{"id":2883,"date":"2016-06-27T22:45:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T22:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2016-06-29T18:47:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T18:47:09","slug":"dark-ages-return-to-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/dark-ages-return-to-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Ages Return to Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dublin
Dublin in 1916 – was it for the Ireland of today we rebelled and what future will we see<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump getting into power in America on the back of hate, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farange gaining a foothold in the UK on the base of fear\u00a0and the EU turning toxic to punish dissenting states… will this all end in a war in the West again, who fermenting war in nations all over the world to make profit from Iraq to Libya will see their chickens coming home to roost?<\/p>\n

The rich will get richer, and the poor will die…<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We have been here before, we are here once more
\nWhere the outsider is the enemy we are told
\nWe must fear those who different appear
\nHonour of nation flag and faith we must die to uphold…<\/p>\n

We count the coffins, the papers print lists of the dead
\nThe corporations count the profits, prayers will be said.<\/em><\/p>\n

This familiar ground that smells of spilled blood
\nA path we thought that we would never walk again
\nTrees plead to nature as to why they burn once more
\nThey thought they’d only see flames in the grates of homes of men…<\/p>\n

While the trees burn that would heat many homes when to ashes turned
\nPeople die of exposure in homes that are bombed and burned.<\/em><\/p>\n

But this shall end – it has to – it always does
\nNew lines drawn on paper, more crazy rules
\nMammon shall be worshiped once more, we shall still hate
\nFor mankind is predictable, thinks themselves intelligent yet\u00a0are but fools<\/p>\n

When will it end, as sure it will, we know not when it will cease
\nBar when the rich see less profits in war than in peace.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trump getting into power in America on the back of hate, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farange gaining a foothold in the UK on the base of fear\u00a0and the EU turning toxic to punish dissenting states… will this all end in a war in the West again, who fermenting war in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[571,53,54,20,2902],"tags":[2921,2973,1802,2986,2922],"class_list":["post-2883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-austerity","category-civil-rights","category-ireland","category-irelands-wars","category-refugee-crisis","tag-brexit","tag-donald-trump","tag-european-union","tag-fascism","tag-nigel-farange","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-Kv","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2895,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/nineteen-thirty-nine\/","url_meta":{"origin":2883,"position":0},"title":"Nineteen Thirty Nine","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"1st July 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\"This could be 1939 again\" ~ Told to be by a Czech Roma freind of mine, now alas deceased, long before the Celtic tiger roared, never mind the rise of Trump and Farange and the current crash and its aftermath and the so called \"War on Terror\" When hate trumps\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "2016 American Presidential Election"","block_context":{"text":"2016 American Presidential Election","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/america\/2016-american-presidential-election\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Woman gives Nazi salute at Donald Trump rally in Chicago","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Woman-gives-Nazi-salute-at-Donald-Trump-rally-in-Chicago.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Woman-gives-Nazi-salute-at-Donald-Trump-rally-in-Chicago.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Woman-gives-Nazi-salute-at-Donald-Trump-rally-in-Chicago.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Woman-gives-Nazi-salute-at-Donald-Trump-rally-in-Chicago.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2806,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/her-voice-silenced-her-song-in-chorus-louder-we-will-sing\/","url_meta":{"origin":2883,"position":1},"title":"Her Voice Silenced, Her Song in Chorus Louder We Will Sing – Jo Cox tribute","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"18th June 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\"These children have been exposed to things no child should ever witness and I know I personally would risk life and limb to get my two precious babies out of that hell-hole.\" ~ Jo Cox, RIP No mere words suffice For a mother slain Just a thought and prayer aught\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Civil Rights"","block_context":{"text":"Civil Rights","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/civil-rights\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jo Cox MP RIP","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jo-Cox-MP-RIP.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jo-Cox-MP-RIP.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jo-Cox-MP-RIP.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jo-Cox-MP-RIP.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jo-Cox-MP-RIP.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3473,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/village-of-the-three-generals\/","url_meta":{"origin":2883,"position":2},"title":"Village of the Three Generals","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"5th January 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"St Johnstown, or Ballinalee From where the three generals hail Monroe, Wilson and McEoin Two Scotsmen, one of the Gael. 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