{"id":193064,"date":"2023-10-28T05:31:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T09:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=193064"},"modified":"2023-10-28T08:31:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T12:31:33","slug":"spellbound-curse-against-fake-news-followers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=193064","title":{"rendered":"<h2>Spellbound Curse Against Fake News Followers<\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-sharing-top\">\n<div id=\"td_social_sharing_article_top\" class=\"td-post-sharing td-ps-bg td-ps-notext td-post-sharing-style1 \">\n<div class=\"td-post-sharing-visible\">\n<div class=\"td-social-but-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><picture class=\"entry-thumb\" title=\"media\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media-696x464.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media.jpg.webp 1392w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) 1392px, (min-resolution: 192dpi) 1392px, 696px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media-696x464.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) 1392px, (min-resolution: 192dpi) 1392px, 696px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media.jpg 1392w\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" \/> <\/picture> <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_top  tdi_25 td_block_template_1\">\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">VT Condemns the ETHNIC CLEANSING OF PALESTINIANS by USA\/Israel<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">$ 280 BILLION US TAXPAYER DOLLARS INVESTED since 1948 in US\/Israeli Ethnic Cleansing and Occupation Operation; $ 150B direct &#8220;aid&#8221; and $ 130B in &#8220;Offense&#8221; contracts<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Source: Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C. and US Department of State.<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Special Publication by VT Foreign Policy\u2019s Editorial Staff<\/p>\n<p>This original poem by:\u00a0 Clever Iconoclast<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Spellbound Curse Against Fake News Followers<\/h2>\n<p>Cast I this spell<\/p>\n<p>from here to Holy Hell<\/p>\n<p>to ghosts who rumble roads<\/p>\n<p>where witches bode their toads.<\/p>\n<p>[Witches\u2019 Familiars in 17th Century Europe (February 2011 update) \u2013 Benjamin Breen]<\/p>\n<p>To henchmen on the lurk<\/p>\n<p>In dungeons steeped in murk<\/p>\n<p>Where culprits wait to hang<\/p>\n<p>Clamped in castle chains of pain.<\/p>\n<p>[Medieval Dungeons]<\/p>\n<p>Damn as Devil of dark divide<\/p>\n<p>To curse the evil that resides<\/p>\n<p>In minds as narrow<\/p>\n<p>as dumb is wide.<\/p>\n<p>To Dante\u2019s depths inferno<\/p>\n<p>Where God\u2019s forgiveness reveals<\/p>\n<p>a torturous vengeance eternal<\/p>\n<p>that black-robed justice conceals.<\/p>\n<p>[Dante\u2019s Divine Comedy (Dante\u2019s Divina Comedia) | PPT]<\/p>\n<p>Judgmental hypocrites<\/p>\n<p>of kneejerk platitudes<\/p>\n<p>Accusations flying everywhere<\/p>\n<p>in the swamp of their deludes!<\/p>\n<p>Denseness being their nature<\/p>\n<p>Stupidity being their rule<\/p>\n<p>with lights so dimly lit<\/p>\n<p>yet all passed their school.<\/p>\n<p>[Bat silhouetted against a full moon, wings spread wide, navigating the mysteries of the night]<\/p>\n<p>Accurse ignorant folk<\/p>\n<p>Damn foul fools<\/p>\n<p>in the hell of their stupidity<\/p>\n<p>as if thumbs were meant for screws.<\/p>\n<p>[La vente controvers\u00e9e d\u2019instruments de bourreaux aura bien lieu]<\/p>\n<p>Groping the darkness of lies<\/p>\n<p>a miasma of stenching rot<\/p>\n<p>Putrid to them is the smell of truth<\/p>\n<p>being cursed to seeing it not.