Monday 21 February 2011

Opium and Oil

Opium wars generated opprobrium
Amoral Gunship diplomacy,
suppressed a meritocracy;
enforcing Chinese smack head addicts,
by gun barrel political edicts.
Our establishment continues in their pay
to uphold oil wars today;
the unacceptable face of capitalism
reduced to moral relativism.
Patriotism martyred to profits
for arms production and petroleum.
Tear gas in Libya provokes coughing fits
Victims of war crimes can’t issue writs.

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