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Sure wouldnt want to be labeled as Edith but................  if the shoe fits

Archie Bunker Loves Crackers

Archie Bunker Loves Crackers

Crackers are white
what's not to love
Crackers are simple food
for simple minds

Archie sits in his chair
rants against liberals
races
and humanity

Some think he passed on
for every fool gone
another will appear
even from down under

Where hatred is running in high gear
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Kendrick Avatar
September 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The character traits used to define Archie were not very pretty, but I think most people watched the show because of the humor that it presented in the characters. Edith was a really nice person who married a man not so nice, but she tried to do the best she could under the circumstances. She did not change her principles or her ways to please Archie, and she tried to help him become a better person. Sara K
Maverick Avatar
August 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
High gear..? Hmm thats the way it plays Art Isn't it? You make a biting comment to a person They fire back...There is 'evidence?' There is Always that...And libralisam that was so rampsnt that the balance requures to be Addressed.' And will that ever happen? I know What its like trying to save lives when those you are trying to save pit you Under attack..' its sure a twisted world.)
Rolland Avatar
August 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
jut love the message and alchemy, thanks poet, great time here
Man Avatar
August 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
There is often humor and truth in our worst critic. Everyone is a mirror we see ourselves through. Some make us proud, if for no other reason we are not likeminded. Others reveal dark secrets in ourselves, perhaps never exposed without their reflection.
Etgen-Baker Avatar
August 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Archie was a piece of work, wasn't he? He and his show would not survive long in today's world.
Rose  Avatar
August 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I used to find that show funny but nowadays they would cry racism, lol but you have to admit he was funny !
Etgen-Baker Avatar
August 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I agree...Archie is still funny
Velasco Avatar
August 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Biting and bold—your poem captures how ignorance and hate recycle themselves across time and geography. Stark imagery and direct language make this hit hard. Well done.
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