The NZ evolution will not be televised on Seven Sharp (ode to Gil Scott Heron)

I couldn't help but tweak this in the wake of the continued downwards plunge of Seven Sharp's ratings and content. This Frankenstein public broadcasting hate crime sewed together by marketing and advertising lumbers on hemorrhaging good will and revenue. God bless those brave souls who sink with that cursed voyage of the damned.

You will not be able to stay on the dole, sister.
You will not be able to smoke weed, have kids or earn more
You will not be able to redefine yourself with school,
or expect any privacy from Paula,
Because the NZ evolution will not be televised on Seven Sharp.

The NZ evolution will not be televised on Seven Sharp.
The NZ evolution will not be brought to you by Skinny
In 4 downloads on demand, on-line and i-tunes.
The NZ evolution will not show you pictures of poverty
blowing your mind and demanding John returns to
McGehan Close and try finding the underclass again
because McElrea won't fund the docos exposing it.
The NZ evolution will not be televised on Seven Sharp.

The NZ evolution will not be fought for you by the
media elites or glorified cheerleaders and Air
Hostesses selling crime anger with white smiles at 6.
The NZ evolution will not give your brain sex appeal.
The NZ evolution will not be solved in soundbites.
The NZ evolution will not replace your prozac
intake, because the NZ evolution will not be televised on Seven Sharp, Brothers and Sisters.

There will be no measurement of child poverty
silencing criticism of capital gains tax
or embarrassing the NBR rich list to care beyond Metro's top 10 chefs.
Telephone opinion polls will predict the election 6 years out
making apathy the default vote.
The NZ evolution will not be televised.

There will be no pictures of pigs arresting
white collar brothers in instant replay.
There will be no pictures of pigs arresting
white collar brothers in instant replay.
There will be no pictures of the 1% being
run out of Aotearoa on a fully funded rail loop.
There will only be slow mo justice for Tama
Iti to be able to skip past the Bee
Hive unbound by a bloodied flag wrapped around his mouth
'cause no occasion was proper.

GC, false choice and food porn have become prime time illness
with the cold in broken homed Christchurch watching The Block
with the envy of South Aucklanders watching Master Chef,
the 99% won't be on streets searching
for a brighter day while public broadcasting dies.
The NZ evolution will not be televised on Seven Sharp.

There will be no insights on the late news with empty
bennie bashing headlines blaming the poor while the
inequality stats reach new highs as Key turns a blind eye.
The theme song will not be written by the sick,
Solo parents or the mentally broken,
270 000 children won't be heard.
The NZ evolution will not be televised on Seven Sharp.

The NZ evolution will not be right back with a message
about white land ownership, white water ownership, or white injustice ownership.
You have to worry about the fat on your thighs,
sexual impotency, hair loss and the mobile provider you choose.
The NZ evolution will not go better with jokes.
The NZ evolution will not fight for lowering top tax rates.
The NZ evolution will not keep you in the passengers seat.

The NZ evolution will not be televised on Seven Sharp, will not be televised on Q+A,
will not be televised at 6pm, will not be televised on Breakfast.
The NZ evolution will be no mainstream media event
The NZ evolution will be on-line.

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