Death of Ikons

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Death of I-Kons

In my life, I have seen many movies. 
I watched wonderful animation, 
tell stories that touched my heart, 
over the years of my life. 
Now they are stabbing the elusive
cartoons with sensor-driven remarks
and woke-ism that cuts and shreds
like a trash machine, 
in the kitchen... 
compacting and changing 
the shapes of all things
it is fed, 
or chooses to consume 
on its on. 
(EATR Machines, Military  Robots)

I have read many books, 
texts on history and science. 
I was blessed and attended college, 
to learn about business
and the world at large. 
It was enough to get by, 
and make a life. 
They taught ethics and morals, 
and math to me. 
Now on TV, they change the rules. 
They do as they please, 
hire for the numbers, 
and fire for the color of their skin... 
to win at some kind of gamble, 
no one knew or agreed to take. 
(Gambling was legalized on March 1, 2022
legalization of betting on and off-reservation lands. 
Now Advertised directly on the TV)

The parks are full of tents. 
There is nowhere to take the children, 
that they will not see, the evil of the day. 
There is no protecting them, 
from the darkness that is consuming the land. 
The only hope is the Hand of God. 

Resources running out, 
wasted by the powerful... 
taking jets to lunch in Paris. 
Food unimportant to those that have full pantries, 
and ice cream in their favorite flavor, 
ready to be consumed, 
at leisure. 
(Gourmet flavors for the head of Congress
at $14 a gallon.)

I grew up on "good wins over evil". 
I grew up on do the right thing, 
because it was and is the right thing to do. 
Grandma told. 
Grandpa told me. 
And, most importantly God told me. 

So why is the world upside down? 
Why do bad people hurt so many, 
and so few do anything about any of it? 

Frosty is melted. 
Rudolph was hunted down, 
and given a vaccine. 
Twenty-eight food sources,
factories and processing plants, 
have been leveled
in just under two years. 
Two by plane alone. 
But who would really believe that? 

The energy supplies have been cut off, 
or sent to other countries, 
by our sitting president. 
The citizens go hungry, 
and the children cry. 
But that is okay, 
they are meant to die. 
All part of the plan. 

Did you vote for this? 
Did anyone?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 7/14/2022 7:33:00 PM
Integrity is down the tubes for sure, which is why I enjoyed this part "I grew up on "good wins over evil". I grew up on do the right thing, because it was and is the right thing to do. Grandma told. Grandpa told me. And, most importantly God told me. "
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Date: 7/12/2022 2:06:00 PM
All I can say is Amen, Ann, And No I didn't vote for this and I don't think many did. I place my trust in God, this mess cannot be understood by mere man. God bless and keep you and yours my friend. Hugs, Bill
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Date: 7/11/2022 7:27:00 PM
Frosty IS melted; Rudolph WAS hunted down. Bubbles have all burst. Santa is now the Devil Incarnate - Mr. Buttigieg is spending $1B to eliminate racism in Santa's skyways. And so it goes... Kurt Vonnegut
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Date: 7/12/2022 10:30:00 AM
Thank you friend for ever stopping by, it is a pleasure. You lift my spirits with kind comments, wonderful facts, and bits of wisdom... Thank you. Ann
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Date: 7/12/2022 10:29:00 AM
Is that really a Kurt quote? Wow... I read "This Perfect Day" when I was just a kid. (similar in many ways to 1984) I never thought I was reading a manual for the future experiences of life. Many of the past stories, hold windows to the now. I wonder how many thought they were making the stories up, and how many were writing the truth, as fiction?
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