The Twelve Days of Fascism By Robert Hawes

 

On the first day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

The status of detainee.

 

On the second day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

On the third day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

On the fourth day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Four no-fly lists,

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

On the fifth day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Five waterboards,

Four no-fly lists,

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

On the sixth day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Six FEMA coffins,

Five waterboards,

Four no-fly lists,

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

On the seventh day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Seven TSA gropings,

Six FEMA coffins,

Five waterboards,

Four no-fly lists,

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

On the eighth day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Eight secret courts,

Seven TSA gropings,

Six FEMA coffins,

Five waterboards,

Four no-fly lists,

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

On the ninth day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Nine endless wars,

Eight secret courts,

Seven TSA gropings,

Six FEMA coffins,

Five waterboards,

Four no-fly lists,

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

On the tenth day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Ten healthcare mandates,

Nine endless wars,

Eight secret courts,

Seven TSA gropings,

Six FEMA coffins,

Five waterboards,

Four no-fly lists,

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

On the eleventh day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Eleven tasers tasing,

Ten healthcare mandates,

Nine endless wars,

Eight secret courts,

Seven TSA gropings,

Six FEMA coffins,

Five waterboards,

Four no-fly lists,

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee..

 

On the twelfth day of fascism,

Obama gave to me:

Twelve markets crashing,

Eleven tasers tasing,

Ten healthcare mandates,

Nine endless wars,

Eight secret courts,

Seven TSA gropings,

Six FEMA coffins,

Five waterboards,

Four no-fly lists,

Three raw milk raids,

Two sneak-peek searches,

And the status of detainee.

 

*Robert Hawes is the author of One Nation, Indivisible? A Study of Secession and the Constitution. This article, along with his past writings, can be found on his blog. He lives in South Carolina with his family, and is working on a career as a freelance writer.