“thefactthatcrimeandpovertyarecorrelatedisautomaticallytakentomeanthatpovertycausescrime,notthatsimilarattitudesorbehaviorpatternsmaycontributetobothpovertyandcrime.”
―ThomasSowell,TheVisionoftheAnointed:Self-congratulationasaBasisforSocialPolicy
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Shreddedyesterday
Shreddedyesterday
floatsintheair
Isnatchonepiece
andwishitwereyou
Shreddedlight
scattersintheroom
Istareatonecorner
andwishitwereyou
Shreddedsilence
fillstheocean
Isurfonewave
andwishitwereyou
love©adayago
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“Thevisionoftheanointedisoneinwhichillsaspoverty,irresponsiblesex,andcrimederiveprimarilyfrom‘society,’ratherthanfromindividualchoicesandbehavior.Tobelieveinpersonalresponsibilitywouldbetodestroythewholespecialroleoftheanointed,whosevisioncaststhemintheroleofrescuersofpeopletreatedunfairlyby‘society.”
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“Systemicprocessestendtorewardpeopleformakingdecisionsthatturnouttoberight—creatinggreatresentmentamongtheanointed,whofeelthemselvesentitledtorewardsforbeingarticulate,politicallyactive,andmorallyfervent.”
―ThomasSowell,TheVisionoftheAnointed:Self-CongratulationasaBasisforSocialPolicy
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Emeraldgreenmoss
Raindropsintheplumorchard
tick
Springbreeze'hair
silky
Andmymind,likesand
nomads
Alongmypathtosearchforyou
whitewallsandblacktileroofs
Nine-curvednarrowalley
nestspeachblossoms
Fromtheloveinmyheart
emeraldgreenmosshasgrown
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“…theverycommonnessofcommonsensemakesitunlikelytohaveanyappealtotheanointed.Howcantheybewiserandnoblerthaneveryoneelsewhileagreeingwitheveryoneelse?”
―ThomasSowell,TheVisionoftheAnointed:Self-CongratulationasaBasisforSocialPolicy
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Theworldinapuddle
Apuddle
tinyandshiny
inthesun
inthemiddleofamuddytrail
Apuddle
passedbyhikers
whorushtowardsthesnow-paintedpeak
countlesssteps
countlesssplashes
Apuddle
haltsanexhaustedhiker
Hekneels,bends,andstaresatthepuddle
Inhiseyes,youngmeadow
agedforest
graphitemount
anditswhitecrown
shiningintheinfiniteazureofsky
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“Themediaarelessawindowonreality,thanastageonwhichofficialsandjournalistsperformself-scripted,self-servingfictions.”
―ThomasSowell,TheVisionoftheAnointed:Self-CongratulationasaBasisforSocialPolicy
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Pourwaterontothedead
Pourwaterontothedead
asifasoulstillbreathesinthehead
ontothedryandbareroots
whereanowlconstantlyhoots
Waitforveinstodrain
towashawaythelife-longpain
Waitforthehearttopump
toresurrectfromthedump
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“Amongthemanyotherquestionsraisedbythenebulousconceptof“greed”iswhyitisatermappliedalmostexclusivelytothosewhowanttoearnmoremoneyortokeepwhattheyhavealreadyearned—nevertothosewantingtotakeotherpeople’smoneyintaxesortothosewishingtoliveonthelargessedispensedfromsuchtaxation.Noamountoftaxationiseverdescribedas“greed”onthepartofgovernmentortheclienteleofgover...[
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