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Distribution of People's Property
In the Thieves' Market
by Roque Dalton

They've told us that the Executive Power
is the First Power
and that the Legislative Power, which was divided up by
a bunch of crooks, fractioned off into "government" and
"opposition"
is the Second Power
and that the prostituted (but ever Honorable)
Supreme Court of Justice
in the Third Power.

The newspapers, radio, and TV of the rich
have designated themselves the Fourth Power and of course
march hand in hand with the first three powers.

Now they tell us that the new wave youth
is the Fifth Power.

And they assure us that above all things and powers
in the Great Power of God.

"Now that all the powers are apportioned
―they tell us in a manner of finality―
there's no power left for anyone else
and if anybody thinks differently
that's what the army and National Guard are for."

Morals:
1) Capitalism is a big market of powers
where only thieves do business
and it's fatal to speak of the genuine owner
of the real power: the people.

2) In order that the genuine owner of power
has in his hands what belongs to him
it will be necessary not simply to boot the thieves
out of the Commercial Temple
because they'd reorganize in the suburbs;
on the contrary, the market has to be brought down
on the heads of the merchants.

Liberation:

Distribution of People's Property - Roque Dalton.pdf