There is a war

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There is a war

There is a war!

                There has always been a war

Between those who care

                And those who don’t;

Between the fascists

                And the democrats

Between the selfish

                And compassionate

Between the greedy

                And the starving.

There is a war!

Between those who abuse

                And those who nurture

Those who are selfish

                And those considerate

Those who love nature

                And those who just use it

There is a war.

                This is where integrity resides;

                It’s time to take sides.

Opher – 13.1.2025

I don’t think it’s ever been clearer.

On one side we have the Trumpist mentality and on the other the socialists.

The Trumpists believe that it is the survival of the fittest. They have become rich because they deserve it; they are better than the rest. That people who are poor deserve to be poor. They should work harder. That wealth is all that matters. That nature is there to be exploited. That we do not need controls, government or regulation. We do not need taxes.

On the socialist side we have people who believe that people and nature matter more than money. That we should care for each other and the world we live in. That the wealthy have got to where they are through privilege, luck and profiteering. That we need welfare for the needy, good education for all, good healthcare for all, good policing and good infrastructure and this costs money. That a society with greater equality is a better society. That requires taxes and bigger government. It requires regulation, safeguards and rules.

I believe in people, nature and a fairer society.

There is a War

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There is a War

There is a war raging

Using chemical and machine,

Counting the casualties

In numbers astronomically obscene,

Laying waste the land,

Hunting the helpless in fantastic amounts,

Spraying poison indiscriminately –

Where profit is the key

And the only line that counts.

Opher 13.9.2016




There is a War

There is a war going on. It is a war against nature. Pest and weed are being decimated. There is collateral damage.

A pest is a creature that we don’t happen to like. It wants to live. It eats our crops and lives on our land.

A weed is a plant we don’t like. It grows on our land. It takes nutrients and light from our crops. It makes our garden look untidy.

We have to eradicate anything that encroaches on ours.

We can take what we want but nothing should dare to intrude on what we have claimed as ours.

We wage war on it. With chemical poison and machine we slaughter in huge numbers. The bees, butterflies, frogs, newts, and toads are all collateral damage.

The invertebrate population has been decimated. 56% have gone. That’ll teach them! 10% of all wildernesses have been claimed by us in the last twenty years. We have laid waste to it all. It is now denuded, coffee plantation, palm oil or simply desolate.

There’s a war going on. We won’t be happy until we have beaten it all.

There is a War

Posted on by Opher

There is a War

There is a war raging

Using chemical and machine,

Counting the casualties

In numbers astronomically obscene,

Laying waste the land,

Hunting the helpless in fantastic amounts,

Spraying poison indiscriminately –

Where profit is the key

And the only line that counts.

Opher 13.9.2016




There is a War

There is a war going on. It is a war against nature. Pest and weed are being decimated. There is collateral damage.

A pest is a creature that we don’t happen to like. It wants to live. It eats our crops and lives on our land.

A weed is a plant we don’t like. It grows on our land. It takes nutrients and light from our crops. It makes our garden look untidy.

We have to eradicate anything that encroaches on ours.

We can take what we want but nothing should dare to intrude on what we have claimed as ours.

We wage war on it. With chemical poison and machine we slaughter in huge numbers. The bees, butterflies, frogs, newts, and toads are all collateral damage.

The invertebrate population has been decimated. 56% have gone. That’ll teach them! 10% of all wildernesses have been claimed by us in the last twenty years. We have laid waste to it all. It is now denuded, coffee plantation, palm oil or simply desolate.

There’s a war going on. We won’t be happy until we have beaten it all.