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Revolution won’t happen in<\/p>\n
Virtual space<\/p>\n
The oppressed communities,<\/p>\n
Where it must take place.<\/p>\n
For all the<\/p>\n
Social media clout chasers<\/p>\n
GoFundMe grifters<\/p>\n
Mass line fakers<\/p>\n
Political shape shifters<\/p>\n
And<\/p>\n
Posturing pixies<\/p>\n
In costumes<\/p>\n
From the 60s.<\/p>\n
The people’s struggle<\/p>\n
Won’t be made with your mouth,<\/p>\n
Where the people live<\/p>\n
Is where shit plays out.<\/p>\n
You can’t impose<\/p>\n
Things you chose<\/p>\n
As their program<\/p>\n
They’ll go ham<\/p>\n
And oppose<\/p>\n
You your costume parade<\/p>\n
And donated lemons<\/p>\n
Your fifty shades of fakin’<\/p>\n
Trying to impress the women.<\/p>\n
The revolution will not be digitized.<\/p>\n
Virtual reality<\/p>\n
Is where you live<\/p>\n
While the people give<\/p>\n
Their totality<\/p>\n
In poverty<\/p>\n
Rats and roaches<\/p>\n
Unpaid rent<\/p>\n
Hungry mouths and<\/p>\n
Backs bent<\/p>\n
Double<\/p>\n
Under troubled struggles<\/p>\n
To feed the young<\/p>\n
Masses of everyday heroes unsung<\/p>\n
How the hell you gonna lead hiding behind<\/p>\n
Computer screens<\/p>\n
You clearly don’t get what<\/p>\n
“Mass line” means<\/p>\n
The revolution will not be digitized.<\/p>\n
No matter how<\/p>\n
High tech the world gets<\/p>\n
Society exists in<\/p>\n
Flesh and blood<\/p>\n
In the barrios shanties and ‘hoods<\/p>\n
In work places<\/p>\n
Concrete and steel<\/p>\n
Where the flesh feels<\/p>\n
It’s out there<\/p>\n
In outside air<\/p>\n
Where the real contest between<\/p>\n
The haves and have nots<\/p>\n
Will take place<\/p>\n
Serving and defending the people<\/p>\n
In occupied space<\/p>\n
With arms and ammo<\/p>\n
Not fake army cammo<\/p>\n
Or photo ops<\/p>\n
Selfies and photoshops<\/p>\n
Toy AKs with corks in the tops<\/p>\n
Lives will be lost<\/p>\n
Paying the ultimate cost<\/p>\n
To liberate<\/p>\n
Urban centers<\/p>\n
Where military forces<\/p>\n
Will enter<\/p>\n
Doing shit you only read about<\/p>\n
From other places<\/p>\n
In digital spaces<\/p>\n
But get serious about liberation<\/p>\n
And shit will<\/p>\n
Get real<\/p>\n
Real fast<\/p>\n
With bombs and bullets<\/p>\n
That shatter bones and steel<\/p>\n
You’ll see and feel<\/p>\n
The revolution will not be digitized.<\/p>\n
This is why asses from the middle classes<\/p>\n
Do a lot of talking<\/p>\n
But no walking<\/p>\n
In the concrete jungles<\/p>\n
Or prison yards<\/p>\n
Where shit is hard<\/p>\n
And the real<\/p>\n
Suffering is at<\/p>\n
Where knives and gats<\/p>\n
Are the common medium of exchange<\/p>\n
Where loud mouths<\/p>\n
And bluffs get tested<\/p>\n
And only the truly committed<\/p>\n
Are heard and respected<\/p>\n
A world contained<\/p>\n
By walls and fences<\/p>\n
Where the masses<\/p>\n
Are the only real defense<\/p>\n
So hiding from them<\/p>\n
Makes no sense<\/p>\n
The revolution will not be digitized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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