A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise. If you want to share what you come up with, please leave a link to it in Sammi’s Comment Section
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Democracy
Death before dishonour?
Nah, disenfranchisement before defeat.
Mark Twain said ‘If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.’
Prophetic words as democracy goes on trial in a nationwide court wrangle.
Sound Bite Fiction 
Mark Twain said that? How cynical of him. Although he could be correct and we live in a Kakistocracy 🙂
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What a wonderful and totally appropriate word!
Thanks, Trish
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I love it too 😇
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I shall no longer take so many things for granted.
I don’t often push back on Mr. Clemens, but voting matters. We just need to get it right.
Well done, CE.
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Thanks, Bill, and you are right, of course
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Well, there’s another fine mess they’ve gotten themselves into!
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Couldn’t be finer or messier, Ollie!
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If the deep state is really in charge then it doesn’t matter who gets elected 😦
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But surely it does matter how?
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Dear CE,
Round and round she goes…good use of the word.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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And where it stops…
Thanks, m’lady
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It’s a darn shame wrangling occurs over election results. We’ll have to wrangle to protect and preserve the constitution and democracy.
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An embarrassment for the good people of the USA that was so easily avoidable.
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We’ll see if the constitutional system works. If the electorate loses faith in its integrity and fairness, our republic is dead.
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Indeed. Without democracy there is chaos.
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The courts are pretty much tossing those out before even looking at it because it is so frivolous … but, yeah … oy vey.
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Fingers crossed, Na’ama
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yep! I’ve been getting pretty good at typing and eating and brushing my teeth with crossed fingers … 😉
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They don’t even seem to realise the damage they are doing. What happens when it’s time for the next election in America – will anyone bother? Will anyone accept any result? Long term damage for the sake of short term ego.
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It’s a pity old Bob Mugabe ain’t around to mediate and ensure fair play, hmm?
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