<\/p>\n<p>[Why Was Medusa Cursed? The Real Story Behind Medusa\u2019s Appearance]<\/p>\n<p>Spirits of old we incant you<\/p>\n<p>to heed our invocation<\/p>\n<p>From this circle we implore you<\/p>\n<p>and ask for deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>[Ghost by Tsabo6 on DeviantArt]<\/p>\n<p>No patience more have we<\/p>\n<p>for the blind ways of them<\/p>\n<p>No tolerance more afford<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll detest them to the end.<\/p>\n<p>[dom, worms, germany, old, historically, architecture, middle ages, building, rheinhessen, cathedral, places of interest | Pikist]<\/p>\n<p>We call forth unearthly things<\/p>\n<p>To right the world of wrong<\/p>\n<p>Put an end to the Dark Ages<\/p>\n<p>Our Enlightenment has come and gone.<\/p>\n<p>[A hilltop cemetery contains ancient headstones covered in creeping ivy, shrouded in mist at dusk]<\/p>\n<p>We are here tonight to imprecate<\/p>\n<p>a stubborn lot of men<\/p>\n<p>as superstitious as you\u2019ll find<\/p>\n<p>and recalcitrant to the end.<\/p>\n<p>[\u8ff7\u4fe1- \u7ef4\u57fa\u767e\u79d1\uff0c\u81ea\u7531\u7684\u767e\u79d1\u5168\u4e66]<\/p>\n<p>No logic can they hear<\/p>\n<p>Rational is beyond their mode<\/p>\n<p>So we play their spirit games<\/p>\n<p>with frightening episode.<\/p>\n<p>[Wolf Under Moonlight \u2013 Free Stock Photo by mohamed hassan on Stockvault.net]<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e9ance, s\u00e9ance, mediumship<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re here to turn the tide<\/p>\n<p>We all vote unanimous<\/p>\n<p>In harmony we abide.<\/p>\n<p>[Underwater shot of stringway with sunlight | Free Photo \u2013 rawpixel]<\/p>\n<p>To the depths of ocean floors<\/p>\n<p>Where sailors haunt unburied<\/p>\n<p>Davy Jones has gauntly bones<\/p>\n<p>The sharks did shun the scurvied.<\/p>\n<p>[Davy Jones\u2019 Locker | From the Pen of Mae Clair]<\/p>\n<p>To the full moon\u2019s hue of surreal blue<\/p>\n<p>Where Gabriel\u2019s hounds run fast<\/p>\n<p>Lunar wolf, hounds of hell<\/p>\n<p>the shadows that you cast!<\/p>\n<p>Bats flock nocturnal flight<\/p>\n<p>To bite their wretched necks<\/p>\n<p>Suck their blood \u2018til pallid white<\/p>\n<p>then lick vampiric flecks.<\/p>\n<p>[Rote Augen Kontaktlinsen Vampir Vampire Red LuxDelux, 13,50 \u20ac | vlr.eng.br]<\/p>\n<p>Bleed their wills and petty ways<\/p>\n<p>and let them die of night<\/p>\n<p>If they can\u2019t find enlightenment<\/p>\n<p>Then dust should be their plight.<\/p>\n<p>[Werewolf Movies to Watch Under a Full Moon \u2013 Moving Stories]<\/p>\n<p>Hideous hiding hedgehogs<\/p>\n<p>Dumber than a pack of dogs<\/p>\n<p>Uglier than warted frogs<\/p>\n<p>Chase them to the werewolf bogs!<\/p>\n<p>[Swamp Quicksand]<\/p>\n<p>Into the peat marches chase them deep<\/p>\n<p>til stuck in quick-mud glue.<\/p>\n<p>Tooth tear their lackey limbs<\/p>\n<p>til scarlet blood does spew.<\/p>\n<p>[Five Signs You Have a Rat Infestation \u00b7 ExtermPRO]<\/p>\n<p>Run rugged rats: chew their flesh<\/p>\n<p>Vile vermin eat their brains<\/p>\n<p>Parasites enjoy the ghastly feast<\/p>\n<p>To hell with their remains.<\/p>\n<p>[Bonfire Fire Free Stock CC0 Photo \u2013 StockSnap.io]<\/p>\n<p>Curse them, curse them, burn their bones<\/p>\n<p>Make a bone fire bon<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll dance around the flickering flames<\/p>\n<p>Til night has come and gone.<\/p>\n<p>[Forest Soil Images | Free Photos, PNG Stickers, Wallpapers &amp; Backgrounds \u2013 rawpixel]<\/p>\n<p>And in the morn we\u2019ll praise the sun<\/p>\n<p>For carrying out our goal:<\/p>\n<p>Ridding the world of ignorance<\/p>\n<p>Til deadwood is ember coal.<\/p>\n<p>[ember, fire, smoke, fireplace, incandescent, carbon, wood, orange, energy, burn, red | Pikist]<\/p>\n<p>The Wayward One<\/p>\n<p>Spellbound Curse Against Fake News Followers:<\/p>\n<p>Cast I a spell<\/p>\n<p>from here to Holy Hell<\/p>\n<p>to ghosts that rumble roads<\/p>\n<p>where witches bode their toads.