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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf Dr Seuss Were Alive Today
:largeIn a land where the states are united, they claim,
in a sky-scraping tower adorned with his name,
lived a terrible, horrible, devious chump,
the bright orange miscreant known as the Trump.
This Trump he was mean, such a mean little man,
with the tiniest heart and two tinier hands,
and a thin set of lips etched in permanent curl,
and a sneer and a scowl and contempt for the world.
He looked down from his perch and he grinned ear to ear,
and he thought, I could steal the election this year!
Itd be rather simple, its so easily won,
Ill just make them believe that their best days are done!
Yes, Ill make them believe that its all gone to Hell,
and Ill be Jerk Messiah and their souls they will sell.
And Ill use lots of words disconnected from truth,
but Ill say them with style so they wont ask for proof.
Ill speak random platitudes, phrases, and such,
Theyre so raised on fake news that it wont matter much!
They wont question the how to, the what, why, or when,
I will make their America great once again!
The Trump told them to fear, they should fear he would say,
Theyve all come for your jobs, theyll all take them away.
You should fear every Muslim and Mexican too,
every brown, black, and tan one, everyone who votes blue.
And he fooled all the Christians, he fooled them indeed,
He just trotted out Jesus, thats all Jesus folk need.
And celebrity preachers they crowned him as king,
Tripping over themselves just to kiss the Trumps ring.
And he spoke only lies just as if they were true,
Until they believed all of those lies were true too.
He repeated and Tweeted and he blustered and spit,
And he mislead and fibbedand he just made up sh*t.
And the media laughed but they printed each line,
thinking Hell never win, in the end well be fine.
So they chased every headline, bold typed every claim,
Till the fake news and real news they looked just the same.
And the scared folk who listened, they devoured each word,
Yes, they ate it all up every word that they heard,
petrified that their freedom was under attack,
trusting Trump he would take their America back.
from the gays and from ISIS, hed take it all back,
Take it back from the Democrats, fat cats, and blacks.
And so hook, line, and sinker they all took the bait,
all his lies about making America great.
Now the Pantsuited One she was smart and prepared,
she was brilliant and steady but none of them cared,
no they cared not to see all the work that shed done,
or the fact that the Trump had not yet done thing one.
They could only shout Emails!, yes Emails! theyd shout,
because Fox News had told themand Fox News had clout.
And the Pantsuited One she was slandered no end,
and a lie became truth she could never defend.
And the Trump watched it all go according to plan
a strong woman eclipsed by an insecure man.
And November the 8th arrived, finally it came,
like a slow-moving storm but it came just the same.
And Tuesday became Wednesday as those days will do,
And the night turned to morning and the nightmare came true,
With millions of non-voters still in their beds,
Yes, the Trump he had done it, just like he had said.
And the Trumpers they trumped, how they trumped when he won,
All the racists and bigots; deplorable ones,
they crawled out from the woodwork, came out to raise Hell,
they came out to be hateful and hurtful as well.
With slurs and with road signs, with spray paint and Tweets,
with death threats to neighbors and taunts on the street.
And the grossest of grossness they hurled on their peers,
while the Trump he said zilchfor the first time in years.
But he Tweeted at Hamilton, he Tweeted the Times,
And he trolled Alec Baldwin a few hundred times,
and he pouted a pout like a petulant kid,
thinking this is what Presidents actually did,
thinking he could still be a perpetual jerk,
terrified to learn he had to actually work,
work for every American, not just for a few,
not just for the white onesthere was much more to do.
He now worked for the Muslims and Mexicans too,
for the brown, black, and tan ones, and the ones who vote blue.
They were all now his bosses, now they all had a say,
and those nasty pantsuited ones were here to stay.
And the Trump he soon realized that he didnt win,
He had gotten the thingand the thing now had him.
And it turned out the Trump was a little too late,
for America was already more than quite great,
not because of the sameness, the opposites true,
Its greatness far more than just red, white, and blue,
Its straight, gay, and femaleits Gentile and Jew,
Its Transgender and Christian and Atheist too.
Its Asians, Caucasians of every kind,
The disabled and abled, the deaf and the blind,
Its immigrants, Muslims, and brave refugees,
Its Liberals with bleeding hearts fixed to their sleeves.
And we are all staying, were staying right here,
and well be the great bane of the Trump for four years.
And well be twice as loud as the loudness of hate,
be the greatness that makes our America great.
And the Trumps loudest boasts they wont ever obscure,
over two million more of usvoted for her.
http://johnpavlovitz.com/2016/12/05/how-the-trump-stole-america/
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If Dr Seuss Were Alive Today (Original Post)
kpete
Dec 2016
OP
Dr Seuss Goes to War . He did a lot of political cartoons during WWII.Interesting collection book
lunasun
Dec 2016
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lunasun
(21,646 posts)1. Dr Seuss Goes to War . He did a lot of political cartoons during WWII.Interesting collection book
JHB
(37,158 posts)3. Not just the war, and many only need minor adaptation to today...
lunasun
(21,646 posts)7. Yes it's been awhile but you are so correct , I forgot how close they are to our current day issues
Javaman
(62,515 posts)2. It would be amazing to see Dr. Seuss rhyme Orange. nt
niyad
(113,245 posts)4. excellent
Vinca
(50,260 posts)5. Brilliant.
Aimee in OKC
(158 posts)6. K&R, with thanks! {eom}