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The Language of Woke Or Something Nobler

What is Woke Unbridled intention or activism shrouded by an enveloping cloak? Doing Good Embracing causes from some unwritten book. Driving Equity Is there some clarity or just another term for charity. Pro-Choice For set boundaries to be given a clear voice. Gender-Neutral A novel fad or a path to personal renewal? Gay Rights To live a life without the need for constant fights. Homeless Plight Society's need to choose what's wrong or right. Substance Abuse An epidemic that needs firm action not excuse. Open Borders If uncontrolled a breeding ground for horrors. Carbon Neutral A stark requirement lest our future be most brutal. Glass Ceiling Breaking boundaries seemingly unyielding. Me Too Spiking conversations that once were just taboo. There's no ready song book To how this should sound or simply just look, The line is precariously fine When our social mores often turn on the tone of a solitary line. Some we get right Where the path may be bathed in moral sunlight, Others might flail Promoted by Twitters’ loud mocking wail. But try we so must To craft a society that’s fair and inherently just. While criticism is rarely benign To also care deeply is never malign. So let us unite if not all then just some To craft a new world where we’re different but One.

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Date: 2/23/2023 2:35:00 PM
Correction- I meant Dr. R. I. Cheers...ab
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Date: 2/23/2023 2:33:00 PM
You brought up so many perplexing questions regarding very serious issues humanity faces today, yet without an angry tone and instead, a hopeful voice. High praises to you, Dr. R.L!....ab
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Dr. Robert Ippaso
Date: 2/23/2023 2:57:00 PM
Thank you and yes...sometimes anger or judgement is not the solution. Merely part of the intransigent problem.

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