I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality but I did not of course manage to beat them at their own game. It was a fight to the bitter end one in which I was not defending ideals or beliefs but simply my own self.
Peace was declared but not all of us were drunk with joy or stricken blind.
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.
I was labeled a troublemaker my mom an unfit mother and I was not welcome anywhere.
