From 49f432063692daf05182d067b1ccbe5d80c21993 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jennifer C J Radtke Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2024 21:42:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] trying again --- writing/amos-straw-tax.md | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/writing/amos-straw-tax.md b/writing/amos-straw-tax.md index 6a3aadd..8b54d6a 100644 --- a/writing/amos-straw-tax.md +++ b/writing/amos-straw-tax.md @@ -11,64 +11,68 @@ mark.nameOfGod { background: transparent; } -span.poetryIndent { - margin-left: 4em +p.hangingIndent { + text-indent: 4em hanging; +} + +p.fullIndent { + text-indent: 4em each-line; } # Amos' straw tax updated -O, my people, hear the sorrow of the Holy One -“Divided and in denial +

O, my people, hear the sorrow of the Holy One +“Divided and in denial with one set against the other In the midst of your slow motion destruction -There is no one to call out ‘enough’” +There is no one to call out ‘enough’”

-Hear the judgement of She who is Wisdom -“Your piles of wealth, they will not save you +

Hear the judgement of She who is Wisdom +“Your piles of wealth, they will not save you In those days, hate will be turned back to you And those who have taken mother from child -will know what it is to mourn” +will know what it is to mourn”

-This is what Mighty God says -“Seek me and live +

This is what Mighty God says +“Seek me and live don’t put your hope in AGI don’t scroll your feed forever for AGI will not save you -and you know your feed does not have the answer +and you know your feed does not have the answer

-Seek the God who saves +

Seek the God who saves or your society will be set to ruin divided against itself, destruction will reign -and there will be no one left to put things right +and there will be no one left to put things right

-The Lord your God breathed life into you +

The Lord your God breathed life into you life and intelligence for all living beings He set the electrons in their places and wrote the rules by which they move amongst the atoms -However much you rearrange them, you cannot do more +However much you rearrange them, you cannot do more

-But you excel in injustice +

But you excel in injustice in hiding behind your creations You deny healthcare to those who have paid insurance for it And set the blame on the AI powered system you commissioned Do you check your algorithm for bias before you use it to keep people locked up? The wealth you have built up will not be yours to enjoy -The power and prestige will not remain forever +The power and prestige will not remain forever

-You lay blame at the feet of those who shine light on this horror +

You lay blame at the feet of those who shine light on this horror You wield the courts like a weapon – the very place where justice should reign! Your systems are used to spread nonsense and noise You don’t care that hate, support for genocide, is making your money You want it to be impossible to see the truth And those who just need to get by, try to keep quiet -These are the days when evil is done in plain sight +These are the days when evil is done in plain sight

-Seek good and not evil, for that is the way to life +

Seek good and not evil, for that is the way to life She who is holy will walk with you Return justice to the courts and set out on the path to ending oppression -She who saves may redeem you then +She who saves may redeem you then

_Styled after Amos 5:1-15_