2008 Woodie Awards
Regression of MSU
A Poem
Issue date: 1/29/08
Section: Letters to the Editor
Reversing forty years of good progressive thought
Ignoring the principles as youths we valiantly fought
Hearing rhetoric of the prohibitionists and radical right
Wimpishly giving in to them without any spirited fight
Listening to the beats of the radical's drums
The more reactionary our response becomes
Putting more distance from a solution we seek
Growing troubles with each regressive tweak
Poem by Robert A. Swart, MSU alumnus, Mankato
Ignoring the principles as youths we valiantly fought
Hearing rhetoric of the prohibitionists and radical right
Wimpishly giving in to them without any spirited fight
Listening to the beats of the radical's drums
The more reactionary our response becomes
Putting more distance from a solution we seek
Growing troubles with each regressive tweak
Poem by Robert A. Swart, MSU alumnus, Mankato
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Karl Marx
posted 1/29/08 @ 11:56 AM CST
What an insightful, thought provoking poem. I shall add it to my collection!
Jason
posted 1/29/08 @ 8:32 PM CST
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. (Continued…)
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