Virtue Of The Vicious

Brainwashed to trust

In pointless divisions

And stereotypes

That inflame derision

Pathetic excuses

For invisible walls

And for millions of sheeple

Who answer the call

To pledge an allegiance

Without a clue

Of an empire’s end

That’s long overdue

Cheering a flag

You know little about

With nothing constructive

To back up your shouts *

Patriotism

Virtue of the vicious +

They point fingers at you

If you think any different

Last refuge of the scoundrels #

Last refuge of the sons of bitches

Last refuge of the scoundrels

Last refuge of the sons of bitches

* Paraphrasing HG Wells, “Future In America”

+ Attributed to Oscan Wilde

# Samuel Johnson, “The Life Of Samuel Johnson”