The Worst Minds Of My Generation

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The Worst Minds Of My Generation

Post by mrbrusher » 12-06-2007 03:21 AM

The Worst Minds Of My Generation


I saw the worst minds of my generation
seize and occupy the White House.
Shenanigans at the poles, some say.

I saw the worst minds of my generation
turn millions of people
into slaves of fascist corporate empires;

"Freedom & democracy" they said.

I saw the worst minds of my generation
coin a new phrase:

"shock and awe".

I saw the worst minds of my generation
turn greed and lust for power
into moral imperatives.

I saw the worst minds of my generation
proclaim war
as live entertainment on television.

"ratings" they said.
Apparently they think we like
watching people kill each other dead

live

on TV.

I saw the worst minds of my generation
turn the press into an instrument
of propaganda.

"National security" they said.

Perhaps America too, like China,
needs a democracy wall.
Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment - Rumi

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A BEAUTIFUL MIND

Post by mrbrusher » 12-06-2007 03:26 AM

A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.

We don't have enough
" do not disturb " signs.
We need more trivial
distractions.
We need more mind
numbing
commercials:

Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.

A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
So choke yourself with a tie
and
cut off needed oxygen
to your brain.
You won't feel a thing.
You won't feel the war.
You won't feel the hate.
You won't feel the fear.
You won't feel the death.
You won't feel the lies.
You won't feel a thing.
A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
So turn off.
Tune out
and drop in to

Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead.

A beautiful mind is
a wonderful thing to waste.
So
indulge yourself in

ignorance

folly

stupidity

right wing opposition

intolerance
and mind numbing obedience
to authority.

Believe everything you hear.
Believe everything you see.
Question nothing.
Doubt nothing.

A beautiful mind

is a wonderful thing

to waste.
Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment - Rumi

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Post by Shirleypal » 12-22-2007 05:04 PM

I really like "Beautiful Mind" Mr. Brusher.:)

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Post by chesstron » 01-05-2008 12:48 PM

The Worst Minds Of My Generation

I saw the worst minds of my generation
seize and occupy the White House.
Shenanigans at the poles, some say.


Polls? Or is this a much deeper poem than appears at first blush? The White House was occupied by the current inhabitant as the result of an election. Or are you referring to a White House in some foreign banana republic? And is this really "poetry" in the traditional sense?

I saw the worst minds of my generation
turn the press into an instrument
of propaganda.


The politicization of the mainstream media began in earnest with Watergate and had been building to today's crescendo since at least the assassination of JFK. (It goes back further but I'm talking modern times.) The liberals have controlled the media ever since. Was this your generation? The MSM is anything but a friend to Bush & Co. Here you seem to be saying the Baby Boomers are the "worst minds." Not that I disagree.

I don't think you know who the "worst minds" are, but then this is poetry so it doesn't matter.

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