Idiocracy

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

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

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Silent One

Date: 10/26/2020 7:35:00 AM

Yes you are right... Sadly he has so many supporters..

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 10/25/2020 5:11:00 PM

Idiocracy is in many countries lately,including my own.Wise words.

George Schaefer
Date: 10/26/2020 3:33:00 AM

Sadly, too many of us are turning off our brains and electing the worst possible person. thank you for reading and commenting.