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Friday, November 15, 2024

Ship of Fools

(Wikipedia)

The eminently fitting term “Ship of Fools” that is still relevant today:

- First attributed to the Greek philosopher Plato who wrote De Republica approx. 375 BC
- Basel lawyer Sebastian Brant’s satirical book Das Narrenschiff 1494 later adapted by chaplain, later a Benedictine monk, Alexander Barclay 1509
- Talented Early Netherlandish artist Hieronymus Bosch’s moralistic allegorical religious painting
- Stanley Kramer’s film
- Jurgen Weber’s novel fountain
- Robert Plant’s song
- Tucker Carlson’s book
- Jenkins and Goddard’s Magazine of Christian unrest - the world’s first dedicated online church
- Aka “Unto Leviathan” - a horror sci-fi novel
- A tiresome seafaring roguelite co-op game - developer Fika Productions
= Captain Ahab Orange Monster - POTUS ‘n his worrying ill-assorted group of inappropriate apprentices to be exact

- This deviant sex bad boy ‘n retard Matt Gaetz is Attorney General
- Little nerd Marco Rubio’s Secretary of State
- Callow warlord Pete Hegseth is Defense Secretary
- Flipflopper Tulsi Gabbard, hint is a diva, is Director of National Intelligence
- Dog ‘n goat killer Kristi Noem - Homeland Security
- Dull John Ratcliffe - CIA Director
- Arrogant border blocker and anti non-US nationals Tom Homan
- Sly billionaire backer Muskrat - DOGE official
- Wacko RFK Jr - Health and Human Services
- Slothful shlepps Stefanik & Huckabee - Ambassadors to the UN ‘n Israel
- Where the hell is dirty villain Steve Bannon?
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