Pete Edler

                            
A Diptych for Democracy




   The end of the trail                        The new american century


The United States of America            |  The United States of America
is finished. After half a century       |  is more powerful than ever.
of worldwide meddling, aggression,      |  After half a century exporting 
invasion, torturing and killing we’re   |  democracy to the far corners 
at the end of the trail. It should have |  of the world, we’ve only just
been Vietnam but it turns out Iraq is   |  begun to fight. As could be
the straw that’s breaking the US        |  expected there have been 
camel’s back.                           |  minor setbacks, such as 
                                        |  Vietnam. But today in Iraq
What is bringing us down is             |  we’re showing the world what
exactly what brought down the           |  we’re made of.
Soviet Union – communications           |
technology. The Soviets succumbed       |  This was predictable, of course.
to satellite TV, the US is being sunk   |  Only a fool would imagine that
by the Internet, cellphones, and by     |  a primitive tribal society like
cell and digital photography.           |  Iraq could stand up against           
                                        |  state-of-the-art technology
Conceived, designed and manu-           |  conceived, designed and 
factured with exquisite care in the     |  manufactured with exquisite
United States, these magnificent        |  care in the United States. Who
accomplishments are now being           |  can doubt that we will prevail
turned gainst us with devastating       |  against a bunch of illiterate  
effect. Who would have expected         |  savages who don’t know their
this from a bunch of illiterate         |  primitive ayrab asses from our
savages who don’t know their            |  hi-tech American elbows. Why,

primitive ayrab asses from our          |  we can beat those hairy little
hi-tech American elbows. And we         |  mothers with our hands tied
thought we could beat those hairy       |  behind our backs.
little mothers with our hands tied
behind our backs!

             
   Paris-born Libby says, "Don’t fock with me!  Fock America!"







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