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Liberals are Scared of Revolution
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by Sunfrog
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(all apologies to The Last Poets)
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Liberals are scared of revolution
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But liberals wish they were revolutionary
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Because revolution is all about change
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And liberalism likes to change
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Liberals vote Democrat to change the system
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They change from Pepsi to Coke, Bush to Clinton,
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warfare to welfare, right to life to abortion rights
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Liberals change the face in power but power
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still dominates even if white folks sing
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``Fight the Power'' or
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``The Times They-Are-A-Changin'''
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like some Bob Dylan flashback
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When it comes to truly radical change
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Liberals are scared of revolution
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Liberals are liars & Woodstock tie-dyers
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Liberals lie & cry when someone dies
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Liberals loved Martin & Bob Kennedy
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Donate to charity, think they're a rarity
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But when it comes time to donate to revolution
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Liberals say ``I gave at the office''
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They like co-ops with bosses
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Liberals are scared of revolution
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Liberals are hypocritical, hyper-critical
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only like revolt when it's hypothetical
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Liberals love politics, liberals love politicians
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Liberals love to lobby, write their congressman,
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sign petitions, wear a t-shirt, buy a bumper sticker,
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let their candle flicker
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Liberals love democracy, Liberals love politics
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But when we talk about the politics of everyday life
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the politics of desire, the politics of liberation
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Liberals say ``Don't be so political''
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Liberals are scared of revolution
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Liberals protest, Liberals carry a sign,
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love to complain, drive to D.C., say ``listen to me''
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Liberals protest war by shouting ``We Support Our Troops''
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Liberals protest the homophobic military by partying on battleships
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& insisting that queers are qualified to kill the enemies of the empire
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Liberals march to remember the drag queens of Stonewall but
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excluded bisexuals & transgendered people from the name on the
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banner
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Stonewall was a riot but liberals want a riotous good time
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assimilating & selling out
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Liberals are scared of revolution
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Liberals are givers; Liberals love to give
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Liberals give money to the ACLU, NAACP, NOW, Greenpeace & the
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Sierra Club
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Liberals give speeches, liberals give their kids trips to the beaches
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Liberals love to give you a piece of their mind
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Liberals love to give advice
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Liberals give lip service to workers & poor
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but when it comes to give spare change to revolution
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Liberals are scared of revolution
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Liberals are leaders are leaders are leaders
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They love to lead the sing-a-long
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But they'll never join the throng
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Liberals love to hear Tracy Chapman
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sing ``Talkin' about a Revolution''
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But they don't love revolution
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Yet I was born a Liberal
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Liberals are me
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I love the libertartian impulse in Liberals
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as they talk about the concept of freedom
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But there is one thing about liberals I do not love:
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Liberals are scared of revolution ?
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Editor's Note: If you liked this poem then you'll want to check out
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Babyfish ...Lost Its Momma , which contains other work by the same
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author.
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