the scam of diversion through media

i have a hard time
supporting
protests
related to criminals
being shot
because of perpetrating
violent acts.

you want to protest?
how about we protest
high taxes on the middle class
while the wealthy
pay next to nothing
or
predatory lenders
or
inflated student loans
or
ridiculously low wages
that do not begin to
support
average families.

maybe we should protest
pharmaceuticals,
growth hormones,
homelessness,
health care
and everything
else
before we support
criminals
based on their skin color.

but i'm white
so that makes me
racists by default,
right?
or maybe it doesn't.
perhaps
i know people
of all races
that are trying to
get by
in an
America
that has gone loony
because of a media corrupted
by the billionaires
who own them.
and all they're trying to do
is divert your
attention long enough
so you don't realize
you're being
played like a fucking puppet.

but keep your eye
trained on the
police against race
soundbite
so they can throw in
a few new amendments
to a bill
that would enable
them to rob
what's left of
the working class.

keep your
attention diverted,
America,
Russia,
Great Britain,
China,
the World
so they can run you over
and take what little
you have left.