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deutsey

(20,166 posts) Thu Jul 16, 2015, 10:02 PM Jul 2015

Because You're Worthless

Poem by Agnes Török on the news of a new Conservative budget. Based on experiences of living in Britain under austerity as a young, queer, unemployed, female immigrant student - and not taking it any more.

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Because You're Worthless (Original Post) deutsey Jul 2015 OP

Thank you for posting this! citizen blues Jul 2015 #1

K&R Outstanding post PatrickforO Jul 2015 #2

Expression of not only the frustration I feel for the "conservative" politicians nightscanner59 Jul 2015 #3

Excellent video. If not worthless, invisible. erronis Jul 2015 #4

citizen blues

(570 posts)

1. Thank you for posting this!

Reply to deutsey (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 01:20 AM

Jul 2015

This is an excellent commentary on the current economic system, not just in the UK, but in the USA and most of Europe as well. What a powerful poem and an outstanding performance!