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"Logic" can be benign, and yet, so deadly, it can give the illusion, of structure, and yet be an instrument of brutal anarchy; "Logic" can help to liberate, and to heal, and it can be used to repress and enslave, and to spread sicknesses; "Logic" can wear many masks, or be used to strip the masks away; If--but only if: A=B And if--but only if: B=C "Ergo" , and then ?: A= ? It is all so simple, and yet not so, and then? U.S. = Capitalism? Capitalism = "Freedom"? "Ergo", and then? U.S. = ? Religion X, and ONLY Religion X, is in accordance with / = "Holy Book" Y? "Holy Book" Y, and ONLY "Holy Book" Y, is in accordance with / = The True World of "God"? "Ergo", and then? Religion X = ? "Human Nature" = Greed ? "Greed" = Capitalism ? "Ergo", and then? "Human Nature" = ? U.S. Foreign Policy = Globalization of "Human Rights"? Globalization of "Human Rights" = Only hope of Humanity? "Ergo", and then? U.S. Foreign Policy = ? Nation X = "Socialism"? "Socialism" = Barbarism? "Ergo", and then? Nation X = ? "Logic", can be so seductive, or penetrating and frightening, so necessary to enlighten, so able to bring darkness, so able to create, so able to destroy, like a hammer, it can be used to build a house, or to smash a skull, and build a tomb. · · · · · ·
Resources Iraq on Swans Poetry on Swans Jim Craven is a member of the Blackfoot Nation and a Professor of Economics, Business Division Chair, Clark College, Vancouver, WA. Biographical Subject in Marquis "Who's Who" in: The World; America; The West; Science and Engineering, and Finance and Industry. A longer bio is available at http://www.home.earthlink.net/~blkfoot5. Do you wish to share your opinion? We invite your comments. E-mail the Editor. Please include your full name, address and phone number. If we publish your opinion we will only include your name, city, state, and country. Please, feel free to insert a link to this poem on your Web site or to disseminate its URL on your favorite lists, quoting the first paragraph or providing a summary. However, please DO NOT steal, scavenge or repost this work on the Web without the expressed written authorization of Swans. This material is copyrighted, © Jim Craven 2003. All rights reserved. |
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