Is ‘Duel’ the better 4-letter Dream word for ‘Debate?’
Sun drenched morning. Silver bullet-loaded, matched gold-plated Glocks gleam above gilded dress swords. Above bump-stocked AR-15s, strapped across slumped shoulders of two 1% men of Limited vision. Mediocre men brandishing usurped Peoples’ Power …
The NRA, RNC and DNC searched far and wide for an S***hole Country—boots on the ground—who’d host the gentlemen’s Gun-powdered dustup. The People are excited! Ticket scalpers’ pockets Got the mumps! Pay-per view revenues explode like 2,000 lb. bombs!
Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium almost hosted it. Fans were a bit Too split on who they’d ‘Tomahawk Chop’/ faux Native chant for. Miraculously, Bechtel built Weehawken Stadium seating well over 100,000—provided Boeing bombs it/Bechtel rebuilds it …4 yrs later …
A Peach State nut job/aka ‘Driving Miss Crazy;’ a Rocky Mountain State gun moll; an Empire State inquisitor; an ex-Palmetto State Governor who scribbled, “Finish them off!” on bombs destined for Gaza are cheerleaders chosen for the bipartisan combatants
A dock built for bringing in more supplies and equipment split apart. Kegs of beer, pallets of peanuts and pretzels were airdropped into the Stadium … Standing back; standing by; looking skyward for Snacks, Proud boys momentarily walked in Palestinian sandals …
WE The People face fierce trillion dollar dilemmas— Bought and bossed ones offer Dollar store ‘solutions.’ Performative politicians promise to “Fight like hell!” and, hopefully, spare us trauma of bipartisan Buffoonery … Policy-lite/Solution-absent/Mad monologues … Dumbed-down discourse … disguised as debate …
They opt instead for “Trial by combat!” For Jumbotron spectacle! Standing back-to-back — French-style — stepping off 20 paces to Cherry ‘red lines’ with feeble gaits … Breathless billions watch Worldwide! Proceeds go to House the Unhoused; Healthcare For All; Free Education; go To clean up rivers and oceans; to Green Jobs and empty jails … “Thoughts and prayers” to the loser’s family … Winner’s allowed — like U.S. troops in Afghanistan — to
Urinate on loser’s body; and cut off fingers for souvenirs. Body will lie in state — wrapped in stars and stripes— Capitalist Hill rotunda … 21 gun-salute! Burial, Arlington National Cemetery.
Winner gets next biggest imperialist strongman. Next biggest Authoritarian Supreme Leader/Embassy Butcher/Nationalist Pogrom Master—Lending new meaning to “sudden death over- time.” Buying the International Working Class time … to organize itself?