3 March 2013
Do not die with honor When you can live by deceit. Do not suffer honest loss When you can win as a cheat.
Power is as power does And right defines itself. The power to absolve all sin Accumulates in wealth.
A city shining on the hill? Been there, done that, my friend. A robber baron's paradise Is our new noble end.
So sully every sacred right We fought for long ago! We'll prop them up to hide behind, A false facade for show.
This freedom thing's been over done, It's gotten in the way Of helping rich get richer still As poor are poor to stay.
Let's just forget the sacrifice For dreams we once held dear. Nobody much remembers that When paralyzed by fear.
I'll argue false dichotomies And reach to rationalize Abandoning our principles With steaming heaps of lies.
(in honor of the new movie, "The World According to Dick Cheney")
Dick Speak • Opuss № I