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Wings Off a Fly

pity the alien who loses its way & has to stop here for a bit (to do whatever aliens do, if they lose their way)--- now, go one step further & imagine that like a child who curiously picks up a fly & proceeds to tear the wings off of its struggling little body, making that first itty-bitty step towards becoming a fully fledged psychopath, the alien in question, bored & waiting for a ride (or whatever the **** aliens do), now looks down on this cesspool of greedy, violent & self-destructive humans & picks one, to do just the same, slowly tearing off its arms, its legs, its head, etc.--- now, go one step even further & imagine that the human(s) chosen, “are not just any humans,” but powerful, button-pushing, wo/men, who have made no attempt to disguise the fact that they are “hell bent” on our annihilation as a species in total…

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