O Viking Jesus –
warrior of wild faith –
man of times! who storms the Capitol
storm of men! whose flag is also mine
I vow to you my silent vote,
my many clicks and shares,
whereupon your ship may sail
forever
nowhere.
Storming the Capitol
I confess my political opinion:
These Trump fanatics who stormed the Capitol must be punished in accordance with our laws because their silly insurrection failed, but it’s not a tragedy that the Capitol itself was stormed. In fact it ought to be stormed – frequently, and by all stripes.
To put it another way:
Democracy isn’t dead because of the dopes who crashed the Capitol; democracy is dead because of the ghouls who rightfully inhabit it.
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