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By: Cedric McClester Beyond the Eisenhower context We still have to guard against The military industrial complex Which requires in every respect That our government be checked As we’re forced to question, what is this? It’s reminiscent of Guerin’s book Fascism and Big Business We can clearly see a certain confluence So we must guard against The acquisition of unwarranted influence When surrounded by generals and billionaires It can directly impact how the populous fares Because these are un-chartered waters And didn’t the Nazis claim to be Just following orders In Germany, then a democratic state Neumann said that the Nazi’s sole ambition Was to uproot what existed there Until they could come into position And we need not forget As we look at the current cabinet History frequently repeats itself So we are to blame and no one else When the great leader is surrounded by acolytes Who defend his positions Whether wrong or right It gives us many sleepless nights And the media gets, a thousand sound bites Comprised from their various talking points Out of the mouths of those he anoints Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2017.  All rights reserved.
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Mar 19, 2017
Mar 19, 2017 at 5:41 PM UTC
THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
By: Cedric McClester Beyond the Eisenhower context We still have to guard against The military industrial complex Which requires in every respect That our government be checked As we’re forced to question, what is this? It’s reminiscent of Guerin’s book Fascism and Big Business We can clearly see a certain confluence So we must guard against The acquisition of unwarranted influence When surrounded by generals and billionaires It can directly impact how the populous fares Because these are un-chartered waters And didn’t the Nazis claim to be Just following orders In Germany, then a democratic state Neumann said that the Nazi’s sole ambition Was to uproot what existed there Until they could come into position And we need not forget As we look at the current cabinet History frequently repeats itself So we are to blame and no one else When the great leader is surrounded by acolytes Who defend his positions Whether wrong or right It gives us many sleepless nights And the media gets, a thousand sound bites Comprised from their various talking points Out of the mouths of those he anoints Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2017.  All rights reserved.
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Mar 19, 2017
Mar 19, 2017 at 5:41 PM UTC
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