<\/p>\n<p>To henchmen on the lurk<\/p>\n<p>In dungeons steeped in murk<\/p>\n<p>Where culprits wait to hang<\/p>\n<p>Clamped in castle chains of pain.<\/p>\n<p>Damn as Devil of dark divide<\/p>\n<p>To curse the evil that resides<\/p>\n<p>In minds as narrow<\/p>\n<p>as dumb is wide.<\/p>\n<p>To Dante\u2019s depths inferno<\/p>\n<p>Where god\u2019s forgiveness reveals<\/p>\n<p>A torturous vengeance eternal<\/p>\n<p>That black-robed justice conceals.<\/p>\n<p>Judgemental hypocrits<\/p>\n<p>Of kneejerk plattitudews<\/p>\n<p>Accusations flying everywhere<\/p>\n<p>In the swamp of their deludes!<\/p>\n<p>Denseness being their nature<\/p>\n<p>Stupidity being their rule<\/p>\n<p>With lights so dimly lit<\/p>\n<p>Yet all passed their school.<\/p>\n<p>Accurse ignorant folk<\/p>\n<p>Damn foul fools<\/p>\n<p>In the Hell of their Stupidity<\/p>\n<p>As if thumbs were meant for screws.<\/p>\n<p>Groping a darkness of lies<\/p>\n<p>A miasma of stanching rot<\/p>\n<p>Putrid to them is the smell of truth<\/p>\n<p>Being cursed to seeing it not.<\/p>\n<p>Spirits of old we incant you<\/p>\n<p>To heed this invocation<\/p>\n<p>From this circle we implore you<\/p>\n<p>To ask for deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>No patience more have we<\/p>\n<p>for the blind ways of them<\/p>\n<p>No tolerance more we afford<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll detest them to the end.<\/p>\n<p>We call forth unearthly things<\/p>\n<p>To right the world of wrong<\/p>\n<p>Put an end to the dark ages<\/p>\n<p>The Enlightenment has come and gone.<\/p>\n<p>We are here tonight to imprecate<\/p>\n<p>A stubborn lot of men<\/p>\n<p>As superstitious as you\u2019ll find<\/p>\n<p>Recalcitrant to the end.<\/p>\n<p>No logic can they hear<\/p>\n<p>Rational is beyond their mode<\/p>\n<p>So we play their spirit games<\/p>\n<p>With frightening episode.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e9ance, s\u00e9ance mediumship<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re here to turn the tide<\/p>\n<p>We all vote unanimous<\/p>\n<p>In harmony we abide.<\/p>\n<p>To the depths of ocean floors<\/p>\n<p>Where sailors haunt unburied<\/p>\n<p>Davy Jones has gauntly bones<\/p>\n<p>The sharks did shun the scurvied.<\/p>\n<p>To the full moon\u2019s hue of surreal blue<\/p>\n<p>Where Gabriel\u2019s hounds run fast<\/p>\n<p>Lunar wolf, hounds of hell<\/p>\n<p>The shadows that you cast!<\/p>\n<p>Bats flock nocturnal flight<\/p>\n<p>To bite their wretched necks<\/p>\n<p>Suck their blood \u2018til pallid white<\/p>\n<p>Then lick vampiric flecks.<\/p>\n<p>Bleed their wills and petty ways<\/p>\n<p>And let them die of night<\/p>\n<p>If they can\u2019t find enlightenment<\/p>\n<p>Then dust should be their plight.<\/p>\n<p>Hideously hiding hedgehogs<\/p>\n<p>Dumber than a pack of dogs<\/p>\n<p>Uglier than warted frogs<\/p>\n<p>Chase them to the werewolf bogs!<\/p>\n<p>Into the peat marches chase them deep<\/p>\n<p>Til stuck in quick-mud glue.<\/p>\n<p>Tooth tear their lackey limbs<\/p>\n<p>Til scarlet blood does spew.<\/p>\n<p>Run rugged rats: chew their flesh<\/p>\n<p>Vile vermin eat their brains<\/p>\n<p>Parasites enjoy a ghastly feast<\/p>\n<p>To hell with their remains.<\/p>\n<p>Curse them, curse them, burn their bones<\/p>\n<p>Make a bone fire bon<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll dance around the flickering flames<\/p>\n<p>Til night has come and gone.<\/p>\n<p>[More Vampire bones | The Piltdown Vampire! \u201cI have a stake i\u2026 | Flickr]<\/p>\n<p>And in the morn we\u2019ll praise the sun<\/p>\n<p>For carrying out our goal:<\/p>\n<p>Ridding the world of ignorance<\/p>\n<p>Til deadwood is ember coal.<\/p>\n<p>A Wayward One<\/p>\n<p>Spellbound Curse Against Fake News Followers:<\/p>\n<p>Cast I a spell<\/p>\n<p>from here to Holy Hell<\/p>\n<p>to ghosts that rumble roads<\/p>\n<p>where witches bode their toads.