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They didn’t take our rights, We let them. They didn’t steal our taxes, We let them. They didn’t jigger the laws, We helped them. They didn’t become bigots, They always were. They didn’t change into crooks, They always were. They didn’t take our birthrights, We surrendered them. They didn’t arrest criminals, They arrested us. They didn’t starve bad guys, They starved children. They didn’t steal our Social Security, They stole all of our security. They didn’t cancel our insurance, They gave it to themselves. They didn’t refuse to raise our wages, They raised their own. They didn’t just criminalize us, They deified themselves.
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Jan 31, 2018
Jan 31, 2018 at 1:35 PM UTC
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They didn’t take our rights, We let them. They didn’t steal our taxes, We let them. They didn’t jigger the laws, We helped them. They didn’t become bigots, They always were. They didn’t change into crooks, They always were. They didn’t take our birthrights, We surrendered them. They didn’t arrest criminals, They arrested us. They didn’t starve bad guys, They starved children. They didn’t steal our Social Security, They stole all of our security. They didn’t cancel our insurance, They gave it to themselves. They didn’t refuse to raise our wages, They raised their own. They didn’t just criminalize us, They deified themselves.
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Jan 31, 2018
Jan 31, 2018 at 1:35 PM UTC
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