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The Four New MUSKateers

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This sonnet critiques the dangerous alliance between powerful tech moguls and a corrupt political figure, symbolised by the "four musketeers" who bow to Trump’s person, influence and might. It explores their sycophantic behaviour, the manipulation of media, and the betrayal of values for profit and power. The poem hopefully paints a chilling portrait of cowardice dressed as strength and the erosion of freedom in the face of unchecked ambition.
 

Four craven musketeers bow to the beast,
Their spines for sale, their hearts devoid of flame.
Elon the Felon plots his data feast,
To buy the minds of youth and stake his claim.

Crooked Cook preaches hate with hollow grin,
Beneath his guise, a zealot's twisted art.
Bezo the Bozo spins his tales within,
Corrupting news, a truthless counterpart.

Zuckzilla rules his vile, decaying lair,
Where lies breed hatred, fanned by profit's might.
All kneel to Trump, to keep their dreams in care,
Their cowardice now dressed as strength in sight.

They kiss the madman's ring, his wrath they fear—
While freedom weeps, their treachery draws near.

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sonnetElon the FelonTom Crooked CookBezo the BozoZuckheadT-Rumptech mogulspowercorruptionbetrayalmedia manipulationcowardicepolitical influencesocial mediacapitalismfreedomgreedsycophancy

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Comments

Rolph David

Wed 22nd Jan 2025 15:54

Hello Nigel, Red Brick Keshner, Stephen, Aisha, K. Lynn, Flyntland, Manish & Naomi - thank you very much for your likes! 😀

Rolph David

Wed 22nd Jan 2025 15:52

Hello Flyntland, hello Stephen,
Thank you for your comments...yes, this obsequiousness, this grovelling, this sanctimonious awe for a convicted deranged psychopath. It's all so ridiculous that it's scary.

It is a nightmare for all of us that is too real to be denied - a nightmare that is just learning to walk...

Take care,
regards,
Rolph

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Stephen Gospage

Sun 19th Jan 2025 17:22

Yes, Rolph. Loyalty no longer enough, fealty demanded and grovellingly given.

Thanks for this.

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Flyntland

Sun 19th Jan 2025 17:19

" While freedom weeps"
disturbing - heartbreaking.
What will the 'Trump effect' have to offer in global terms? catastrophe?
Anyone who sucks up to him seeking money and power is only doing it for personal gain, no one in their right mind can possibly think that he is a force for good. There are no winners here.

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