Being born
Into a Family
that dictates
the parameters
of your entire lifw
in order to
meet the needs of
a thousand year old
Hierarchy of Power,
Wealth and Violence.
Is not an easy place to end up.
The person is not the Institution.
The Institution exploits the person.
Abolish the Institution,
free the family,
free their children,
free the people
and
let us
keep it humane
and
just.
I wrote this poem at midday Thursday 8th September.
This poem could just as easily been written for all children born into this culture that is so violence prone. Violence has many forms.
As various threads of commentary emerged, on Friday morning, 9th of September, I wish to add this:
It is not surprising then that such dynamics percolate news media, online activity and our pubs and living rooms and offices.
The trickle down effect, to reset a well worn phrase.
Monarchy and The State as a polity.
There are very good arguments to suggest the abolishment of Monarchy as part of the English political settlement. An Institution crafted by violence, enriched by violence and colonisation, imposing a hierarchy of automated respect as a citizens duty, wrapped in flags of war and conquest, is not suited to the 21st Century.
Therefore it must be a rational argument, rooted in love of the people for each other, grounded in the best that healthy democracy can deliver and aspire to, with the intent to improve the lives of ourselves and our children, and their children to come.
Hatred and stereotype, caricature and insult, polarised 'debate' will not bring us to that happy state. We must check these when they emerge, irrespective of where they emerge from.
Let us do what we can to disarm the hatred stirrers, and root our polity in love, humility, honesty and empathy.
Corneilius
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