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gfarber

(242 posts)
7. Robert Comments
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 01:50 PM
17 hrs ago


There once was a voice from the stage,
Whose fury leapt straight from the page,
De Niro asked with a cry,
“How can we stand by
While fear is the mood of the age?”

He thundered of masks in the night,
Of neighbors struck down out of sight,
“Can love truly grow
When dread’s all we sow,
And power escapes from what’s right?”

He spoke of the sick turned away,
Of millions with no healing way,
“What nation denies
Compassion,” he cries,
“Then claims it is righteous and free?”

He warned of an economy bent,
On gifts for the lavishly spent,
“While workers all strain,
The few rake in gain—
Is this what our founders had meant?”

“I’m hurt,” said the voice, “and betrayed,
By bargains in backrooms now made.
Not perfect we’ll be,
But strong we are—if we
Let decency never quite fade.”

© 2026 Glen Farber. All Rights Reserved.

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Kick SheltieLover 18 hrs ago #1
K & R malaise 18 hrs ago #2
Woah, a month ago, he delivered another powerful speech. It was so good, I discounted it as AI Brother Buzz 18 hrs ago #3
Has trump called him a "third rate" actor yet? maveric 18 hrs ago #4
K&R 2naSalit 17 hrs ago #5
Guts! hamsterjill 17 hrs ago #6
Robert Comments gfarber 17 hrs ago #7
Awesome! Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #23
I could almost write the script for Sean Hannity. JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #8
They've been telling us dirty, hippy freaks slightlv 16 hrs ago #10
Good comeback 👏 MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #9
It's not "the country" BaronChocula 16 hrs ago #11
"Your turn, Trumpy." Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #12
Sadly, Trump LilElf70 14 hrs ago #13
DeNiro popsdenver 14 hrs ago #14
I think he should have used the word government instead of country. patphil 13 hrs ago #15
My thought exactly... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #17
Can you love a country that denies healthcare to a USAF medic who served four years and was honorably discharged? usaf-vet 13 hrs ago #16
Trump fires off crazed rant threatening to deport Hollywood legend: 'Seriously criminal' LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #18
KnR... MiHale 12 hrs ago #19
Kick and rec!!! 58Sunliner 12 hrs ago #20
Well said De Niro. Well said. zok21 11 hrs ago #21
Kickety Reckity. Permanut 11 hrs ago #22
I LOVES ME SOME BOBBY DE NIRO Skittles 7 hrs ago #24
It's not our country doing this, it's the Trump administration. SunSeeker 4 hrs ago #25
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