Goober and Billy are not real persons, but are creations of the author, composites of people the author has engaged over the past four years during heated coffee shop conversations, street protests, online attacks, or by researching conversations held in chat rooms. No person or entity associated with this play received payment or anything of value, or entered into any agreement, in connection with the depiction of tobacco products that get you high. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased, with the exception of well-known politicians or historical figures), places, buildings (except the Capitol building), and products is intended or should be inferred. That, for me, is the greater tragedy.ĭisclaimer: The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. Some Americans are okay with that, even referring to that day of infamy as ‘festive’. On January 6, we faced a day of fascist insurrection where people tragically lost their lives. And the power of humor to prevent our descent into madness. It requires the power of the imagination to bring that to light, as ugly as that might prove to be. But not everything that is thought is said. Some would say that we don’t need satire to achieve that end, just play the tapes of the insurrection and let the images speak for themselves, and they would have a point. That’s a sage suggestion but before we embark on that journey, it's important that we confront the monster we all have, in one way or another, unleashed. One response to the hydra-headed riot that has left a saber slash across the cheekbones of American democracy-wisely suggested by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez-calls for media literacy in our schools. How far off the mark you think I am is for you, the reader, to judge. The Day They Brought Ol’ Liberty Down is an attempt to imagine through the vehicle of satire and parody and dark humor how, during one horrific day of treasonous jocksniffery, these forces of hate could have played out when they coagulated around a call to arms by the fascist leader of the United States, whom I have often described as the most dangerous man in history. If you have watched some of the platforms on social media that I have in order to research this play, you will know what I am talking about. ![]() This play is a depiction of the white supremacist, capitalist, patriarchal id. ![]() Narrator: What you are about to experience is a Theater of the Absurd production and Juvenalian/satirical send-up of one hallmark episode in the entangled crises infecting our democracy-racism, sexism, misogyny, misology, xenophobia, transphobia, anti-Semitism, toxic masculinity, patriarchy, class exploitation, white supremacy-all wrapped in QAnon manure. And while the imaginary conversation you are about to read been two Proud Boy wannabees may be a parody, a Weird Al Yankovic attempt to yank your political chain or, more mildly put, to ruffle your QAnon feathers, the monstrous militia madness that fuels such vulgar sentiments is all too real.
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