Saturday, June 1, 2013

The Modern Fallacy of Salvation


You hold that human nature is corrupt,
That men are selfish apes and upstart knaves,
By power made so morally bankrupt
We'd turn our fellow primates into slaves.
But thisyou sayis wickedness that man
Can't help: "denying would be so naïve!";
And yet, somehow, you trust a single plan
Justice by men−all evil could relieve.
And thus you place salvation in the hand,
So innocent, of chosen prophets, who
Shall bring on Earth the age of Golden Land,
Correcting nasty hearts by noble coup.
   If common people's morals are so rusted,
   Can politicians with our fates be trusted?

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