
“Mob Mentality” by Mary Jessie Sullivan
there is no I in war
no self in politics
faceless factions
more suitable units
for American bloodsport
more easily rallied
more readily drawn
into vehement battlelines
no you and me
nothing personal here
just the we and the they
the us and the them
stand in counterpoise
word-bullets fired
each volley a voice
disembodied
its speech is of no one
the audible argot of mobs
antithetical set-piece
of groupthink in wage of
distasteful philosophies
history honed to ambitious
impersonal shapes of
pure blind opposition
Powerful heartbreaking truth.
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unfortunately the truth – great writing
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thanks kindly, maureen
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Exactly what I was thinking!
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thank you, jeni
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I read this last evening and thought I’d commented, yet find I had not. Your words here are music to my ears.
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I appreciate that, my friend
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So true…
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much appreciated
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really good stuff!!!!!!
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thanks kindly
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“Audible argot of mobs”. Wonderful description of stuff spewed these days.
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my ears have never been so pained
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Wow! Your words and phrasing are always amazing Paul.
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many thanks, albert
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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