Pubdate: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 Source: Mountain Xpress (NC) Copyright: 2000 Mountain Xpress Contact: PO Box 144, Asheville, NC 28802 Fax: (828) 251 1311 Website: http://www.mountainx.com/ Author: James Byron Houser THE WAR AT HOME It's only when something is illegal that you can call in the troops and fight a real war, the way it should be fought. You see that there? That's a homeless person. That's a cancer on our society. Cut it out, eradicate it, lock it up and isolate it, get it away from us before it infects us further, eliminate it. Call in the bulldozers! You see that there? That's a drug addict. That's a cancer on our society. Cut it out, eradicate it, lock it up and isolate it, get it away from us before it infects us further, eliminate it. You see that there? That's a gang member. That's a cancer on our society. Cut it out, eradicate it, lock it up and isolate it, get it away from us before it infects us further, eliminate it. You see that there? That's a criminal. That's a cancer on our society. Cut it out, eradicate it, lock it up and isolate it, get it away from us before it infects us further, eliminate it. You see that there? That's a poor person. That's a cancer on our society. They drag us down. Cut it out, eradicate it, lock it up and isolate it, get it away from us before it infects us further, eliminate it. You see that there? That's a person with AIDS. They're a cancer on our society. They're immoral; they deserve to die. Cut them out, eradicate them, lock them up and isolate them, get them away from us before they infect us further, eliminate them, crucify them. If you applaud when we bomb our enemies and tell your children violence is no remedy, is it any wonder the message does not hold? If you tell them Jesus' love is our saving grace and then tell them "we don't want no niggers round our place," is it any wonder they can't tell right from wrong? If you try to protect the thing you love with violence, you will only destroy it. James Byron Houser Swannanoa - --- MAP posted-by: greg