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After the Revolution

What shall we keep after the revolution? Lies, yes survival lies, state sanctioned lies. lies about yesterday and tomorrow and how we will or have overcome. Chocolate and oxycontin factories must be kept on a war footing. State owned coffee house for state owed employees. We will follow the science accepting at last that Alzheimer’s is natural, safe and should never be treated unless there are signs of recovery. Happiness points will be allotted according to those exhibiting a myopic tendency to laugh at nothing at all. Of course, Tesla electric vehicles must be preserved and replenished for those in dire need of a symbolic existence. We will need more suitcases production must be stepped up for the new cash only economy, while breadlines will be considered a patriotic and legitimate form of outdoor exercise. We will need bicycles; one for every five families should do. There will be no need for fossil fuels there are bound to be many books to burn even when we run out of history books. In short for every bovine fart an angel will fall dead confirming our inbred cultural deviancy; those infantile hopes feeding still the dreams of a misguided proletariat; a large section of our overpopulated land shortly to be turned into a much needed glue in order to hold together our glorious future.

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Date: 9/26/2020 8:50:00 PM
Rant on, brother! I love sarcasm, Eric.
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Eric Ashford
Date: 9/27/2020 7:15:00 AM
Thanks Daniel, I had fun with this one. e

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