Those guilty Western pleasures –
stability, prosperity, and democracy –
a cartoon, a caricature.
A strategic asset,
a cover “offensive.”
Becomes what they call it.
A strong military in all its ugliness,
a strong and amicable Russia,
packed –
with an emotional wallop.
Derived from Foreign Affairs articles The West Should Arm Ukraine and Crime and Caricature
six million viewers a week –
“kill them in any way possible”
deaths exceeded births – violence to
its doorstep, sluggish population
growth – dispersed to other cities
need unskilled labor – at a kosher
grocery shop, yet to
come – simmering discontent –
turned into violence
tread softly – don’t talk about
the problem – don’t
offend
Derived from Foreign Affairs articles Start-up Slowdown and The Battle of Algiers
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