WHEEL of DESTINY

 
They all died...eventually. All of them, though they damn well desired to die sooner than they did.

They all died - those misbegotten creatures who doomed their fellow humans to pain, suffering and premature death by assenting to the notorious Murder Bill put forth by Satan's minion, the Demented Orange Despot. They passed it on the 3rd of July 2025 because they'd planned to have a holiday on July 4th - what should have been Independence Day.

The People had finally rebelled when they realized that their elected representatives had come together to destroy the lives of their constituents. 
They grabbed their sacred guns and headed to Washington DC to teach the murderers by proxy that the People were even more dangerous than the blackmail that Trunt et al had held over their heads,
Millions of angry Americans came by truck, car, train, plane and tractor - armed and dangerous. 

The Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard were called in to defend the city. Told to prepare to fight to the death to save those who had consigned others to suffering and death.

The guilty politicians having heard of the revolutionaries advancing toward the city, made a hasty retreat to their holiday homes, thinking they'd be safe there. They were wrong, but we'll get to that.

The critical degree was reached a week after the call to arms was made on radio and via internet. 

40 million people descended on DC with rage in their hearts. 

They tore the place apart and the military joined in the melee because they are humans and their friends and families are human and everyone who isn't a billionaire or corporation would be damaged by this steamrolled bill.

In every city and on every road and highway, millions more stood in silence. The media, seeking advertising dollars, sent reporters who tried to interview some of them until they were murdered by furious folk who held them responsible for not reporting the facts to the public long before the so-called government went insane and became fascistic. The media representatives were killed because their bosses were in hiding and couldn't be found by the mob.

Meanwhile, there was a groundswell of raiders rounding up politicians wherever they were found and putting them on trucks to be taken to Florida's newly opened and notorious Alligator Auschwitz, originally meant to be used for the ethnic cleansing of brown-skinned humans who were abducted and held regardless of their proof of citizenry or lack of criminal charges.

 After a few weeks, almost all of the still-living politicians were imprisoned there to suffer the extreme heat, high humidity, insects, lack of nutrition, filthy, disease-ridden water, lack of hygiene facilities, and, of course, the site's much vaunted specialty, daily cruel and unusual torture. Horrific screams could be heard throughout the concentration camp every hour of every day. 

There was a court in session daily for the first few months to ensure that all prisoners were indeed guilty of assenting to the Bill's aim of decimating the population through dire suffering. 

The prisoners were given the same amount of medical aid that they had consigned the citizens to in the Bill - which was none. Quite a few perished from this lack.
No medicines were given. No doctors provided. Some died of infections that could have been easily treated with cheap medications but the insurance companies were no longer paying out - mostly because their greedy executives were also dead or in prison.

The evil ones were given boiled rice and crackers. Water was in barrels that sat out in the heat all day.
They lived in cages - men and women together. Rapes were common. Deaths happened weekly. Beatings went on by the hour. Prisoners were kept naked at all times lest they use clothing in an attempt to commit suicide. No blankets were provided for the same reason.

Nobody was allowed out to walk in the yard. The cages were deliberately overcrowded.

They were living in agony, torment, and purgatory and yes, they begged to be put out of their misery but the networks were making too much money by selling advertising for the 24 hour a day closed circuit tv/internet pay per view. Pure, raw entertainment for the enraged masses - it was very popular. The networks were run by the young people who had taken over after the executives were executed for mendacity and propaganda. 

Eventually, all the soul-sellers died and the shape of government had been radically changed in favor of the citizenry. 

Anyone who wanted to run for office had to prove they were dedicated to serving the people and not the rich or themselves. 

Children were taught real history and ethics and civics and fiscal prudence so nobody could claim ignorance when voting. Science was once again respected and learned by all. 

Voting was no longer a privilege or a right but compulsory. Exams were taken before every election to ensure that voters had in-depth knowledge of what was at at stake.

Nobody was ever forced to go hungry or do without medical care. Enough housing was built. Rage became a rarity when all humans were treated with respect.

Ultimately, what happened was that the common people realized that only they could responsibly care for each other and the community so they  tried to ensure fairness and opportunity for all as a moral obligation.

We had learned how to take a detour from Hell in order to get to Paradise.


 ©Ellen Pepper 2025

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