Analysis of America’s Danger From Authoritarianism and Disinformation
All dangerous signs
Nations must take notice of
And be prepared to counter.
Authoritarianism.
How it festers as a poison.
As a bed partner
Of hegemonic ruling
It is dangerous.
To various forms of freedom.
Oriented towards ego.
Utterly selfish,
It feeds on aggrandizement.
Nothing else matters
But what feeds its desires
Without concern for others.
Disinformation
Is a disease of ego.
It is cancerous,
Eating at the human soul;
all for absolute ruling.
Hegemonic rule.
Obedience at the risk of
Personal freedom.
Authoritarian rule;
Without concern for others.
Ego magnified.
A ruler as potentate.
No one else matters.
A form of dictatorship;
All others subordinate.
The running slogan.
Is “Total Authority.”
Egomania
Or Megalomania;
A power without limits.
Power absolute.
A leader’s autocracy.
Nothing else matters.
Followers are mere children;
Who need to be disciplined.
Absolute control.
Is this form of government.
People are puppets.
Must follow authority;
Or otherwise must perish.
Feedback is fearsome.
Punishment for feigned misdeeds.
Rules are unwritten.
They come from spoken mandates;
Follow blindly and obey.
Be seen, but not heard.
To question is dangerous.
Silence is golden.
Corporal punishment in vogue;
Just one way, or the highway.
Without compromise.
Positive reinforcement.
Becomes a taboo.
Counter to the rule of law;
Authoritarian law.
Disinformation.
Is intended to mislead.
As propaganda.
Issued by some governments;
By nature, ego-governed.
It courts deception.
All kinds of fabrication.
A friend of fake news.
Filled with trumped-up stories;
Manipulated system.
Disinformation.
A form of intelligence.
That feeds on rumors.
Is dangerous politics;
Its aim is to hide the truth.
Disinformation .
Armed with covert objectives.
Manufactures lies.
To maintain evil power;
With democracy postponed.
Hegemonic rule.
Rife with disinformation.
Has its own profit motive.
Co-opts media;
And suspends democracy.
Combined as systems.
To disregard the people.
Disinformation.
Allied with ruling by fear;
Is far from democracy.
The time is now ripe.
Americans must wake up.
Become vigilant.
Signs of danger are lurking;
Democracy endangered.
The people must speak.
They must make their voices heard.
To turn back deceit.
Our liberties to preserve;
To restore America.
Lord, protect our nation.
As home of the free and brave.
Rule of the people.
For, and by all the people;
Liberty, Justice for all.
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11001 1011101 0101110 001000 1111010 10110 101010 11100 11001110 1000110 10010 111100 10110 1111010 0101110 0010 1001110 11100 1010101 111010 0101 01001011 10010 001001 0101110 1010 010110 11110 011010 110010 01010 1100100 1 100100 0100110 1010 0100100 10110 1001110 1111100 1001 1111100 10110 1100100 110110 1110 1001101 11010 111101 1010001 11111 1101100 10110 10010001 111101 0110 100010 01001 1010111 001001 0010 1010101 1010 1011100 1101010 11010 111010 01111 111110 010010 0010 0110100 11110 110010 1111101 0010 1110010 0101 1011010 1010001 0101 110010 1111010 11100 0010100 01110 101010 0010 0111011 1110100 01111 0100111 01100 1110110 0100010 01011 1111101 11101 10100101 1010100 1011010 1110101 11010 1011010 1001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 2,437 |
Words | 486 |
Sentences | 76 |
Stanzas | 21 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 105 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
Described historically and traditionally as a democracy, the American form of government is more correctly described as a Republic or, better stated, a constitutional republic, depicted by James Madison as an “Extended Limited Commercial Federal Democratic Republic,” with powers preserved and maintained by a government of the people, for the people, and by the people; hence, ultimately, a social democracy, and not a governmental autocratic democracy. James Madison Junior, American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father, served as the fourth president of the United States of America from 1808 until 1817. It is this Madisonian type of democracy in our latter days of the twenty first century that is being challenged, being threatened, by the danger of authoritarian ruling and by the propaganda of vicious disinformation. America as a nation must wake up from the onslaught of propaganda and deception to ensure the preservation of government of the people, for the people, and by the people. From an historical perspective, it is noteworthy to mention that in 1792 both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison founded the joint Democratic-Republican Party. Additionally, Jefferson, Madison, and James Monroe (1758-1831) hold the distinction as being the only Democratic-Republicans ever to have become U. S. Presidents, the party thereafter dividing into competing factions in the 1820s, and maintaining as well as perpetuating a legacy of bitter rivalries and divisiveness that continues today, and even at times to the point of placing America at the precipice of authoritarian rule. Collectively, as democrats, republicans, and independents, we must all work together to protect and defend the constitution of the United States of America, scripted as one nation under God, with liberty and justice for all. God Bless America! more »
Written on November 14, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on November 14, 2022
Modified by karlcfolkes on April 21, 2023
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