{"id":9707,"date":"2026-06-01T11:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=9707"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:33:37","slug":"poem-a-nation-stupefied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/01\/poem-a-nation-stupefied\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: A Nation Stupefied"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our dear leader seems to be in an arms race with himself, with stupid lying vying with utter foolishness. At some moments, my comfort is that when evil is pared with incompetence, there is some mitigating effect. I am eagerly awaiting the day when it is normal to see that making the village idiot the most powerful person in the world is the height of foolishness.<\/p>\n

A Nation Stupefied<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He made US
\nPromises
\nA bout peace breaking
\nOut
\nA mist affordability cries
\nHe laid out his word
\nIran
\nThe country
\nInto the ground
\nA cryptic goaled monument
\nTo hymn self
\nA nation stupefied
\nAnd just saying
\nWe have been
\nPlayed
\nBuy the Trump card<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our dear leader seems to be in an arms race with himself, with stupid lying vying with utter foolishness. At some moments, my comfort is that when evil is pared with incompetence, there is some mitigating effect. 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