diff --git a/writing/amos-straw-tax.md b/writing/amos-straw-tax.md index 4168bc2..6a3aadd 100644 --- a/writing/amos-straw-tax.md +++ b/writing/amos-straw-tax.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ mark.nameOfGod { } span.poetryIndent { - text-indent: 4em + margin-left: 4em } @@ -25,50 +25,50 @@ In the midst of your slow motion destruction 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 - 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” +“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” 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 +“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 - 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 +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 - 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 +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 - 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 +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 - 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 +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 - 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 +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 _Styled after Amos 5:1-15_