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Re: OT: Poets against the war

From:Mangiat <mangiat@...>
Date:Saturday, February 1, 2003, 11:24
Tristan:

> It isn't just Europe like that. It's Australia, too. The thing is, we > should be hating ourselves: so much of what Australia is doing is > because our goverment wants a free-trade agreement with the US and > doesn't know what America wants, so it's doing everything.
That's money, that's business. That's our rack and ruin.
> But at the > same time, that so many non-Americans have issues with America suggests > that they're doing *something* wrong (even if it's just having such > influence over the rest of the world. Maybe we aren't ready for a world > government or similar yet). > > Though as poems go, I don't think they sound especially good...
They're not good poetry, I know... And I am particularly critical towards poetry with no rhymes, assonances and the like ;-) But I do share what they think. Luca
> Tristan.

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