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GENERIC TALKING POINTS FOR POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN AMERICA (free to use by left or right, red or blue)
ain't you got no common smart
you who vote for that ol' fart
an' rail and spit
at common good?
you ain't thinkin' like you should.
can't you see it plain as day
don't you see it all in play
or understand what all's at stake?
is you blind?
is you awake?
what the hell you thinkin' 'bout?
you make me want to punch you out.
ain't you got a speck o' brain?
is you a nut?
is you insane?
you don't deserve the right to vote
they should put you on a boat
an' send you where dictators rule
'cause you naive
you just a fool.
you ain't worth the time o' day
you must be stupid anyway
you won't listen to the facts
i think you a maniac
who don't deserve to walk my floor
get out of here
and close the door.
you who vote for that ol' fart
an' rail and spit
at common good?
you ain't thinkin' like you should.
can't you see it plain as day
don't you see it all in play
or understand what all's at stake?
is you blind?
is you awake?
what the hell you thinkin' 'bout?
you make me want to punch you out.
ain't you got a speck o' brain?
is you a nut?
is you insane?
you don't deserve the right to vote
they should put you on a boat
an' send you where dictators rule
'cause you naive
you just a fool.
you ain't worth the time o' day
you must be stupid anyway
you won't listen to the facts
i think you a maniac
who don't deserve to walk my floor
get out of here
and close the door.
Published 25th Feb 2020
Author's Note
Grammar -- the corrected version just seemed stymied to my ear.
I hate to say it, but it almost always does.
These are just a few well thought out talking points Americans can use when discussing politics at the dinner table or maybe at a sports bar.
Feel free to use them.
I hate to say it, but it almost always does.
These are just a few well thought out talking points Americans can use when discussing politics at the dinner table or maybe at a sports bar.
Feel free to use them.
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26th Feb 2020 3:54am
For purposes of dialect emphasis improper ( by definition ) grammar is always acceptable.
LMAO @ the American reference! Is it not worldwide?! Some of my earliest memories were of political arguments in a British pub when I was about ten!
LMAO @ the American reference! Is it not worldwide?! Some of my earliest memories were of political arguments in a British pub when I was about ten!
26th Feb 2020 1:53pm
Thanks for reading, Ahavati.
The mutual mistrust and disrespect are so intense these days.
The lack of substance in political debate.
Rage and animosity.
Name calling.
It seems a sign of the times, but I have read that it's always been. Maybe our smaller world makes it seem more intense.
Thanks again for reading and for commenting.
The mutual mistrust and disrespect are so intense these days.
The lack of substance in political debate.
Rage and animosity.
Name calling.
It seems a sign of the times, but I have read that it's always been. Maybe our smaller world makes it seem more intense.
Thanks again for reading and for commenting.
26th Feb 2020 1:55pm
This is true, it is different somehow, from what I remember. I am a democrat and could not stomach the democratic debate last night. I think I watched 15 minutes and tuned out. The moderators didn't help, of course.
The disrespect for the art of debate seems lost in society.
The disrespect for the art of debate seems lost in society.
26th Feb 2020 3:31pm
Yup. Even the pretense of civility is missing.
This poem was written with my brother in law in mind, who cannot tolerate my liberal politics. But we liberals are just as narrow when it comes to our "righteous" causes. We all live on the same planet but in different worlds.
So I don't know the answer. But discourse would be a nice alternative to what we generally have, which I guess was the point I was trying to make.
This poem was written with my brother in law in mind, who cannot tolerate my liberal politics. But we liberals are just as narrow when it comes to our "righteous" causes. We all live on the same planet but in different worlds.
So I don't know the answer. But discourse would be a nice alternative to what we generally have, which I guess was the point I was trying to make.
26th Feb 2020 3:46pm
I fall into neither category fully—I have liberal and conservative views depending on the topic; therefore, am a reject of both. So be it. My father always told me the middle was the right place to be; and, if both sides were angry with you, then you knew you were pretty much right. LOL!
28th Feb 2020 3:36pm
you are very right about using this on both sides. i feel like i've heard those exact words come from family and friends on all sides of the aisle! very well done.
29th Feb 2020 3:25pm
It's a sad truth.
This poem sounded harsh to me and I kind of regretted posting it.
On the other hand, it's just a wearying truth about our culture these days. I've gone mute about politics except among my like minded friends.
Wish I could say my other friends have done the same.
This poem sounded harsh to me and I kind of regretted posting it.
On the other hand, it's just a wearying truth about our culture these days. I've gone mute about politics except among my like minded friends.
Wish I could say my other friends have done the same.
