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We are not hated because we are "good;"

we're hated because we've been killing them;

We are not hated because we are "free;"

we're hated because we support the dictators who abuse them;

We are not hated because we are "rich";

we're hated because of our hypocrisy.







03/15/2008

Author's Note: I didn't write this. I believe, but I'm not sure, that the author is Jon Basil Utley. The son of prominent social activist and best selling author whose expertise was sino-american relations, Freda Utley, Jon is himself, a influencial figure in Washington DC and true to his heritage a social decinstrucitonist in the true conservative mold. I have always regarded myself a little left of the folks who feel off the left, but as I read more and more of what Jon is saying, I think that there may be a lot less divide in the two primary political camps active today. I think, perhaps, rather than search for validation of what we think we believe, we should search for the opponent's truths and see where we can agree. So, in conclusion, I thought the 1000 or 2000 people* who visit my poetry each week might enjoy www. againstbombing.com *Typo - It should read: 'the 1 or 2 people'

Posted on 03/15/2008
Copyright © 2024 Scott Utley

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 03/16/08 at 12:09 AM

And the last line is what kills us from within.

Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 03/16/08 at 05:46 AM

Indeed. Well put.

Posted by Karl Waldbauer on 05/01/08 at 06:11 AM

Yes.

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