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RE: Venezuelan Presidential Address: "Grass Is Good"
I wasn't sure you were going with this, and finding something about Venezuela in the #humor-fun channel definitely surprised me! But hopefully some humor is a good thing in these troubling times.
@jayna,
If there is one thing ideologues HATE more than all others, it is being ridiculed. And hence, the reason satirists are always the first to hang. More than ever, Venezuelans must maintain their senses of humor (gallows humor, but humor nevertheless) as depression will only make their problems worse.
I do not possess an aircraft carrier but I do possess a pen. And so do many others. I encourage everyone to use them. Let the dictators drown in derision.
Quill
Indeed, indeed! And as you said, there are some amazing, witty, brilliant Venezuelan voices too. They are not remaining silent. I do hope this horrid situation ends soon, one way or another.
@jayna,
@hlezama, a fellow PHC member, translated my post into Spanish, including a Verse-to-Verse translation of my poem (this is VERY HARD to do. As Robert Frost once said, "Poetry is that lost is translation").
https://steemit.com/venezuela/@quillfire/discurso-presidencial-la-paja-es-buena
Henrry though is a Professor of Literature and the finest literary critic on the blockchain. And, his grasp of English, even the artistic forms, is impeccable.
The Power House Creatives is an impressive repository of talents.
Quill