(Jan 21,1960 / Sibu, Sarawak - Land with Cat City, Swan City, Oil City and the World's Largest Cave Mulu)

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Racism Poem - Where Racism matters

i live in a country
multi racial in nature
where certain communities
enjoy special rights

the politicians keep asking
why there is racial polarisation

well, if i have special rights
i will make sure i really
get the best deal of it all

i will not be a stupid fool
or even modest

no two way about it

that includes telling others
to be aware that they do
not have special rights

drawing the line doubly clear
just in case they
infringe on these rights

rights to everything special
housing, education,
medication, career advances

etc, etc, etc

and of course
i would make
every citizen aware
they are living in a society
where racism matters
because it is a matter
of life and death
for those with special rights

and of course for those
without the rights to
keep decently quiet about it

or else these special rights
could mean the rights
to take away things
dearest to them

Submitted: Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Edited: Saturday, December 18, 2010


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  • Ivan Donn Carswell (1/4/2007 11:51:00 AM)

    Institutionalised racism by any name, special ethnic or religious privilege, or whatever, is the challenge of the future. Either we all have them or they don't exist.

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  • Joe Breunig (1/3/2007 11:18:00 AM)

    An enjoyable write about a touchy subject; people who benefit from racism tend to turn a blind eye regarding another's plight; nicely done.

    Happy New Year!

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  • Raynette Eitel (1/3/2007 10:04:00 AM)

    ouch! All too true, John...This is honesty about racism.

    Raynette

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