30 August 2019 - The New Democracy

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The New Democracy

“Keep, ancient lands,” we cry, “your foreign brains!”
Our secret ballots say, “Give me your daft,
Your bumbling masters yearning for the reins,
Reckless reframers always seeking graft,
The hopeless with tempestuous campaigns.
We lift our food stamps to the overdraft!”

clue:

After the tail of the Emma Lazarus sonnet “The New Colossus” for the Statue of Liberty.

take oh take this clue away

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