Stupidity

 

 

Stupidity is on the rise,

Please tell me why,

That we are highly educated

I cannot deny.

 

Yet stupidity is rising

And at a very fast pace

And the rights that we desire

Are a disgrace.

 

The right to live a lie

Because of how we feel

And the right to be accepted

Based on our zeal.

 

The right to be me

And to do as I please

And face no repercussions

When others I squeeze.

 

To be tolerated

When I am intolerant

And to be viewed as different

When I am errant.

 

The right to misbehave

And get on really bad

Especially during festive times

Being merry and glad.

 

The right to any gender

If my birth-gender I refuse

And the right to change gender

As often as I choose.

 

Stupidity is stupidity

Only when done by a fool

But if the academic does it

It’s the golden rule.

 

It’s here I introduce

The great Mark Twain

Regarding advice that he gave

To them that are sane. 

 

 

This may seem jovial

But note the gravity here,

When stupidity takes over

Wisdom disappears.

 

Stupidity revels in a lie

But frowns on truth

And will find incredible ways

To source its proof.

 

For every single fact

Has an opposing non-fact

And where truth tightens up

Lies makes slack.

 

It used to be clear-cut

This matter of truth

But since reason went to sleep

Stupidity hit the roof.

 

It is a staple diet

For which many clamour

Instead of the godly-wisdom

They now hammer.

 

There is no doubt

Stupidity is on the rise,

And it is right out in the open

No longer disguised.

 

When stupid is sense

And sense becomes stupid,

We are not going down stream

We are over the rapids.

 

I fear for our children

In this senseless society

When deception is everything

And wisdom is stupidity.

 

Stewart Russell © October 17, 2023

Okay Careful Now!

 

 

I am not who I am

I am someone else,

What you see is a projection-

I am not myself.

 

I am not what I am

I am something else,

So that what you see is not me

It is something else.

 

Remember Flip Wilson?

What you see is what you get?

Face value can be misleading

Leading to regret.

 

Judge not a book by its cover

Or look a gift horse in the mouth

For given today’s technology

That roar might be a mouse.

 

Nice hips and whatever else

May not be what you think,

Look before you leap

Over the proverbial brink.

 

 

Not a high pitch tone

But more like a base?

Okay, please be careful now,

This could be a trans case.

 

Taken for granted

Could result in pain,

What looks like a donkey

May well be a Great Dane.

 

What God has created

Man attempts to manipulate

And often when he has finished

It is more like mutilate.

 

Switching out genitalia

Through multiple procedures:

Woman becoming man and vice versa

With altered features.

 

Leaving God’s basic template

And becoming rather queer

Yet, pressing for recognition

In all that is fair.

 

Multiplying the genders

And, exponentially so,

As to how many there are

I really don’t know.

 

They refer to science

Especially of the medical type

And on the erroneous

They mount their ongoing fight.

 

They grab at straws

And create obvious strawmen

But society at large

Don’t see a problem.

 

Children are disadvantaged

But haven’t this always been?

Single parents and adultery

Are still on the scene.

 

 

Human rights and equal rights

Must be accorded to all

Regardless of whatever gender

By which I choose to be called.

 

Reform the social construct

Reform the education

Reform the Constitution

And make abnormal the norm.

 

And what a great people

We would all become

For the feeling I have within

Would get any job done!

 

 

No absolutes, please!

Let everything be fluid

For in the absence of the absolute

Everything is relative.

 

Sounds like a plan?

One that can really work?

Well, whether we believe it or not,

It’s the view of the so-called experts.

 

Stewart Russell © February 1, 2023

 

Scrap the Strap Crap

 

Which is it?  Scrap the strap

Or is it scrap the strap crap?

Maybe it’s the latter

For with the former it was better.

Many complaints about tarring

Yet no evidence for scarring

But many are calling for the barring

Of the strap; blaming it for societal marring.

If the truth be told

By them that are bold

The lesser the strap’s use

The higher the abuse.

Note the ones who received the strap

These are the ones who talk the crap

They hold prominent places in society

Yet are trying to confuse the community.

Suddenly the strap is the enemy

Driving fear in society

Causing students to resort to bullying

And weaker students they controlling.

Clearly this is an untruth

Having no established proof

Absolutely no empirical evidence

Just talk that makes no sense.

Scrapping the strap

May be encouraging crap

Instead educate regarding its use

And so eliminate any abuse.

Isn’t it any wonder

To all who would ponder

That the nation is becoming worse

And clearly under some curse?

It does appear to me

As I take a look at the society

That we are losing our civility

For lack of fear of criminality.

Some say while in their emotive hype

Fear as motivation is a poor type

Yet it’s responsible for their success

And causes them to produce their best.

Healthy fear breeds respect

Unhealthy fear produces rejects

Please recognize the difference,

It’s not the same in every instance.

The administering of a lash

Oft prevents a more painful crash,

It’s like the stitch in time

And the garment remained fine.

When closest to the offence

It removes all pretense;

Just a little tickle with the strap

Gets the erring pupil back on track.

Sometimes a timely injection

After thorough investigation

Halts undesirable germination

And redirects one’s determination.

  

No strap means more guns

No strap will create more bums

No fear to stabilize

No need to rationalize.

It’s not a cure for all

It’s not a judgment call

Just a timely reminder

To the constant offender.

A little painful affliction

That prevents a bad addiction

Encourages introspection

And maps out a clear direction.

No need for abolition

Just apply with strict discretion

Coupled with love and affection

And avoidance of rejection.

Use the strap as the last resort

Never ever the first retort

Help the student himself comport

And with much discussion exhort.

As an option keep the strap

Don’t fall for the injudicious crap,

Retain it as a little used discipline tap

But please don’t scrap the strap.

Stewart Russell © 2015