day/poem 29
-- dilemma --
i ponder and i vascillate
truth or spin, honesty or tact
sent a mail that told the truth
i never got one back
On fear and being far from home when the fascism sets in
Many others have already written about the tragic and brutal murder of Lee Rigby last week, the aftermath that we have witnessed, and what this signifies. You can read some brilliantly on point blog posts as follows: @WarOnWar - The Woolwich Reaction @AssedBaig - Woolwich and the Muslim Response @SamAmbreen - IC A Muslim There’s also this post , brought to my attention on twitter by @izzykoksal , on the EDL and fascism: The above 4, between them, have probably already said a lot of what I feel. But here goes anyway. There have been moments when I found myself shaking in reaction to events at the EDL/counter-demo this afternoon. And I’m not even in london. Reports from those attending the antifascist march are terrifying. Not least because of the sudden swell in support for the far-right ideologies being spouted, following a week which saw a massive outpouring of hatred and violence against muslims and th...
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