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Billionaires are often squeezed by autocrats
Billionaires who support autocrats have no guarantee that the autocrat will grant them benefits once elected. Having an autocrat’s ear does not necessarily last. It is quite common to see autocrats discard their supporters. “He who can destroy a thing has the real control of it.” Dune, Frank Herbert. This means that when you bring…
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Solitude in a treble clef
AloneAloneThe keyThe soilAnd meAll aloneOnly one key The othersThe familiesFriends of mineThe clubs Nothing to doCome on, I’m doing the right thing.Without the heartThe shoppingAlone in the middle of othersCooking What’s the point if it’s only for meThe house cleaningThis makes you terribly lonely.No messI’ve already tidied up fifteen times.No more TVI know all the…
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The greek triumph
The Greeks held out against PersiaWho was a thousand times stronger than themBut who won the battle of Marathon and ThermopylaeWe don’t remember much about itWe only honor the common soldier Who ran heroically from Marathon to Athens to announce victoryAnd of course we know LeonidasBelgian chocolate covered On the other hand, the triumphant Roman…