Francis by Patrick J. Marrin for September 24, 2020

Quoting a different book of proverbs.

“You can fool all of the people some of the time, and that’s usually all you need.”

“We won’t get fooled again” (and yet some of us do, over and over.

If you fool enough people in particular electoral districts, you don’t need to fool even half of the people. And if you suppress enough votes, etc.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me every time, MAGA.

Sadly, there is no shortage of fools

Without pointing a finger we know of whom they speak.

You can fool all of the people some of the time – but you can’t fool Mom.

Unless you are a Trump supporter then you will believe anything he or QAnon says. eye roll

A win is a win…a loss is a loss according to the Constitution.

The U.S. response to the climate change threat / climate crisis / climate emergency has shown you only need to fool enough of the people.

And way back when, MAD Magazine had Nixon’s own take on this maxim: https://envisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/mad-magazine-nixon-2-swscan04039.jpg?w=710

The Romans found the secret; blind the people with bread and circuses. Only in America we’ve thrown in violent distractions…

Just believe the would be Fascist when he says he wants to end the ballot counting and just declare himself the winner.

Fool me thrice, shame on teachers. Fool my four times, shame on parents. Fool me five times, shame on the country. Fool me half a dozen, shame on the world.

These guys haven’t seen CNN… :P :P :P