One for the Minister

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    One for the Minister

    Hell no you can’t

    Keep your hands off our stuff!

    We’ve taken a lot of shit

    But enough is enough

    You say you care about the future

    Yet stab students in their backs

    You cut vital funding

    Rather than raise a bit of tax

    We dealt with it when you sent us to war

    And when you started tapping our phones

    We barely noticed when you sold us out

    Or when you invaded our homes

    But a line has to be drawn

    And here it bandana and banner is!

    A sea of people yelling in protest

    The future you just dismiss

    Me, I’m not big on education

    I’d much rather hang at the zoo

    Yet I want humanity to succeed

    So to sum up, minister, fuck you

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    redbloodink commented on One for the Minister

    10-14-2010

    well the minister here is the government that really don't care..... Atleast Jesus cared enough to die for us....... That is my true Minister to ignore the rest of it........ red
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    ginga commented on One for the Minister

    10-09-2010

    Here, here. to the minister of the purse...Excellent message and always stellar poetry from you Olsen. ginga
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    erroneousflint commented on One for the Minister

    10-09-2010

    A fitting commentary that speaks loud and clear to the most simplistic truth ___The truth that all the money in the world spent in educating our young to "what to think" instead of "how to think", is merely creating aspiring pawns, to the blindness and nonsense of social reform...Although it remains uncertain if it is for the same reasons we patronize the city zoo's___I feel your fervor in this write...
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    MindNumbing commented on One for the Minister

    10-06-2010

    Well stated and I couldn't agree more! Our public school systems here in Indiana (and I would imagine all over the States) have been the been the victim of budget cuts for years. It's frustrating to see our political figures driving around in luxury cars and living in veritable mansions while the education systems they've promised to get back on track continues to swirl around the proverbial drain pipe. It's rather disgusting! The education of our youth is vital to the progress and continuation of this planet. Why is that such a difficult concept to grasp?
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    stigbohnolsen

    10/06/2010

    Because short term profits are easier to understand

    Tetusora commented on One for the Minister

    10-05-2010

    Just a word of advice from someone studying English as a foreign language - you appear to write in American English mostly, and in that sense, you have to remember that it's not called a minister (as in Danish and British English) but a secretary. Other than that, I agree with the point of your poem completely - albeit, I think it would be stronger if it contained a little more of your usual laid-back-ness or a little less fury. :)
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    stigbohnolsen

    10/05/2010

    I actually thought about changing it to secretary, but i wanted to make it absolutely clear that i was talking about the danish education reforms. And i think you might be right, but this kinda thing really get's my blood boiling, so the usual roll of the eyes simply won't do for me. :p

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