[lbo-talk] Re: Bush & his God

westrich at nodimension.com westrich at nodimension.com
Wed Jun 16 09:41:46 PDT 2004


Whilst God does wish us to love each other and live in peace and harmony, God also made George want to kill so clearly killing cannot be wrong for such a specially annointed person.

Jim

P. S. An old favorite from Mark Twain (truly a neglected gem).

His Lust Is Marching ON

Mine eyes have seen the orgy of the launching of the Sword; He is searching out the hoardings where the stranger's wealth is stored; He hath loosed his fateful lightnings, and with woe and death has scored; His lust is marching on.

I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded him an altar in the Eastern dews and damps; I have read his doomful mission by the dim and flaring lamps-- His night is marching on.

I have read his bandit gospel writ in burnished rows of steel: "As ye deal with my pretensions, so with you my wrath shall deal; Let the faithless son of Freedom crush the patriot with his heel; Lo, Greed is marching on!"

We have legalized the strumpet and are guarding her retreat;* Greed is seeking out commercial souls before his judgement seat; O, be swift, ye clods, to answer him! be jubilant my feet! Our god is marching on!

In a sordid slime harmonious Greed was born in yonder ditch, With a longing in his bosom--and for others' goods an itch. As Christ died to make men holy, let men die to make us rich-- Our god is marching on.

Quoting Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>:


> I dunno about Mencken's philiosophy of religion, but God do we need
> someone of his talents at making fun of it. We got a born agin'er in
> the WH and there's just not enough ruthless satire about it.
>
> Doug



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