All the time in the world
Modern Satire
It was post-Communist era, everybody was shook up. The government did not know who to trust and neither did the people. The government tried to reassure the people but some doubted. The crisis of faith in democracy was within our hands and we were letting it slip. I still had faith in the government and its processes. I still believe in the American Dream. I was willing to fight for it. And do everything within my power to achieve and help others to achieve. As a Chief Governmental Scientist, it was my job to come up with things. I had a million and one ideas that I could use to fight the Anti-Government. I was willing and my boss believed in me. My parents were immigrants. They sailed to America after the World War 2 and they pave the way for my science ingenuity. I believe in the Melting Pot and I believe in the open door policy. People should have a right to choose their nationality and their home no matter what period. But the world cannot be one nationality that is some strange Sci-Fi movie come to life. However America can make other countries like it after all America comes from many and not just one. Anyways my boss put me on an assignment with the FBI. They brief me on the crisis. They were yearning for new ideas and a new take on the situation. The FBI Director warned me that it could become a national crisis. And he said we are running out of time. And I study and study the Anti-Government Movements and it may have been Buncos my cat while I was on the computer thinking. But an idea click in my head, it's the government. The government has all the power. The government has the connection. The government has the authority. Why are their backs against the wall? That night I called my boss and told him that we should meet with the FBI again. And so we did the meeting in a hurry and in a quiet park area. I told them that all we had to do is send a group of agents into the movement while listening to wiretap and video cameras. Get them to confess to the crime and put them in prison. And the FBI Director brush it off and said There must be more to that. Then I became theoretical, We hold the power. We have the influence. We have the laws on our side. They think democracy means is do what you want. We must show them that we have the power, the influence, and the laws. We must fight back. And we got to believe in democracy. We can show agents and officials as heroes and heroines fighting to preserve and keep democracy. I specialize in propaganda. After all I was the only student to decipher the Germans' message to Cuba from World War 2 in Middle School. And the FBI Director looked interested and shook my hand. And he hired me to come up with the Democracy Campaign. So I had watched the news 24/7 from different channels even international channels. And i was writing down the facts and distorting the lies. I learned from my grandma who raised me to watch the news and even in the Masters program they taught me to watch the news so I was a natural. Plus reading many papers and magazines, I used to figure out a story from the picture something I learned from my favorite teachers. And after sometime, I got it. I knew we had all the time in the world because we were right. The news approved of intervention for Democracy. And even in the neighborhood I pretended to survey for the local government. I found that there was massive support against the Anti-Government. I was walking home when the Anti-Government Protest rose and I ran for cover. They were shouting and screaming. That night I called the FBI after finding their headquarters and infiltrating. And it was on, now it was our time to take back.
About the Creator
Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous
Known as a Significant Voice in Modern Literature, a Poet of the Year, 2020 Black Author Matters Winner, 2025 Black Authors Matter Children Book Awards Nominee for his books, and International Impact Awards' Author of the Year Nominee


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