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Kid growing up under growing fascism
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
25 Feb 2026
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Anti capitalist march

When I became old enough to drink —
then I became old enough to vote.
When I became old enough to think —
then I became old enough to quote:
“Fascism is an overt terroristic dictatorship
of the most reactionary, most chauvinistic
elements of finance capital”

When I became old enough to drink —
then I became old enough to vote.
When I became old enough to think —
then I became old enough to quote:
“The establishment of fascism reflects
the inability of the ruling-class to maintain
its power by the usual ‘democratic’ methods”

When I became old enough to drink —
then I became old enough to vote.
When I became old enough to think —
then I became old enough to quote:
“The ideology of fascism is irrationalism,
extreme chauvinism, racism, obscurantism
and inhumanity.”

Hey, if everything’s corrupt, corny and cruel
you can bet you’re living under fascist rule!


© 2026. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.

Raymond Nat Turner is a NYC poet, BAR's Poet-in-Residence, and founder/co-leader of the jazz-poetry ensemble UpSurge!NYC. You can vote for his work at GoFundMe and PayPal.

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