E.E Cumming's poem "next to of course god america i" is an indictment of the American political system, where politicians claim to love america (almost as much as god) and then send Americans to their deaths in battle like "lions to the roaring slaughter". It mocks the idea that being a martyr is noble or worthy of pursuing.
Similarly, Green Day, in thier song "Holiday" points out this same farce of honesty and hypocrisy. "Can I get another Amen?
There's a flag wrapped around a score of menA gag, a plastic bag on a monument"
To Cummings and Green Day, the idea that American politicans give slightest iota of a damn about the common citizen is laughable. The fact that they all CONSTANTLY say religious-patriotic jargon. Things haven't changed much since the 20's clearly.
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