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How The Hell Did We* Let It Get This Bad/¿Cómo diablos dejaramos* que se ponera tan mal?

by @IndigoRabbit

(*They) (*dejaron) We know exactly how / Sabemos exactamente cómo They know what they have done / Saben lo que han hecho They are the white mother coddling her murderous child / Son la madre blanca que mima a su hijo asesino Arming him to make him feel worthwhile in his usefulness / Armándolo para que valga la pena en su utilidad Enabled this for centuries / Habilitación de esto durante siglos This country has never been anything to be proud of / Este país nunca ha sido nada de lo que estar orgulloso There has never been a reason to love this country / Nunca ha habido una razón para amar este país People who look like me have never been seen as people by this country / La gente que se parece a mí nunca ha sido vista como gente por este país A country founded on white power and fear / Un país fundado en el poder blanco y el miedo A rebellious child of a country seeking to find its identity / Un hijo rebelde de un país que busca encontrar su identidad All while killing those who try to change the status quo / Todo mientras matan a aquellos que intentan cambiar el status quo This country has never been great / Este país nunca ha sido grande This country has no qualms about killing people it holds as non-essential / Este país no tiene reparos en matar gente que tiene como no esencial A country that values money over lives / Un país que valora el dinero sobre vidas And a certain race of lives over others / Y una cierta raza de vidas sobre los demás Has never been a country to be admired / Nunca ha sido un país para ser admirado
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Written by
IndigoRabbit
17 / Transmasculine / Philadelphia, PA
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Written by
IndigoRabbit
17 / Transmasculine / Philadelphia, PA
Published
Jan 7, 2021
Time
2m
Notes

I am angry.

Tags
#political#anger#politics#race
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