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		<title>Farewell, America?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beast of socialism grins at America in deadly fun.]]></description>
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<p><strong>[Editor's note: the following is a poem written by Alexander Matlin in Russian and translated by Alex Gefter.]</strong></p>
<p><strong>Farewell, America!<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Farewell, my country, sweet and dear!<br />
Farewell, America! For with malevolent intent<br />
The socialism’s havens from afar to near<br />
Will flash at any time across the continent.</p>
<p>From San-Diego to Detroit<br />
From Idaho to Tennessee<br />
A Brave New World is rising in the void<br />
Just like in Russia &#8211; you will see!</p>
<p>“Down with the capital as slaving institution!<br />
Have no qualms-it must be thrown away!<br />
We are for good old wealth re-distribution,<br />
We’ll fight for everyone’s equality – today!</p>
<p>All salaries will match each other<br />
In sunny land with people free indeed!<br />
No rich or poor – everyone’s a brother:<br />
Equality of dispossessed of property and greed!</p>
<p>The equals of the world – unite!<br />
The Hope is near and the Change!<br />
And ACORN’s ranks are swelling tight<br />
Impatiently at close range.</p>
<p>To Hope! Full forward, girl and lad!<br />
The signal “Yes, We Can” is on!<br />
And here’s Him, in humble garment clad,<br />
Is leading us to Change horizon!</p>
<p>You there &#8211; no wavering allowed on the ship!<br />
For He Himself is at the helm – hurrah!<br />
We now offering a hand of friendship<br />
To Chavez and to Hezbollah!</p>
<p>And to Hamas and North Korea<br />
Iran and Cuba – in a rush.<br />
They may forgive us – great idea!<br />
When we apologize and promptly blush.</p>
<p>We’ll feed each one and give them stuff…<br />
Foes they are no more – and we’ll be saved!<br />
And in return we’ll get a heartfelt love<br />
From them, “the world of hungry and enslaved”!</p>
<p>There’ll never be about-face!<br />
As one we’ll keep our forward course!<br />
And free healthcare will be put in place,<br />
For healthy people is a national resource!</p>
<p>We’ll love each other as mandated goal,<br />
But Him we simply will adore!<br />
We’ll outlaw the nasty oil and coal,<br />
To trash the planet no more!</p>
<p>The capitalism dead will drop<br />
From our resolve to kill this evil!<br />
To global warming we will put a stop<br />
The private businesses will cause no more upheaval!</p>
<p>And happy kids will learn from their birth<br />
To chant and praise the Dear Leader<br />
For greatest childhood on Earth,<br />
For being the Protector and the Feeder!</p>
<p>We’ll worship not what soon is outlawed:<br />
We’ll ban the lesser Gods in every region!<br />
But we will glorify, with His approving nod,<br />
The truth and peace of the Islam religion!</p>
<p>Yes, we will chase right out of existence<br />
Both Christianity and Judaism!<br />
As far as CIA, the nest of all resistance -<br />
It will be neutralized through legal activism.</p>
<p>And when the real crushing starts and we’ll assemble<br />
To see what’s left in the Pandora’s Box,<br />
All “people’s enemies” will shake and tremble,<br />
When we bring justice to the Pentagon and Channel Fox!</p>
<p>Two-party bickering will vanish,<br />
Like melting snow always turns to jolly springs!<br />
And the entire GOP will sing in Spanish<br />
About all the good that socialism brings!</p>
<p>You there &#8211; carry on your orders snappy!<br />
And you will love your neighbor only if the Party tells!<br />
Eyes Left! Atten-tion! Don’t feel happy??<br />
You, comrade, better feel the happiness – or else!”</p>
<p>Sky’s turning dark, stars shining coldly,<br />
Chill strikes the heart of this ex-Soviet escapee…<br />
Left’s criminal insanity advances boldly.<br />
Is it too late to stop it? How can it be?!</p>
<p>I’m shattering to think that millions died in vain.<br />
The beast of socialism grins at America in deadly fun…<br />
Oh, how hurts the recollections’ pain!<br />
My friend, there isn’t any other place to run…</p>
<p>© Editorial translation by Alex Gefter.</p>
<p><em>All rights reserved reprinting and publishing by permission only.</em></p>
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