Praising the Unpraiseworthy

You can tell a lot about

A person by the ones he admires.

Another telling factor is

The people whom he inspires.

 

Donald Trump, for example,

Praises Putin, a leader who

Has jailed dissenters, squashed human rights,

And done away with opponents, too.

 

After a questionable referendum,

Which restricts in many ways

Civil rights, the leader of Turkey,

Erdoğan, received Trump's praise.

 

Duterte of the Philippines--

Authoritarian and leading official--

Has had thousands of people killed

In a manner blatantly extrajudicial.

 

So that's his way of solving the problem

Of drugs in the Philippines is it?

And guess who wants the blood-thirsty,

Despotic leader to come for a visit?

 

And then there's the leader of North Korea,

Kim Jong Un. Only a rookie

Would say that the mad, unhinged and murderous

Leader was a "pretty smart cookie."

 

Trump's had business ties with three

Of the above countries. There's no mistaking.

But does this mean that a Trump Tower

In Pyongyang is in the making?

 

(5-3-17) By Bob B