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The EU's Two Main Parasites

Beneath the banner of a fractured pact,
Two nations stray, their selfish aims intact.
Hungary, led by Orbán’s brazen creed,
And Fico's Slovakia, both sow the seed

 

Of discord, national pride their sole refrain,
Ignoring Europe’s unity, disdain.
While others strive for common peace to last,
These leaders clutch at Putin’s moldy mast.

 

Slovakia threatens to cut off the power,
As...

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Viktor Orbán   Robert Fico   Hungary   Slovakia   EU   European Union   Putin   nationalism   corruption   anti-EU   despotism   pro-Russian   European Unity   tyranny   EU Relations   political betrayal

Sin

"There is no sin except stupidity." Oscar Wilde -The Critic as Artist.

 

Mea culpa! Mea culpa!

Nostra maxima culpa!

Thus should we weep, we cry

As it all ends with a whimper, a sigh

It is the people's will, they say

Proroguing to get their glory day

Your vote was for an ideal state

For nation, borders, Keep Britain Great

Now, your vote means a total schism

As we se...

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