Echoed History
History doesn’t repeat, but will often rhyme,The past reconnected along fragmented lines.Those who embodied evil, those once reviled,Rewrite the sad narrative through wile and guile. Glorifying a nation's military might.Asserting dominance as a necessary right.A one-sided imperialistic expansionNo legal or moral restraint from domination. Promoting national self-sufficiency.Tariffs placed to harm other economies.Democratic practices replaced with autocracy.The benefit of trade usurped by autarky. Demonising and eliminating internal enemiesImmigrants, women, and ethnic minorities.Forcefully suggesting who may attend academies.Hamstringing the press, redirecting the emphasis. The aggrandisement of a self-praised leader,Whom sycophants venerate as the highest achiever.Portrayed as the embodiment of the national will,If it weren’t for him, where would they be, still? History doesn’t repeat, but will often rhymeA fearful nod to the past across timeIt’s not just about those bleak yesterdays.It’s yesteryear's fascism recast, rephrased.