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It strikes me as I watch tv, The callousness of culture: We laugh or cry as the whim takes us, But never really care, We culturally don't dare. But is it 'cause we're sheltered? Or merely 'cause we're bored? We watch our TV passively, massive drivel shoveled freely, It turns our minds to rubble. But is it any better To believe something so completely That a slightly different opinion Is neatly pushed aside... Discounted as lies... Or messily dies?
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Aug 29, 2018
Aug 29, 2018 at 10:49 PM UTC
If ambivalence is poison, then what is zealotry?
It strikes me as I watch tv, The callousness of culture: We laugh or cry as the whim takes us, But never really care, We culturally don't dare. But is it 'cause we're sheltered? Or merely 'cause we're bored? We watch our TV passively, massive drivel shoveled freely, It turns our minds to rubble. But is it any better To believe something so completely That a slightly different opinion Is neatly pushed aside... Discounted as lies... Or messily dies?
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Aug 29, 2018
Aug 29, 2018 at 10:49 PM UTC
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