standing mightily before the cheering crowds of peasants, tradesmen and nobles he thrust his sword into the air in victory and declared himself king

his chest bore the sweat-stained outline of his abandoned gilded armor revealing a plain white tunic adorned only with the crimson cross of holy crusade

no more would the people be divided and confused
no more would his bloodline’s god-given right to rule be questioned

the bishop stood by to consecrate his power but it would take many generations of careful political navigation and corruption along with the as yet unexpected degenerative effects of inbreeding for the church to truly control the brute force and fear that took command now

now that the new king’s triumphs over the chaos of total war has determined where and in whom that power resides

he stood there alone
a true sovereign individual
lord over all within his realm
and with complete confidence in his abilities to wield that power for the benefit of himself and himself alone

his progeny will have to wait

that was then…
is this now?

he stands alone on the sound stage in the center of just another of the great halls of media and commercial power and declares himself president of the most powerful nation in the world

hands clasped before him in faux prayerful contemplation he waits with unequivocal smugness as the spectacle of sycophantic celebration rages before him

behind him the current clergy of economic and political oligarchy shiver with fear and self-loathing as they contemplate the ramifications of what they have become and in whom they have placed the future of their paltry fortunes

nearby the seemingly untouchable billionaires congratulate themselves for once again making the shrewd moves necessary to protect their wealth and property in these unbalanced times

arguably the true sovereign individuals of this new and dying world of unbound capitalist exploitation they carefully plot the next few decades marking the end of what they have long considered a sad and frivolous exercise in futility that has been the popular movement toward democratic socialism

the power of the people

destroyed for the time being and almost as completely as the demise of that old empire of the church of rome and all its iterations

back on the sound stage the new and newly vindicated president continues to stand alone in silent self-assured arrogance

he has no plot or plan

this truly reactionary con-man simply waits for the next opportunity to glean the energy from that greed and grievance which made his con so successful and direct it where it will best serve his interests

and only his interests

his progeny can go fuck themselves

Peace/Love

m(-_-)m

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