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By Mankh (Walter E. Harris III)
Axis of Logic
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2015

Some say climate change is the biggest threat to humanity and the planet,
but has it carelessly or deliberately gushed oil into the waters
and not fully cleaned it up like Exxon, BP, Texaco/Chevron?
Or, since 1907, made big spills over 170 times all over the map[1]?

Will it buy endless stuff made cheap in China,
then toss it in the trash and into the oceans
or over-gorged landfills?
 
Will it start proxy wars that create millions of refugees?
 
Will it, like the U.S. military,
be “the single largest consumer of energy in the world”[2]?
 
Will it, like livestock and their buy-products,
“account for at least 32,000 million tons of
carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, 
or 51 percent of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions”[3]?
 
Will it, like Isil and Saudi Arabia, behead people?
(actually the word should be de-head)
 
Will it arrest people for speaking their minds,
asking questions,
showing up at climate conferences[4]?
(metaphorically de-heading people)
 
Will it, like Peabody Coal, spend decades lighting up
cities like Phoenix, Los Angeles, Nevada
at the expense of the ancient ways
and the current and future well-being
of the Hopi and Diné Peoples[5]?
 
Will it kill, like the USEmpire,
“More Than 20 Million In 37 Nations Since WWII”[6]?
 
Will it, like global corporations and banks,
attempt to control the resources,
and thus the people, of the world?
 
Will it wage a War Of Drugs so as to imprison minorities?
 
Will it wage a Global War Of Terror so as to try to keep people
in a state of fear so that they no longer feel comfortable enough
to hug their brothers and sisters,
nor look within their own heart-minds
for the truths?
 
And will it, like the tiniest flowers
still blooming in December,
remind us
to focus on
and nurture
the inter-connectedness
of all living beings?


NOTES:
1. “List of oil spills

2. “The Pentagon and Oil

3. “Apocalyptic Capitalism

4. “Activists Dragged Out of Climate Expo for Protesting Corporate Influence over COP21 Negotiations” (10-minute video and/or transcript)

5. “The Black Mesa Syndrome: Indian Lands, Black Gold” by Judith Nies

6. “US Has Killed More Than 20 Million In 37 Nations Since WWII

 
Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) is an essayist and resident poet on Axis of Logic. In addition to his work as a writer, he is a small press publisher and Turtle Islander. His recent book is “Drive-thru Theofascism & The Hero's Journey” and the newest is “Dear_______, poem-letters to friends and enemies.” You can contact him via his literary website.





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