beautiful poem by Eduardo Galeano that I feel the need to share...
El sistema/ the System
Los funcionarios no funcionan.
Los politicios hablan pero no dicen.
Los votantes votan pero no eligen.
Los medios de informacion desinforman.
Los centros de ensenanza ensenan a ignorar.
Los jueces condenan a las victimas.
Los militares estan en guerra contra sus compatriotas.
Los policias no combaten los crimenes, porque estan ocupados en cometerlos.
Los bancarrotas se socializan, las ganancias se privatizan.
Es mas libre el dinero que la gente.
La gente esta al servicio de las cosas.
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Functionaries don't function.
Politicians speak but say nothing.
Voters vote but don't elect.
The 'information' media disinforms.
Schools teach ignorance.
Judges punish victims.
The military makes war against its own people.
The police don't fight crime because they are too busy committing it.
Bankruptcies are socialized while profits are privatized.
Money is more free than people.
People are at the service of things.
...and, for the more hopeful:
http://eduardogaleano.org/category/frases/dicen-las-paredes/
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