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Garrett Murphy, a political and human nature satirist, lives in Oakland, CA, and has written several chapbooks of poetry and prose. THE OPPRESSOR RULE BOOK
ATTENTION:
If you are reading or hearing this
You have no doubt purchased
The
Oppressor Rule Book.
Rest assured,
our aim is to take you through each
commandment
in this manual
to make you achieve
all your effort’s worth
for your investment.
We shall begin the reading
of the commandments,
which are as follows:
Oppressors expect kudos from
the ones they oppress.
Oppressors feel good by
making others feel bad.
Oppressors pick symbols
as easy targets
instead of going after
the actual culprits.
Oppressors believe that they
are the salt of existence.
Oppressors believe that only
they
can be right and are shocked
that others can possibly think
for themselves.
Oppressors always believe
that they are perfect
so how dare we oppose them!
The oppressor’s favorite hiding
places are:
Tradition,
Popular opinion,
Authority,
Poll numbers
and
Sound bytes.
Oppressors never believe that
their actions are wrong.
Oppressors never believe
they can ever be wrong.
That is what makes them
oppressors.
WARNING:
Some oppressors believe
they can never be oppressors
simply because the institutions
make that “impossible!”
On the contrary-----
You don’t have to be a race
to be an oppressor.
You don’t have to be a gender
to be an oppressor.
You don’t have to be an economic state
to be an oppressor.
Don’t have to be a hierarchy
to be an oppressor.
Don’t have to be a religion
to be an oppressor.
Or ideology, size, nationality
or any other demo
to be an oppressor.
You just have to oppress
to be an oppressor.
And not even for twenty-four hours
to be an oppressor.
And you sure can’t be
BORN
an oppressor.
for
Oppression is action
plus intention
not accident of birth.
Oppression
is
Oppression
is
Oppression
is
Oppression.
Therefore,
you
too
can
be
an
oppressor.
And now the replies from the
makers and readers of this book.
What do you have to say?
NO
POPPYCOCK
PREPOSTEROUS
ERRONEOUS
I DO IT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
BALONEY
I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING WRONG
DEAL WITH IT
IT’S YOUR FAULT
YOUR PROBLEM
GET WITH THE PROGRAM
GO WITH THE FLOW
BECAUSE I SAID SO
RESPECT YOUR ELDERS
YOU’RE JUST JEALOUS
IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND
YOU’LL THANK ME FOR IT SOMEDAY
OBEY AUTHORITY
MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY
DO AS I SAY
NEVER MIND WHAT I DO
IT’S YOUR DESTINY
IT’S GENETIC
IN-YOUR-FACE
YOU JUST MADE IT UP
MADE IT UP
made it up…
(Well,
what can you expect from a perpetrator
but a typical oppressor line?)
That concludes this reading of
the Oppressor Rule Book.
See NEVER for more options.
Garrett Murphy
© 1995 Garrett Murphy
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