The speaker of fiery rhetoric
seek to ignite
the frustrated masses
Regurgitating time tested
hatred inducing lies
Playing the same old
fear and prejudice
song
with the scapegoat beat
Dismissive mainstream types
secure behind the gates
of the Status Quo
mock the lead beast's
foam at the mouth rants
along with his core cadre
of freaks and cultish kooks
Hard to take these barbarians seriously
in this sophisticated age
Especially here in the Land of
the Free
with our rock solid traditions
of Liberal Democracy
Even as the mob grew
into a mass movement
and assumed power
while we slept
the shared consensus
of the now nervous
influencers of opinion
was to head to the bunkers
and ride the storm out
Surely the rabble would fold
The guardrails would hold
and life would return to normal
Those with a knowledge of history
know full well that mass apathy
has brought down
empires
Freedom should never be taken
for granted
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