You have a magic carpet

Magic Carpet

by Shel Silverstein

You have a magic carpet

That will whiz you through the air,

To Spain or Maine or Africa

If you just tell it where.

So will you let it take you

Where you've never been before,

Or will you buy some drapes to match

And use it

On your

Floor?

LISTEN TO THE MUSTN’TS (Where the Sidewalk Ends)

also by Shel Silverstein

Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child,

Listen to the DON’TS

Listen to the SHOULDN’TS

The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON’TS

Listen to the NEVER HAVES

Then listen close to me—

Anything can happen, child,

ANYTHING can be.

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Siren Song

By Margaret Attwood

This is the one song everyone

would like to learn: the song

that is irresistible:

the song that forces men

to leap overboard in squadrons

even though they see the beached skulls;

the song nobody knows

because anyone who has heard it

is dead, and the others can't remember.

Shall I tell you the secret

and if I do, will you get me

out of this bird suit?

I don't enjoy it here

squatting on this island

looking picturesque and mythical

with these two feathery maniacs,

I don't enjoy singing

this trio, fatal and valuable.

I will tell the secret to you,

to you, only to you.

Come closer. This song

is a cry for help: Help me!

Only you, only you can,

you are unique at last. 

Alas, it is a boring song

but it works every time.

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“There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men.”— 

Ludwig von Mises

“. . .  together with a population which thinks such a government is normal and therefore acceptable.” –

Michael Dunn

* * *

One of the highest forms of responsibility is the responsibility to be free. One of the highest forms of freedom is the freedom to be responsible…

Yet if we examine our lives closely, most of us will find that we are slaves to something that defines our zone of comfort – whether it be the approval of others, a need for status, a need to avoid conflict, or any one of a thousand other things that keep us from being truly committed to a purpose. (Robert Quinn, 2004, Building The Bridge As You Walk On It)


"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. 

Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? 

But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. 

Now that's the system, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."
- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

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How can I, as just one person on this vast planet, actually make a difference, I hear you ask?


"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

You and I have Magna Carta 1215

It provides us with rights and responsibilities.

Ours for the taking.

USE THEM!

OR LOSE THEM!

Or will you buy some curtains to match and leave it on the floor?

Printed and distributed by Michael. Friend of

www.newchartistmovement.co.uk 

www.britishconstitutiongroup.com and

www.ukcolumn.org 

All authors acknowledged.

mdinmk@gmail.com