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Akamai

(1,779 posts) Wed Jun 21, 2017, 01:07 AM Jun 2017

Shakespeare's words:"As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods. They kill us for their sport!"

These words from King Lear are dead on the mark!

And that is what the billionaire class, the Republican leaders, are doing and which the press is enabling every day they are not called out for it "they kill us for their sport!"

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Shakespeare's words:"As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods. They kill us for their sport!" (Original Post) Akamai Jun 2017 OP

Ah, Shakespeare. KPN Jun 2017 #1

The Blackadder version, as written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #2

The Black Adder always has something impotent to say! I mean... I really, really like Black Adder! Akamai Jun 2017 #3

KPN

(15,642 posts)

1. Ah, Shakespeare.

Reply to Akamai (Original post)

Wed Jun 21, 2017, 01:22 AM

Jun 2017

TheBlackAdder

(28,182 posts)

2. The Blackadder version, as written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton

Reply to Akamai (Original post)

Wed Jun 21, 2017, 01:58 AM

Jun 2017

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Akamai

(1,779 posts)

3. The Black Adder always has something impotent to say! I mean... I really, really like Black Adder!

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 21, 2017, 02:05 AM

Jun 2017

I mean, not to live in a kingdom ruled by him, I mean, that might seem utterly trumpish! Near sighted, willfully ignorant, cruel, gauche, unaware, worthy of immediate defenestration (being thrown out of a window -- I know, what a B.S. word), etc.

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