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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)

...the old order.

Doesn’t it seem silly
to be talking about money?

Zero percent interest rates,
bailouts and quantitative easing,
do almost nothing to address
the real issues we are facing.

Most people don’t know
how they’re going to survive
without income or healthcare,
with children to feed and clothe,
and to care for all day long
because there is no school.

The old order is creaking
and leaking fossil fuels.
There’s blood on our hands
and bodies in the streets.
Already large parts of it
aren’t working at all.

It’s time for something new!

Aren’t you fearful our good faith
will be wasted on a last ditch effort
to resuscitate the old order?

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