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Resistance is no longer an option, it is now a matter of life or death. The lights are going out on democracy across the globe and the time to wake up from this nightmare is now.
—Henry A. Giroux
“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.”
—Audre Lorde
The views expressed in Rise Up Times do not necessarily represent the opinions of the editor.
It must be convenient for the fossil fuel industry to have such a large portion of mainstream society simply too worried about and exhausted with feeding, housing and protecting against COVID-19 their families on a substandard income to criticize Big Fossil Fool for the great damage it’s been doing to our planet’s natural environment and therefore our wellbeing, particularly when that damage is not immediately observable.
About two years ago, our supposedly environmentally concerned Canadian (now minority) Liberal government, besides pushing for the tripling of diluted bitumen flow, gave the dirty-energy fossil fuel sector 12-fold the subsidization they allocated to clean renewable energy technology innovations.
Mass addiction to fossil-fuel-powered single occupant vehicles surely helps keep the average addict’s mouth shut about the planet’s greatest and still very profitable polluter, lest they feel like and/or be publicly deemed hypocrites.
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Rise Up
Rise against our enemies
Hatred, lies, and greed
Rise against divisiveness
Inclusiveness is what we need
Bridges to the future build
Creating a new way
Rise to fulfill our destinies
And bring on brighter days!
Rise up!
Demand some damn equity!
Rise up!
We must all hit the streets!
Rise up!
Retake the reins of power!
Rise up!
Before the Doomsday hour!
Rise against destructiveness
From want we want, to need
Rise against this brutal way
Keeping us enslaved
No, we’re not free!
Rise up before it’s too late
Or we’ll extinct ourselves
Because the insane run the halls!
It’s up to Us to make this call!
Rise up!
All stand tall or We shall fall
Rise up!
Yes!
We do have the power!
Rise up!
Only We the People
Can answer this call!
Rise up!
We are responsible for all!
Rise against evil intent of Users
Which no god or demon sent to abuse Us
From the minds of some wishing to Us all!
Those in power?
There are separate rules for them!
Foolishly believe cash and power
Are what it takes to win!
Making them not our leaders
They are just fools for war
Doubling down on cruelty!
For once and all
Let’s rewrite their rules to favor We!
Rise against love’s enemies
Hatred, lies, and greed
Rise against divisiveness
Inclusiveness is what we need
A bridge to the future build
Creating a new way
Rise to fulfill our destiny
And bring on brighter days!
Rise up!
All stand tall or We shall fall
Rise up!
Yes!
We do have the power!
Rise up!
We the People
Must answer this call!
Rise up!
We are responsible for all!
Rise up!
Demand some damn equity
Rise up!
We must all hit the streets
Rise up!
Retake the reins of power
Rise up!
Before the Doomsday hour!
Rise up!
Rise up!
Rise up!
Rise up!
(fades, repeating)
Copyright 2-16-2106 by Thomas Richard Clark
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