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The Word of the Boomers
Chapter 2
For example, they will say that we have got it all wrong,
2And that’s not the way they look at it at all,
3eBecause they no longer believe in hate or prejudice,
4Since they got so wise and all,
5And absolutely fnever use words like Spic or Kraut or Chink or nigger,
6Ever,
7gNot even in private,
8Because they have always believed in hLove Thy Neighbor,
9Even if they’re not exactly in church every Sunday morning,
10Because they are not ihypocrites,
11At all,
12But only jrealists,
13Who have learned to look at history with a steady eye,
14Without blinking,
15Which can be pretty ugly, to be sure,
16And maybe explains why nobody wants to look at history very much,
17Unless you’re some kpunk with an ax to grind.
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