{"id":1441,"date":"2026-01-30T08:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:47:43","slug":"an-ode-for-all-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/?p=1441","title":{"rendered":"An Ode for All of Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Minneapolitans struggle<\/p>\n<p>The debacle continues<\/p>\n<p>As the heinous deaths recede from view<\/p>\n<p>The message is clear<\/p>\n<p>The Federales are after our jugular<\/p>\n<p>For the sake of power<\/p>\n<p>If the crisis in Minneapolis stood alone<\/p>\n<p>It would be bad enough<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s merely a footnote<\/p>\n<p>In its hideous violence<\/p>\n<p>And unfathomable contempt<\/p>\n<p>If Minneapolis was<\/p>\n<p>But it isn\u2019t<\/p>\n<p>The countless cases gone before<\/p>\n<p>A drumbeat of evermore noise<\/p>\n<p>Sounding the alarm<\/p>\n<p>Listen for yourselves<\/p>\n<p>Too much to recite<\/p>\n<p>But suffice to note<\/p>\n<p>Whether Constitutional infractions<\/p>\n<p>Failed coups<\/p>\n<p>Xenophobia or racism<\/p>\n<p>Suborning universities<\/p>\n<p>Weakening civil rights and liberties<\/p>\n<p>Corrupting American culture<\/p>\n<p>Gutting democracy<\/p>\n<p>With El Lider wallowing in hubris<\/p>\n<p>We are all losers, Left and Right<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis tells us so<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Minneapolitans struggle The debacle continues As the heinous deaths recede from view The message is clear The Federales are after our jugular For the sake of power If the crisis in Minneapolis stood alone It would be bad enough But it\u2019s merely a footnote In its hideous violence And unfathomable contempt If Minneapolis&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-by-robert-fischer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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