Clowns And Asses

 Dear Voters

Some people call you stupid for voting in representatives whose talents are summed up in dancing, singing and hurling abuse. 

I am horrified. Thats unfair. Stupidity has its limits. You have removed the brakes, barriers and guardrails. The disruption  of the recent Johannesburg City Council meeting reminded me of these two proverbs:

Chinese proverb: 'Do not put an ass into a horserace'. 

Old Russian proverb: 'A clown may entertain the troops but you put him in command at your peril.' 

You have done both. 

A day's work lost. The clowns and the asses will be paid. You won't.

Someone suggested that citizens should arm themselves with sjamboks and help the performers dance. A novel idea but dangerous and illegal.

Still, just from an aesthetic point of view, interesting to imagine. One can picture the nimble footwork getting nimbler, the high-stepping rising higher and those high notes being hit at perfect pitch.

No, get behind me, satan. 

Sorry, must be the curried chillies I had at lunch.

Yours in the struggle for just the teeniest bit of commonsense.

Richard 

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