Let it be known that
war is coming, The great armies of our
enemies are amassing and we must resist.
Even now I tell you more are joining the fight. Out beyond the plains of freedom, a crowd as
hostile as a storm at sea is gathering. This
axis of evil. This torment and plague
upon our freedoms! This will not be war
as you or I have known it in the past.
It is a war for our minds. Listen,
can you hear it? The eternal march of
our enemy. We must drown out the footfalls
of their approach. Hear me! Now is the time to act. Our best defence is attack. To arms! Whoever dares to challenge us shall be smote
and be as dust under our feet. Come! Arise now to stop this horror, this insidious
enemy. We shall vanquish our foes! Our magnificence shall be remembered for eternity. If we succeed, we shall be remembered as the
victors. If we fail, we shall be remembered
for our nobility, our honour, and our valour.
Come!
Somehow, as I was writing this, I was thinking of Virgil's Aeneid, and reflecting on GW Bush's declarations on 'the war on terror'. If it were a news report, there would be more facts and we might actually find out who 'we' are, or even who 'they' are.
ReplyDeleteThe bard and the journalist are almost diametrical opposites... There aren't any jobs left for bards, I think, these days.
ReplyDeleteI find it very interesting that this bard focuses on "a war for our minds". I was under the impression that bards generally focused more on the physical side war rather than the mental. It works very well however!
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