Bootlicking Monarchists
Ashu M. G. Solo
Published Spring 2020
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Monarchists are consumed by bigotry
Against anyone who isn’t from the royal family;
Monarchists think the head of state must be royalty
And everyone else must genuflect with servility;
Monarchists don’t believe in equity or even equality
For everyone in society;
Monarchists force people with honor, self-worth, and dignity
To swear allegiance to the monarchy;
Monarchists force people who come from countries savagely subjugated by the monarchy
To swear allegiance to the monarchy;
Monarchists don’t care that the British empire under its monarchy
Murdered more people than the Nazis;
Monarchists have no honor, self-respect, or dignity,
So they bootlick royalty;
Monarchists sing for the monarchy
To reign over them and their country;
Monarchists drain the treasury
To be toadies to royalty;
Monarchists want taxes that could go to fighting poverty
To go to royals to live in luxury;
Monarchists name much of their community
After their beloved royalty;
Monarchists place symbols of monarchy
All over society;
Monarchists put pictures of royalty
On stamps and the money;
Monarchists give honorary military appointments to royalty
Without any sacrifice for liberty;
Monarchists gather for royalty
To worship nothing but heredity;
Monarchists use deferential titles and bow for royalty
To show their fealty;
Monarchists prefer living in inferiority
Over fighting for liberty;
Monarchists want to live in servility to monarchy
Because they are bootlickers, lickspittles, minions, myrmidons, sycophants, and toadies.
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Solo is a University of Waterloo Engineering alumnus.