<\/p>\n<p>To henchmen on the lurk<\/p>\n<p>In dungeons steeped in murk<\/p>\n<p>Where culprits wait to hang<\/p>\n<p>Clamped in castle chains of pain.<\/p>\n<p>Damn as Devil of dark divide<\/p>\n<p>To curse the evil that resides<\/p>\n<p>In minds as narrow<\/p>\n<p>as dumb is wide.<\/p>\n<p>To Dante\u2019s depths inferno<\/p>\n<p>Where god\u2019s forgiveness reveals<\/p>\n<p>A torturous vengeance eternal<\/p>\n<p>That black-robed justice conceals.<\/p>\n<p>Judgemental hypocrits<\/p>\n<p>Of kneejerk plattitudews<\/p>\n<p>Accusations flying everywhere<\/p>\n<p>In the swamp of their deludes!<\/p>\n<p>Denseness being their nature<\/p>\n<p>Stupidity being their rule<\/p>\n<p>With lights so dimly lit<\/p>\n<p>Yet all passed their school.<\/p>\n<p>Accurse ignorant folk<\/p>\n<p>Damn foul fools<\/p>\n<p>In the Hell of their Stupidity<\/p>\n<p>As if thumbs were meant for screws.<\/p>\n<p>Groping a darkness of lies<\/p>\n<p>A miasma of stanching rot<\/p>\n<p>Putrid to them is the smell of truth<\/p>\n<p>Being cursed to seeing it not.<\/p>\n<p>Spirits of old we incant you<\/p>\n<p>To heed this invocation<\/p>\n<p>From this circle we implore you<\/p>\n<p>To ask for deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>No patience more have we<\/p>\n<p>for the blind ways of them<\/p>\n<p>No tolerance more we afford<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll detest them to the end.<\/p>\n<p>We call forth unearthly things<\/p>\n<p>To right the world of wrong<\/p>\n<p>Put an end to the dark ages<\/p>\n<p>The Enlightenment has come and gone.<\/p>\n<p>We are here tonight to imprecate<\/p>\n<p>A stubborn lot of men<\/p>\n<p>As superstitious as you\u2019ll find<\/p>\n<p>Recalcitrant to the end.<\/p>\n<p>No logic can they hear<\/p>\n<p>Rational is beyond their mode<\/p>\n<p>So we play their spirit games<\/p>\n<p>With frightening episode.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e9ance, s\u00e9ance mediumship<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re here to turn the tide<\/p>\n<p>We all vote unanimous<\/p>\n<p>In harmony we abide.<\/p>\n<p>To the depths of ocean floors<\/p>\n<p>Where sailors haunt unburied<\/p>\n<p>Davy Jones has gauntly bones<\/p>\n<p>The sharks did shun the scurvied.<\/p>\n<p>To the full moon\u2019s hue of surreal blue<\/p>\n<p>Where Gabriel\u2019s hounds run fast<\/p>\n<p>Lunar wolf, hounds of hell<\/p>\n<p>The shadows that you cast!<\/p>\n<p>Bats flock nocturnal flight<\/p>\n<p>To bite their wretched necks<\/p>\n<p>Suck their blood \u2018til pallid white<\/p>\n<p>Then lick vampiric flecks.<\/p>\n<p>Bleed their wills and petty ways<\/p>\n<p>And let them die of night<\/p>\n<p>If they can\u2019t find enlightenment<\/p>\n<p>Then dust should be their plight.<\/p>\n<p>Hideously hiding hedgehogs<\/p>\n<p>Dumber than a pack of dogs<\/p>\n<p>Uglier than warted frogs<\/p>\n<p>Chase them to the werewolf bogs!<\/p>\n<p>Into the peat marches chase them deep<\/p>\n<p>Til stuck in quick-mud glue.<\/p>\n<p>Tooth tear their lackey limbs<\/p>\n<p>Til scarlet blood does spew.<\/p>\n<p>Run rugged rats: chew their flesh<\/p>\n<p>Vile vermin eat their brains<\/p>\n<p>Parasites enjoy a ghastly feast<\/p>\n<p>To hell with their remains.<\/p>\n<p>Curse them, curse them, burn their bones<\/p>\n<p>Make a bone fire bon<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll dance around the flickering flames<\/p>\n<p>Til night has come and gone.<\/p>\n<p>[More Vampire bones | The Piltdown Vampire! \u201cI have a stake i\u2026 | Flickr]<\/p>\n<p>And in the morn we\u2019ll praise the sun<\/p>\n<p>For carrying out our goal:<\/p>\n<p>Ridding the world of ignorance<\/p>\n<p>Til deadwood is ember coal.<\/p>\n<p>A Wayward One<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a 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