My country, ’tis of thee…

Pierre Whalon
3 min readNov 7, 2024

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My country, my country, the former sweet land of liberty, what is this alien song you sing? Donald Trump won the presidency by a majority of electors as well as the popular vote — what?

You the majority have elected anew a convicted fraud, sexual abuser, and would-be tyrant. You have chosen a man who is more and more incomprehensible, ranting about nothing (Hannibal Lecter? Arnold Palmer?). Someone who very recently described his women opponents as “bitches,” “cunts,” and “retards.”

This is presidential rhetoric? Would you talk to your mama with that mouth?

Majorities in minorities: Black men, women, Latinos? White guys?

You black men have chosen a white man who would have been a happy slaveowner back in the day…

You women have decided that you would like to live in The Handmaid’s Tale after all.

¿En qué estaban pensando ustedes los latinos? What were you Latinos thinking? No necesitamos un caudillo en Estados Unidos. We do not need a dictator in the United States. Puerto Rico es la Isla del Encanto, no la isla de la basura. Puerto Rico is the Isle of Enchantment, not the island of garbage.

You white guys have gone for a weak old man who toadies up to dictators like Putin, Xi, and Kim. Low testosterone a…

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Pierre Whalon
Pierre Whalon

Written by Pierre Whalon

Episcopal Bishop, musician, composer, author, happily married. www.pierrewhalon.info. Read my books on Amazon!