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Progress of Man

Strides and Stumbles

By Cleve Taylor Published 3 years ago 1 min read
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Progress of Man
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Amazing! We have developed such scientific prowess that we can tinker with DNA, the basic definition of life as we know it. Man can.

We can fly-by the moon on the way to Mars and land video, audio, mobility, and flight of drone, and watch it all on local TV. Man can.

We can identify a knobby headed virus, develop a vaccine to prevent it, and innoculate everyone in this world of ours. Man can.

We can listen to false sayers, accept and adopt the hate they preach and attack the very underpinnings of American democracy. Man did.

We can, following forment from influencers and TV, arm our homes, distrust our neighbors and our kin and foreigners and ethnics of every ilk. Man does.

We can respect our neighbors, our immigrants, honor and act on truth and walk away from hate and lies and bigotry, and lock our guns away from children. Man won't.

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About the Creator

Cleve Taylor

Published author of three books: Ricky Pardue US Marshal, A Collection of Cleve's Short Stories and Poems, and Johnny Duwell and the Silver Coins, all available in paperback and e-books on Amazon. Over 160 Vocal.media stories and poems.

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