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\u201cThe sad truth about humanity…is that people believe what they’re told. Maybe not the first time, but by the hundredth time, the craziest of ideas just becomes a given.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>
Neal Shusterman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My new year resolution
Will be different this year,
As I feel I\u2019m missing out
On the panic and fear,
So I’m abandoning critical thinking,
And instead of being challenged by that,
I’m going out to buy
A dumbing-down hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then I can be taken in
By all of the media hype,
Believe the relentless propaganda,
All the BS and tripe
And I won\u2019t form the opinions
That I used to keep,
I can just nod in agreement,
Become one of the sheep.
I\u2019ll stop all of my questioning,
Just learn to accept,
And worship the politicians
Even though they’re inept.
Forget about their manifestos
That they choose never to follow,
And all the promises they make
That turn out to be hollow.
I\u2019ll appreciate that Covid
Is just the worst thing ever,
And destroying our economies
Was really so very clever.
I\u2019ll believe in \u201cthe science\u201d,
Pretend it really exists,
Instead of wanting to throw things,
Or slit my wrists!
I\u2019ll pretend that CO2
Causes the planet to warm,
And that we’ll all be dead soon
If we fail to conform.
Believe that renewable energy
Is not all about money,
And claiming that it\u2019s \u201cgreen\u201d
Is not all that funny.
Imagine that Extinction Rebellion
Is not really extreme,
The child Greta is not as ridiculous
As she might always seem.
Accept the BLM movement
Could be about race,
And demonstrations of subservience
Really are not a disgrace.
That the social media giants
Are not a dangerous breed,
And that my personal privacy
Is not something I need.
That being politically correct
Is a must at all times,
And not following the narrative
Is the worst of all crimes.
That our freedom speech
Has no right to be free,
And our thoughts need correcting
Quite radically \u2026\u2026..
Hold on for a minute,
Stop just where you are!
Being turned into \u2018woke\u2019
Will be one step too far.
By wearing the hat
Perhaps the cost is too high,
How can I meekly accept
Without asking why?

Happy 2021<\/strong>
May the ‘thoughts’ be with you. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe sad truth about humanity…is that people believe what they’re told. Maybe not the first time, but by the hundredth time, the craziest of ideas just becomes a given.\u201d Neal Shusterman My new year resolutionWill be different this year,As I feel I\u2019m missing outOn the panic and fear,So I’m abandoning…<\/p>\n

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