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Inclusion.

by John Exell

I don't want to be included in a society that drops bombs on a poor defenceless people.
I don't want to be included in a society that lets its pensioners die of malnutrition and cold.
I don't want to be included in a society where you have to deny your past, and the firm friends you made in mental hospital, in order to survive.
I don't want to be included in a society riddled with inequalities.
I don't want to be included in a society where all that matters is how much money you have.
I don't want to be included in a society where, in order to survive, you have to lie and cheat.

I want to be included in a society where you can talk about your ideas and feelings, openly and honestly.
I want to be included in a society where a complete stranger will share their last cigarette with you.
I want to be included in a society where you can laugh and joke about things that, in the past, you took far too seriously.
I want to be included in a society where friends are always there when you need them.
I want to be included in a relaxed, friendly, equal and free society.

Oops, sounds like the User Movement, maybe I'm already included.

John Exell.