YOU’RE INVITED TO
take a knee as you observe gladiators in the Coliseum throw matches as commanded by their owners
WHILE YOU ENJOY
the game understand that small victories are a gesture of good faith from the hegemony. Pay no attention to the semiotics of team names or the constant bombardment of brainwashing
P A T R I O T S
patēr (Greek root)
means father, i.e. love of the fatherland and patriarchy
E A G L E
(Aquila)
is a symbol of imperialistic military might
“Everything is fine. THIS is the win that matters. These MEN are your proxies. Their victory is shared with you commoners. DON’T DECONSTRUCT THIS!”
TAKE SOLACE IN
CTE cases and the bread delivered to your door on behalf of a subsidized food industrial complex
Distract yourself from a crumbling republic
THIS IS ROME
“Aliquam eu parati estis?”
(Are you ready for some football?)
—louis hernandez
Flommist Louis Herdandez is obsessed with going Bauhaus and becoming The Machine. Preferably a drill press. Copyright © 2018 Louis Hernandez.
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