This passage puts me in mind of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 2007 poem ‘Pity the Nation’ which he wrote towards the end of George W. Bush’s presidency (and which in turn was inspired by Kahlil Gibran’s poem of the same name, from ‘The Garden of the Prophet’ published in 1933).

I'm participating in refusing to use meta - Instagram, threads, and Facebook from 20 jan to 26 jan. I am actively searching for alternatives. So far, substack notes look promising. There are others.