Until they were routed. Then they ran away, leaving their store-bought courage behind, as all bullies faced with real resistance always do. It was only a matter of time. Those whose only coin is intimidation, whose only currency is force, eventually go broke.
They were hellbent on destruction and subjugation. Their aggression was naked, even in the face of worldwide condemnation. They waged an unholy war based on delusions and contemptible lies, driving millions from their homeland and slaughtering defenders and innocents alike. Until they were routed. Then they ran away, leaving their store-bought courage behind, as all bullies faced with real resistance always do. It was only a matter of time. Those whose only coin is intimidation, whose only currency is force, eventually go broke. "History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior." – Vladimir Putin
peppermint
16/9/2022 11:13:35 am
Bankrupt? yes. But the devastation the bullies leave behind destroys land, people, nature and kindness. Don has described the reality. How can goodness be restored to the world? 16/9/2022 12:57:40 pm
Wow! Powerful! Should be on a billboard across the sky. Amazing choice of words, Don.
David Milner
16/9/2022 02:33:20 pm
Oh, for a steady ship of reason, Don. Bertrand Russell would raise a teacup to your sentiments. Keep the faith. 16/9/2022 04:47:00 pm
Marvelous, Don. As Libby says - powerful.
Jennifer Duncan
17/9/2022 01:21:36 am
Reminds me a bit of the Aesop fable about the north wind and the sun.
Sue Clayton
17/9/2022 05:37:19 am
So true, Don, but time and time again bankrupts rise from the ashes to make another fortune, or wage another war.
Paritosh Chandra Dugar
17/9/2022 12:39:31 pm
A moving portrayal of reality. Very well written, Don. Comments are closed.
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