Notes About The Poem

Written about the state of today's political reality in relation to the movie of the same title.

Idiocracy

A
dumb flick
prophetic
in waning days
of an empire
Banana Republic
in reality only
flag of demagogue flown higher
than the flag our soldiers fought for
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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October 26, 2020 at 7:35 AM
Yes you are right... Sadly he has so many supporters..
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October 25, 2020 at 5:11 PM
Idiocracy is in many countries lately,including my own.Wise words.
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October 26, 2020 at 3:33 AM
Sadly, too many of us are turning off our brains and electing the worst possible person. thank you for reading and commenting.
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