Sudetenland Tales by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Sudetenland Tales

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“Ummm. Yes, when they say something the dummies want to hear often enough.”

“Granted. But the politicians only do that in an election year. The rest of the time they spend making strained faces, trying to suggest that the ‘evil ones’ have created a system wherein the ‘good’ politico is only given a series of bad choices, and ‘investigating’ things which lead nowhere.”

“Sure, that’s when the fools think something might be changed.”

“The faces change.”

“Minimally. Back on narrow topic. They want me to close down the port and evacuate everyone, while there is absolutely no evidence that a wave is coming, though anyone with half a brain instinctively knows that it is.”

“It’s not only that. The suspension of the residents’ right to evacuation is a valid issue. ...... And by the way, why do we keep calling this impending tsunami a wave?”

“Jeez. There could be surveillance equipment here! You can’t say tsunami. It’s a fear mongering, hate word like yelling fire in a crowded theater.”

“Tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami, tsunami.”