Da

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Australian poet, Free Speech, Gulags, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

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Be careful what you say aloud.
Reactionaries not allowed.
Laugh the mob: “You’re insane!
You’ve gulags on the brain!”
The Russians don’t laugh quite as loud.

— D.N. O’Brien

Muting Milo

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Australian poet, Free Speech, Milo Yiannopoulos, Milo Yiannopoulos banned from Australia, poem, poetry, Rhyming couplets

Muting Milo

Why do they wish to shut him up? — They’re weak.
The strong will even let the devil speak.

— D.N. O’Brien

Milo banned from Australia

Banned Word Associations

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Australian poet, Compelled speech, Free Speech, poem, poetry, Political Correctness

{In the interest of a peaceable, compliant, and docile society, certain word associations are now banned – the following groups of words may no longer be used in the same sentence}

Muslims, kill, Israeli, Jews.
Fake, main-stream, corrupted, news.
Straight, white, normal, male, okay.
Liberal, snowflake, queer, bent, gay.
Stalin, Gulag, murderer.
Barack, liar, Obama, cur.
Merkel, stupid, cow, old, bitch.
Sneaky, Hillary, bad, rich.
President, achiever, Trump.
Dozy, dopey, Forrest, gump.
Lying, scheming, Democrat.
Porker, chubby, ugly, fat.
Loser, Clinton, bitter, sore.
Crooked, climate, change, Al, gore.

(Please stay tuned, there will be more.)

Outlawed Opinions

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Australian traditional poetry, Free Speech, ISIS, Islamic infiltration, Islamization, jihad, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, Pamela Geller, poem, poetry, Robert Spencer

I see Geller and Spencer were banned;
Well done Britain! – folks, give them a hand.
We may loudly applaud
As they kneel to the sword,
While against free expression they stand.

To Stop Debate we’ll say it’s Hate

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Australian poet, Free expression, Free Speech, hate speech laws, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

You wish to warn them of their fate?
To change things before it’s too late?
The court takes the view
In this case that you
Are trying to stir racial hate.

shane-rattenbury-moves-to-outlaw-vilification-on-grounds-of-religion

18C

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18c, Australian traditional poetry, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act

You think that Australia is free?
The well-informed wouldn’t agree.
And those in the fight
Closely watch what they write –
Quake in fear when they hear: “18C”

18C

Free Speech

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Australian traditional poetry, Australian traditional verse, Dennis N. O'Brien, Free Speech, poem, poetry

How sensitive now people are,
‘Tis easy to offend;
Free speech has gone a mite too far,
Those on the left contend.
They say no longer speak your mind,
(‘Less it agrees with theirs)
Make papers only print what’s kind,
Stop anyone who dares
To put contentious points of view
That question what’s accepted;
These sacred cows one can’t review,
All such critiques rejected.
The aim I think is crystal clear
As these fanatics preach,
Their goal a State that all should fear:
A State that bans free speech.

Copyright © Dennis N. O’Brien, 2012