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uts to food stamps, His concentration camps</p><p id="a1fd">His rhetoric of send them back His consistent method of race-based attack</p><p id="9d38">This nation is being set up A cold stark fascists amusement park</p><p id="d158">Pointy white cones that used to be worn only after dark Now the hoods are off and calling all the shots</p><p id="9da9">Somehow you expect us to say well, not everyone who likes this guy is a racist</p><p id="0daa">When that is all this guy is and does with this power and position? Be and do racist things.</p><p id="3062">Nah, bro. Nah.</p><p id="1056">The mirror is calling you, Take a look</p><p id="d884">Yes, that MAGA hat makes you look racist. Take it off, look around, — connect the dots.</p><p id="41fb">Change. Change. Change. Change. Change.</p><p id="c360">You think Anne Frank ways lying? You think Jesus was a joke? Nah bro, Nah. You’re on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of woke.</p><p id="dcab">Just because they won’t come for your first doesn’t mean they won’t come for you eventually.</p><p id="48c6">What you allow to be done to the “least” will be how you are valued in the end.</p><p id="da2c">Stop fueling the fire. Stop fanning the flames. Stop letting Fascism and Xenophobia happen in your name.</p><p id="ec0b"><b><i>Jenny Justice </i></b><i>is a <a href="https://link.medium.com/54FKW36WPX">mom</a>, <a href="https://link.medium.com/qepG742WPX">Sociology</a> instructor, and writer. You can follow her on <a href="https://medium.com/@jennyjustice">Medium</a> and at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennyjusticewriter/">Jenny Justice, Writer</a>. She has been recognized as a Top Writer on Medium in Poetry, Parenting, Reading, Education, Books, Racism, Feminism and Climate Change, so far.</i></p><div id="eed1" class="link-block">

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Racism, 2019

a personal is political lesson, an attempt to make sense, a poem

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Stop. It’s imperative.

Saying you are not a racist And being upset for being called a racist

Because you vote for racist politicians And cheer on racist policy decisions

Is an example of white privilege That blows minds and breaks bones

In the level of harm it creates There is no distinction

No cause For voting or supporting racism, homophobia, sexism, bullying

On the national, state, local, global, wide scale And believing in the ideals and theories and justifications

Aka, in having racist tendencies

You cannot In personal life Separate Your individual Actions Ideas Beliefs From what you support Endorse Are okay with Allow Cheer for Vote for Politically

You cannot smile and say you are positive And that you value all people When the one person you valued to lead us all Is propped up by an agenda of genocidal dreams and fascist schemes

Harm will come Harm will continue to come Harm will never cease

You say you are upset because we are calling your racist behaviors and language racist

But you cannot notice The connection between That dude you love and cheer for The fascist wannabe dictator

And his cuts to food stamps, His concentration camps

His rhetoric of send them back His consistent method of race-based attack

This nation is being set up A cold stark fascists amusement park

Pointy white cones that used to be worn only after dark Now the hoods are off and calling all the shots

Somehow you expect us to say well, not everyone who likes this guy is a racist

When that is all this guy is and does with this power and position? Be and do racist things.

Nah, bro. Nah.

The mirror is calling you, Take a look

Yes, that MAGA hat makes you look racist. Take it off, look around, — connect the dots.

Change. Change. Change. Change. Change.

You think Anne Frank ways lying? You think Jesus was a joke? Nah bro, Nah. You’re on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of woke.

Just because they won’t come for your first doesn’t mean they won’t come for you eventually.

What you allow to be done to the “least” will be how you are valued in the end.

Stop fueling the fire. Stop fanning the flames. Stop letting Fascism and Xenophobia happen in your name.

Jenny Justice is a mom, Sociology instructor, and writer. You can follow her on Medium and at Jenny Justice, Writer. She has been recognized as a Top Writer on Medium in Poetry, Parenting, Reading, Education, Books, Racism, Feminism and Climate Change, so far.

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