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Wednesday

on Wednesday will the empire i live in still be only 5% of the world’s population but hold 25% of it’s prisoners? “yes” on Wednesday will the empire i live in still house one in every 30 of its citizens in incarceration or be constantly watching them, through probation/parole? “yes” on Wednesday will the empire i live in still hold over 12 million unemployed citizens suffering in its belly? “yes” on Wednesday will the empire i live in still refuse to give its citizens universal healthcare? “yes” on Wednesday will the empire i live in still refuse to end its reliance on oil, denying that there are obvious green solutions that could be very easily utilized to repair its crippled economy that simultaneously is destroying the world environment? “yes” on Wednesday will the empire i live in still be masquerading the world over as its sole policeman, using every toy in its arsenal to beat other countries into submission, while at the same time suffocating its own citizens by depriving them of funds that could help them survive the many problems here at home, rather than giving all our money to the military? “yes” on Wednesday will the fat cats on wall st. still be stealing it all away (business as usual)? “yes” just checking.

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