Saturday 5 February 2011

In praise of intolerance














Explanatory note: this poem is based on Wendy Cope's Engineers Corner.

What this country needs is ignorance
Let the unenlightened have their say
Liberals have led us on a merry dance
Let's close down all the libraries, today

Yes, political correctness has gone mad
Modern fads have made us too tolerant
The increase is knowledge is really sad
Too much kindness, a reason to rant

We should put prejudice back on the bus
Make casual racism our position
Foreigners are funny – not like us
Human rights an alien imposition

At first, it was only the students in the town
It's spreading now, from Cornwall to the Fens
Bolshiness is up, obedience down
We are subjects of the Crown, not citizens!

Let's return corporal punishment to schools
Put an end to this naive innocence
Remember good old flogging – Maggie rules!
Turn Britain blue as Stilton, it makes sense




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