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Truth and a Long-stem Rose
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Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died
Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long-stem rose
Everybody knows…
~ Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”
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People want to be told the truth and they want leaders who have real empathy, compassion, and a deep inner commitment to the common good of all.
The present constitutional crisis, happening in the open for everybody to see, has now made many more of the people of the U.S.A. aware that the two dominant political parties serve the billionaire class and their own career…
