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21st Century Imperialism

Your country has laws freedom and rights that lead to the courts who settle up fights You think it’s a given yet see it unfair determined and driven but going nowhere A victim of racism keeps you beneath prevented by sexism seeking relief being gay is illegal in the land of Qatar women ain’t equal put behind bars Issue ultimatum as if it’s our place try and persuade them it’s all in poor taste We used to invade them back in the day a land they’ve retaken to get their own way But now we are forcing the way of the west without our armed forces because we know best We had no right to rule over them this time we’re polite as we do it again It isn’t our place it never will be so as for poor taste how stupid are we

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