Ways to Lose a Country

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Jack Stafford

John E. "Jack" Stafford (1879 – May 19, 1946) was a professional baseball umpire. Stafford, who was born in Portland, New Brunswick (now Saint John), Canada, in 1879, umpired a single game in the National League in 1906, and then umpired 131 games in the American League in 1907. He issued five ejections during his career, including future Hall of Fame inductee Sam Crawford in May 1907.Stafford reportedly lost his major league umpiring job following a disagreement with Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack. Stafford was directed to stop umpiring in September 1907 by American League president Ban Johnson, days after umpiring a four-game series between Philadelphia and Boston. Stafford's position was taken by former umpire (and former player) Tom Brown for … more »

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Beware of movements that arise
Painting heaven in the skies
Telling you that they alone have the solution
On the right, on the left
Many roads lead to theft
And they're one of the ways to lose your country

Beware of the new rationale
That boosts popular morale
And schizophrenic logic terrorises
There's a distorted narrative
Where the truth will never live
It's just one of the ways to lose your country

Beware of brazen shamelessness 
It's a nasty business    
When people are acting up with immorality 
Not humble or humane
Then chaos is soon to rein
And it's one of the ways to lose your country

Beware of appointments and dilutions
And attacks on institutions
When the judiciaries replaced with their own followers
A superfluous state
Will sign and seal fate
Another  of the ways to lose your country

Beware of model citizens
Who are anointed as the ones
To follow and emulate cos they are perfect
While the rest of us are left
To feel second class at best
It's just one of the ways to lose your country

Beware of laughter in the streets
As they mock their new elites 
The only self-defence left is their humour
Some say it's just sequential
And at best inconsequential
But it's one of the ways to lose your country

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