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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat\u2019s supposed to happen now
\nIs the government gives a billion more dollars
\nTo the billionaires who are feeling angsty
\nSo that they\u2019ll stop selling their stocks.<\/p>\n
Because when billionaires are nervous,
\nIt\u2019s bad for everybody and they
\nGet nervous a lot; their anxiety
\nMust be appeased, because their greed<\/p>\n
Is good for everyone; without them,
\nNobody would have any jobs
\nOr any purpose;
\nCapital is the only real object<\/p>\n
In the universe; everything else
\nIs just potential
\nBecause if you have a body
\nThat isn\u2019t plugged into the matrix<\/p>\n
That means you are living
\nIn destitute poverty like all
\nThose Zapatistas in their milpas
\nHarvesting corn today at 5 am<\/p>\n
Like they do every day of the year
\nVirus or no virus \u2014
\nWhat\u2019s the difference?
\nTheir backward ways keep them poor \u2014<\/p>\n
They wash their clothes in the river
\nWhile they swim;
\nThe whole village plays soccer
\nIn the evenings; they drink soda hot.<\/p>\n
The billionaires have not saved them yet;
\nIt\u2019s no wonder that American Christians worship
\nA billionaire God who is always one mouse click
\nAway from ruining everybody else\u2019s lives<\/p>\n
Because he\u2019s sovereign and he likes
\nPutting his thumb down;
\nHe makes products for humanity
\nAnd they\u2019d better buy the right ones
\nIf they want to go to heaven.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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