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bko 11 hours ago

I too base my political beliefs on poetry

harimau777 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You do realize that humans use art to communicate difficult or emotional ideas including political beliefs, right?

bko 8 hours ago | parent [-]

It makes me feel so much better than someone can be one-shotted into a political belief with a poem. I was worried they would rely too much on reasoning and evidence.

sophacles 7 hours ago | parent [-]

The poem in question conveys not just accurate history, but also it presents an argument in favor of standing for your neighbors . Even more, it conveys the feeling of loneliness when it comes to be your turn - both another argument for community and just a reminder that actual real humans are involves.

Not bad for a few lines of text... very efficient.

Of course your whole statement is ridiculous - the notion that a poem is the foundation of a belief rather than a good conveyance of it, is so stupid that all you are saying is that you can't come up with a good argument and are reaching for bad, unfunny snark to deflect.

sophacles 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm sure you do. The poem can be taken both as a lesson in why one should defend all humans, as well as a lesson in exclusion from the bottom up.