Wednesday, July 10, 2013

An Ode of Respect for Edward Snowden

by Citizen Mofo



While the crime lords of banking are still roaming free,
While war profiteers serially defraud the DOD,
Costing us trillions, the Feds instead of stopping their spree
Choose to turn the full force of the U.S. legal artillery

On Edward Snowden, whose crime was to show
His fellow citizens what we have a right to know
About government’s secret surveillance. And so
As far as I’m concerned, this man’s an American hero.

Think about it: Let your mind ride back in time
To 1776, where Jefferson’s crime
With the Declaration of Independence was the same:
Exposing government abuse. And from that sublime

Crime America was born in spirit and enshrined
As “We the People” in the Constitution and the national mind.
Now fast forward to today and that spirit has declined
To the point where the Feds see their power as unconfined.

Unlike the banksters with their trillions in illicit gains,
Edward Snowden gets nothing for his pains.
He risked his freedom and his life. So what remains?
A hero’s heart, and a patriot’s courage running in his veins.


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