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Bubbles, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing

On the News

September 26, 2017November 17, 2017 railwayst

Today we were told the news As it happened And when more happened They told us the news again At the current rate of news the energy runs out quite soon A quick flash in the Pan of concern replaced by a few murders Car accidents consumed the next day And traffic troubles when Quite… Continue reading On the News

Tagged ideas, media, propaganda, The news1 Comment
Poetry

Das ding an sich

August 19, 2017March 27, 2018 railwayst

We make things And then more things That make more things Of every thing We make from every thing The market for A new thing From any thing Since every thing already exists We are really changing Our values #Dasdingansich #consumptionisentropy

Tagged Consumption, entropy, market, nothingness, valueLeave a comment
Poetry

In the event of war 2

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 railwayst

They create fear and sell you their tale, that more weapons protect you from fears You buy the story, Yet fear the war that protects you from peace

Tagged Donald, north korea, the military industrial complexLeave a comment
Poetry

Rumours

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 railwayst

I have started to hear the consequences of my consumption In broad daylight my armoire accuses me of killing an Amazonian frog to create it My iPad, calls to me at night, asking how many acres of habitat were disrupted, in order to mine its contents My batteries cry themselves to sleep, and dream of… Continue reading Rumours

Tagged Capital, Consumption, entropy, liebig, limits, stultocracyLeave a comment
Poetry

Trying

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 railwayst

I am trying to consume as speedily as possible I was told that my consumption, fuels the economy Which might otherwise run out I continue to believe Everything is infinitely fine Because if I stop the Economy dies taking everything else with it Sustainability becomes a belief that assuages all fault, Because, after all, if… Continue reading Trying

Tagged Consumption, economics, infinityLeave a comment
Bubbles, Poetry, Writing

To the corporate mind

May 9, 2017May 9, 2017 railwayst

Saudi Arabia is virtuous those with all the money tell the others what to do   buy bombs and guns from the military industrial complex to keep the status quo   With enough surplus in bombs and guns to create another war or two   To the corporate mind profit Justifies war

Tagged middle east, saudi arabia, the military industrial complex, tobin tax on military spending, unrestLeave a comment
Poetry, Writing

economy -ical

March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 railwayst

bombs yep can make plenty from them   guns yep wRships yeh, that go at around 35 million a piece yeh. Motza   you mean that I, can, make money from, killing, people? yep, its a fucking bonanza    

Tagged absolutely nothing, absurdism, bombs, the military industrial complex, value, war what is it good forLeave a comment
Poetry

When Macron comes

March 17, 2017May 9, 2017 railwayst

The people will recognise that politicians lie to the people   deliberately on behalf of corporate interests that are not their interests   truth will create an upswell but will it recognise truth or self interest  

Tagged australia, ego, gas, hop, lies, Macron, politics, selfLeave a comment
Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing

New old words

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 railwayst

Cannnot help but think maybe some of the fault lies within the millennial stultocratic kakistocracy decreeing that every opinion is just as equally valuable

Tagged Discourse theory, idiots, StultocraticLeave a comment
Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing

Green turds

February 25, 2017March 27, 2018 railwayst

burn rubbish to create energy without energy, no rubbish, no energy same same for renewables Without energy from coal and oil, no renewables, no energy We'ved saved a few lithium mines polluting third world countries To run our batteries, solar and wind We create more, to put off having less

Tagged absurdism, albert Camus, batteries, elton musk, lithium mines, renewable energy, solar2 Comments

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