From Green Ford Falcons to Unmarked Vans and The Unarmed Wall of MOMS
We’ve seen this brutal movie before
It is part of our historical lore
In Germany Hitler had the SA and men in shirts of brown
Knocking heads and clubbing people down
In Argentina the secret police produced a wicked scene
As agents snatched people off the streets in Ford Falcons Green
Who were subsequently never ever again seen
Unless their corpses appeared strung up and demeaned
Generating resistance were the Plaza de Mayo Mothers
Providing moral support for all the others
Bravely demonstrating against the tyrannical regime
As they assassinated liberals and labor leaders extreme.
And yesterday Barr’s unidentified storm troopers descend
On Portland Cammo-clad and armed to the teeth
Snatching up protestors and speeding in rented Enterprise vans down the street
Using tear gas, flash bangs, walloping bystanders without end
So the unarmed Wall of Moms line up to protect the crowds
But the tear gas is used and flash bangs blast out loud
So this totalitarian movement is being born
And Americans should truly mourn.
For the times are perilous and so far it appears
People have not yet been disappeared
But thanks to Obama who sanctified rendition
The stage has been set for our perdition.
It is becoming increasingly clear
The end of American Democracy is perilously near.
Howard P. Charman, MD 7-21-2020
See Raul Marzo 2-23-16 The curse of the Ford Falcon: How an Argentine classic became a symbol of evil. Published in History on Wheels.