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Swindlers be, and
into the darkness, we march.
Lost sheep to the slaughter,
easy as hating the other guy; the wrong.
Nothing
can prepare you;
Elitism is a silent firing squad. [3, 2, 1…
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Mackenzie Davis
“When you are describing a shape, or sound, or tint, don’t state the matter plainly, but put it in a hint. And learn to look at all things with a sort of mental squint.” Lewis Carroll
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Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH4 days ago in Critique
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Yessirree! This WOKE me!
Dang!! That final line! I’m both shocked and in awe
I love how the final line connects to the title!! So clever!! But also... the messaging!! Nothing like some good 'Mob mentality", right? 😤
The potential for social commentary runs WAAYY deep in this one, Mackenzie! SO much hinted at in so few words and fewer lines! I simply adore it! I hope you got it done in time for the challenge! "Easy as hating the other guy" wow what a fucking cracker of a line! In my personal opinion, this is the second most pure human emotion. That hatred of a defined other. (the first more pure being a sense of community/family) Whew... it is... man I'm going to be thinking about this one all day <3
Got immediate battle/war/soldier vibes, especially with “Lost sheep to the slaughter”. But then elitism makes me think about social differences, us vs them 🤔 I like the connecting of the end with the title too 👏🏾
Ducking clever 😅 Fresh and thought-provoking. Great work 🙏😁
Interesting and intriguing perspective.
This challenge brought out some interesting ways of thinking. Writing about silence is kind of the opposite of what silence is.