, we suffer from this polarization

Not just the US, but almost every nation

War, corruption and global warming give me a hopeless feeling

Almost on a daily basis, reading news leaves me reeling

Am I just a pessimist or will we really fail?

Are we watching the apocalypse in slow motion while wagging our tail

Roses are red

Landlords are poo

The Maoist uprising against the landlords was the most comprehensive proletarian revolution in history, leading to almost totally equal redistribution of the land amongst the peasantry

Slavery is real, racism is too

But look outside America, you’ll see it times 2