Kid growing up under growing fascism

Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence

25 Feb 2026

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When I became old enough to drink —
then I became old enough to vote.
When I became old enough to think —
then I became old enough to quote:
“Fascism is an overt terroristic dictatorship
of the most reactionary, most chauvinistic
elements of finance capital”

When I became old enough to drink —
then I became old enough to vote.
When I became old enough to think —
then I became old enough to quote:
“The establishment of fascism reflects
the inability of the ruling-class to maintain
its power by the usual ‘democratic’ methods”

When I became old enough to drink —
then I became old enough to vote.
When I became old enough to think —
then I became old enough to quote:
“The ideology of fascism is irrationalism,
extreme chauvinism, racism, obscurantism
and inhumanity.”

Hey, if everything’s corrupt, corny and cruel
you can bet you’re living under fascist rule!

Raymond Nat Turner is a NYC poet, BAR's Poet-in-Residence, and founder/co-leader of the jazz-poetry ensemble UpSurge!NYC. You can vote for his work at GoFundMe and PayPal.

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