Purity

I recently got pulled into a discussion about which progressive activities were the most effective and whether voting should be encouraged. Some 'leftists' need a kick in the pants!

You will wander and wend 'ere you find

Any man with a more open mind

'One for all' to a fault

I'm the anti John Galt

I'm progressive, inclusive and kind

I believe in "United We Stand"

And in sharing the fat of the land

So you'd think i would know

How to go with the flow

When we're not eye to eye; glove in hand

Take this fellow from work, he's a peer

Though he's charitable and sincere

I won't give to his cause

As it still gives me pause

When he labels all gay people 'queer'

And the candidate I should endorse

She's a socialist stalwart, of course

Can't rely on my vote

Cuz I read in a quote

Of her catholic views on divorce

There's my cousin whose fighting pollution

He's requested a small contribution

And I'd lend him a hand 

If he'd alter his stand

On the Middle East two state solution

My objections to some seem obscure

And at times even I can't be sure 

But out here on the left

We're exceedingly deft

At deciding whose tainted or pure 

If you think that my views are extreme

They're not nearly unique as they seem

Our ideals are intact

And we're ready to act

We just need to awake from the dream

That our differences all melt away

And we join hands together and sway

Cuz we know in our heart

We were meant to be part

Of the grand resurrection of Che