Children of the Magenta
It has been said, what goes up, must come down
Then the same must be true, for white, over brown
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It was in the aughts, a wise and cautious aviator said:
“Be wary of dependence on ability outside one’s own head”
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Auto-pilot, AutoNav, fly-by-wire
All easy to use tools, young pilots did desire
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True to as the aforementioned man spoke,
Fire, blood, and death ensued when the tools broke
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It has been said, what goes up, must come down
Then the same must be true, for white, over brown
.
Just like a plane flies using those systems and tools,
Our country, and society, run by people, and rules,
.
Racism, Segregation, and red-lining
White power, privilege, and wealth, aligning
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But just as the demise of the tech dependent pilot has shown,
Danger ensues to those who depend on capabilities that aren’t their own
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It has been said, what goes up, must come down
Then the same must be true, for white, over brown
.
“Children of the Magenta”, by the wise aviator were they named,
For never flying without the guiding magenta line, they were famed
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For these young pilots there exists an analogy, you see,
There exists generations dependent on racist tendency
.
While it was known that nothing was worse than being a nigger,
In this Brave New World, emphasis on self ability, will be bigger
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It has been said, what goes up, must come down
Then the same must be true, for white, over brown
