Shine, Perishing Republic Comments
While this America settles in the mould of its vulgarity, heavily thickening
to empire
And protest, only a bubble in the molten mass, pops and sighs out, and the
mass hardens,
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Robinson beckons us to try to cast-aside Ecology, and show us that cannot be done, as we keep memory assured, only direction moderates...
A rhetorical and enchanting poem, 'shine, perishing republic'. Jeffers is a seer, knowing the corruption at the center of America, but hopeful for better things. An effective religious allusion to conclude, 'God, when he walked on earth'.
I like very much the phrase 'shine perishing republic'-just the right title. The last two lies have impact and surprise-'God when he walked on earth'.
Jeffers was right. The Empire doomed the Republic. We dwell here, fifty and more years on, not having heeded the voice of Jeffers, or (for that matter) Eisenhower. Nor, for that mattter, MacArthur. He advised Kennedy never to fight a land war in Asia., Shine, Perishing Republic indeed, with two such wars. The American Empire is doomed to failure. The quicker, the better.
a number of historians, political scientists and folk of intellect have mentioned President Kennedy was hated by the US Military, Intelligence Services and the Mafia for his refusal to allow US air power to aid the Bay of Pigs fiasco- therefore they arranged for his demise-
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