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Civis sum Mundi

Civis sum Mundi

 

In the Kingdom of Woke we are required to answer many questions,

to fill in forms confessing who we are and where we come from.

This is designed to give us labels to wear revealing our identity,

as did the Nazis with coloured stars and triangles.

What you see is what you get.

Name given at birth.

Nationality  (where we arrived)

Colour (several options)

Religion to be declared.

Ethnicity.

Race.

What are your educational qualifications or other skills?

Do you belong to any group or organisation?

Are your parents British?

Do you have any disabilities, mental or physical.

Do you own or rent your home?

Do you have any dependents or others living with you?

Do you have  a criminal record?

Can you drive?

What is your sexual orientation LGBWTUXYZ?

Are you married, in a Civil partnership, divorced or single?

Is your partner racially different to yourself (please specify)?

How frequently do you cut your toe nails?

 

The list is endless

They never ask who we are but only what we are

Then we are categorized, labelled and the information recorded.

When you have completed  the form you have sacrificed your identity.

There is one box I use frequently - OTHER.

They wish to control us.

We must resist.

Our freedom is at stake.

 

PS. Please enclose a photograph

 

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Comments

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Tue 13th Jun 2023 21:10

Semantics eh?
So what precisely are those "certain mindsets" ?

Ah, it's Those "Mindsets" which now constitute an imminent threat to the "traditional" white, churchgoing STATUS QUO.
The Staus Quo which says "Let's forget that I've not attended a Christian church for the last 30, 40, 50 years, but hey, the bullshit serves the narrative! "
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M.C. Newberry

Tue 13th Jun 2023 16:29

There seems to be an exercise in semantics in what actually
constitutes freedom. It is a simple truth that you need freedom
to exercise freedom, something that seems lost on certain mindsets these days in an increasingly politically "global"
world that seeks rule by big government of one sort or another.

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keith jeffries

Tue 13th Jun 2023 15:33

Thank you to all who read this poem and especially to MC., Uilleam, Graham, Stephen G and Kevin for their comments.
Keith

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 12th Jun 2023 15:20

'Are you now or have you ever been..'? Sounds familiar, Keith.

Even as an ex-bureaucrat I see the need to keep bureaucracy in check.

Excellent poem.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Mon 12th Jun 2023 12:54

"They wish to control us.

We must resist.

Our freedom is at stake."

You nailed it with this Keith.
If anyone is in any doubt that UK human rights are now under imminent danger, they'd better think again; or there'll be nothing left in the way of freedom for our children.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/12/police-in-great-britain-could-be-given-near-total-discretion-over-protests

We need to get on the streets and kick off, or it's the end for us.
GENERAL STRIKE NOW!

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Graham Sherwood

Sun 11th Jun 2023 18:47

The answer to everything (including ourselves it seems) is in the detail!
I think you've managed to cover most of the bases here Keith! Bravo!

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sun 11th Jun 2023 17:46

Well put Keith

I Citizen of the World, when answering census forms, and snotty- nosed interrogations from such as the local authority, usually end up putting "Irish, Viking, Anglo-Norman, with possibly a tad of Gaulish je ne sais quoi."
-all of which tallies with recent results of my blood tests.

They don't like it up 'em you know!

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 11th Jun 2023 16:56

The original intention is found in governing interest of advancing
the old Domes Day register attributed to William the Conk who
chose to stick his nose into everything when he arrived here back
in the day. As life becomes more complicated, its effects are
sought for "record purposes" in the usual political pursuit of
exercising power and control. Quelle surprise! 😋

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