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SOME SEE THE WORLD AS BLACK OR WHITE LEFT OR RIGHT

IN A POLITICAL DEBATE:
PEOPLE BECOME SO BRUTAL WITH HATE:
EITHER YOU SIDE WITH THE EXTREME LEFT OR RIGHT:
NO MIDDLE GROUND IN POLITICS ALWAYS A DIRTY FIGHT:
DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN ON ANY SUBJECT THEY WILL DISAGREE:
DEBATING DEBATING PUTTING DOWN THE LEFT PUTTING DOWN THE RIGHT BECAUSE IN AMERICA SPEECH IS FREE:

EACH SIDE TRYING TO PUT DOWN AND IMPRESS THE OTHER:
WITH BIG WORDS THEY LOVE TO TALK AND CRITICISE ANOTHER:
TO SOME THEY SEE THINGS AS BLACK AND WHITE RIGHT OR WRONG:
TO THE EXTREME LEFT OR RIGHT NO DEBATE WILL BELONG:
THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY WILL STAND ON AN ISSUE TOGETHER AND WILL NOT BUDGE:
AND OH YES AGAINST EACH OTHER THEY DO HOLD A GRUDGE:

WHATEVER PARTY IS IN POWER AT ANY GIVEN TIME:
ANY GOOD THEY ACCOMPLISH THE OTHER PARTY WILL TRY TO DULL THE SHINE:
IN AMERICA IT IS AMAZING THAT ANYTHING EVER GETS DONE:
BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE BLACK OR WHITE LEFT OR RIGHT THEY ARE SET IN THERE WAYS AND NO COMMUNICATION CAN BE WON:
THE PARTY FOR WHICH YOU STAND:
TO DEMOLISH EMBARRAS AND PUT DOWN THE OTHER PARTY IS THE PLAN:

TO THE POLITICIANS WHO SEE THE WORLD AS BLACK OR WHITE LEFT OR RIGHT THERE ATTITUDES ARE CAST IN STONE:
THEY LET THERE VIEWS BE KNOWN:
EVEN THOUGH THE POLITICIANS ARE EDUCATED AND SO WISE:
WITH ONE ANOTHER THERE IS NO COMPROMISE NO RESPECT AND ONE ANOTHER THEY DISPISE:
IN AMERICA OUR POLLITICIANS ARGUE CLASH AND FIGHT:
ALL BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE FOR THERE RIGHTS:

22--JULY--2010:
JOHN D, JUNGERS


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