№ 574: (Un)well, I Declare

EARTH, April 15

If I may, may I correct Thomas J. just a tad?

“Created equal”? Equally BAD!

Was Jefferson lying or was he dense

or simply lacking Thom. Paine's “Common Sense”?

From this man working slaves on lands seized

from inhabitants dispatched by guns and disease,

“created equal” actually smacks

of what you'd expect from FOX Murdoch hacks

faking facts to score points. No less. No more.

Having said what I've said, let me hasten to add

all other scenarios are just as bad.

If oppressed and oppressor roles are reversed,

nothing much changes because we are cursed

by Freud's “life drive” to prevail and subdue.

Though you may see a diff in the victors' hue.

No. 220.1: EXTRA! Hemings-Jefferson Monument Tally

The New York premiere of William Bolcom’s composition, From the Diary of Sally Hemings, could not be more timely. With so much news focused on racial tensions, as well as the recent uproar over sexual aggression by powerful men, this piece explores the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave with whom he fathered six children over 38 years.

— DC Metro: Review: ‘From the Diary of Sally Hemings’ at Unison Media

Right wing and left wing on this agree:

Jefferson Monument must be torn down.

Post-Moore, post-Weinstein it's easy to see

it's a disgrace to our capital town.

All vent rage at degenerate “sage”,

both sides join in attack.

For Liberals because Sally was underage,

for Conservatives because she was black.