Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

Warfare state of disunion
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
09 Mar 2022
🖨️ Print Article
Warfare state of disunion
President Biden delivers his State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. Photo: CBS News

                                                                                                                    Warfare state of disunion

Ol’ Schmo mumbled, stumbled and stuttered—yet proved
King-clear/Malcolm-masterful… Perfect harmony with
War-profiteer merchants of death/fraternal orders of
police, benevolent associations of patrolmen, bleeding
budgets— Killing class sisters and brothers abroad and at
home!

Ol’ Schmo—boxer who took punches in bunches—
ate too much leather— bleated, “I’m a capitalist…“
But his Cloud 90 Minute/Psychedelic Shack speech
Omitted the redacted text: “and I’m waging class-war
on the 99% on behalf of my personhood paymasters!!
To be clear, the price-gouging parasites and fossil
fuel predators whose wealth is increasing
exponentially!”

Ol’ Schmo’s Cloud 90 Minute speech omitted redacted
text. 3 Monkey-like, Saw no Evil; Heard no evil; Spoke
no evil of white supremacist-nazi-soldier-cop
-confederates storming Capitalist Hill on War House
orders January 6!

Ol’ Schmo’s Cloud 90 Minute pomp and circumstance
puppet show— Jingoist jack-in-the boxes rising and
clapping on cue… Every 30 seconds…
Madam Speakers’ fixed face and the ambitious
countenance of Ladee Blu/Benevolent Patrolmen
Association’s/Fraternal Order of Police’s go-to-girl;
And a Kentucky Turtle’s mean, austerity measure mug;
Raytheon’s Raven cawing, “War, war, war—forevermore!” to
grim-faced, junk metal-chested, grifter generals representing
Rule of maudlin merchants of death/sentimental warmongers’ bi
partisan bellicosity—Intersectional Empire: Made In America—
“U-S-A! “

Ol’ Schmo’s Cloud 90 Minute speech preceding shrill, vapid,
viral tag teams of talking heads—Fox-box foot soldiers—
Teaching us that you can see what you wanna see/when “You
ain’t got no responsibility” but to the warmongering
bourgeoisie…

© 2022. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.

Former forklift driver/warehouse worker/janitor, 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: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-town-criers-big-tooth-fund PayPal: paypal.me/towncrierRNT

State of the Union

Do you need and appreciate Black Agenda Report articles? Please click on the DONATE icon, and help us out, if you can.


Related Stories

Biden SOTU
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The State of the Union is "Failed"
13 March 2024
The State of the Union address exemplifies everything that is wrong with this country.

More Stories


  • Eddie Conway Tribute
    Mali Collins
    Eddie Conway Tribute
    15 Mar 2023
    The late Eddie Conway was a young member of the Black Panther Party who was framed for the killing of a police officer and spent more than 40 years in jail. His experience as a political…
  • Monroe Doctrine Plays Out in Perú
    Clau O'Brien Moscoso
    Monroe Doctrine Plays Out in Perú
    15 Mar 2023
    The people of Peru continue to protest the coup which ousted President Pedro Castillo Terrones. The 200-year-old Monroe Doctrine is a discredited relic, but Washington still considers the…
  • SNAP Benefits for African Mothers Are Gone, While Ukraine Eats Good
    Erica Caines
    SNAP Benefits for African Mothers Are Gone, While Ukraine Eats Good
    15 Mar 2023
    The perfect storm of austerity policies and US imperialism sends billions of dollars to Ukraine but ends pandemic era emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
  • The International Politics of Observing Elections
    Owei Lakemfa
    The International Politics of Observing Elections
    15 Mar 2023
    The practice of accepting observers to oversee elections is quite problematic. This practice leads to interference from entities with ulterior motives and legacies of colonial control.
  • Black Agenda Radio March 10, 2023
    Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
    Black Agenda Radio March 10, 2023
    10 Mar 2023
    This week we hear about the absence of home rule in Washington DC and the congressional and white house decision to overturn its city council’s criminal statutes, and the Chicago community’s…
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us