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# In Polite Society
- URL: https://www.andyposner.org/in_polite_society/
- Published: 2015-11-15T17:21:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-15T05:03:14.000Z
- Description: In polite society we hold doors open, Say thanks and please, wear crisp Suits when we drop bombs.
- Author: Andy
- Tags: America on the Brink, poetry, America, freedom, Politics, protest, social change, #Migrated-1784090317409, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-15 04:39, elections

In polite society we hold doors open,  
say thanks and please, wear crisp  
suits when we drop bombs.

In polite society we always greet  
Blacks and Latinos and Native peoples,  
smile as we strip them of their rights.

In polite society we wear bright jewels  
mined by slaves, decry slavery,  
tip generously.

In polite society we destroy the Earth  
to make us rich, create jobs  
that pay the poor to be poor.

And in polite society  
we are never rude, never mean—  
we murder democratically.