A POLITICAL BUGGERY (2017 Update) Species: Trump Sucker (Taenia Trumpi) Habitat: Thrives in places with conservative white males and evangelicals, but willing to latch onto any viable host. This parasite is found in the stool samples of many middle-class Americans. Size: Can grow to enormous lengths and likes to brag about its size. Feeds on: Xenophobia and disinformation are primary food sources. Media coverage is essential for this attention-craving pest. Features: Genital area oddly warped. Hairy filaments near the microscopic head. 90% of this creature's energy is devoted to feeding and reproduction. Predators: Claims that all mainstream media are predatory. Species: Bush Bug (Coleoptera Brutus) Habitat: Native to Texas, but infesting many parts of America. Size: Intellectually small, but with an impressive wing span. Feeds on: Thrives in "us-vs-them" fearful conditions and "either-or" thinking environments, especially when oil is abundant. Features: Very territorial and hierarchical. Known to destroy "uncooperative" insects and produce large amounts of toxic waste. Predators: None, but does poorly in open sunlight. Prefers shady conditions to operate undercover. Species: Bin Laden Hopper (Aeoloplides Arabus) Habitat: Flourishes in dry climates in the Middle East. Thrives best when volatile mixtures of cash, oil, and ideology exist. Size: Larger than life – mythological proportions. Feeds on: Social injustice and anti-Muslim rhetoric help this species thrive. Also found in petroleum-rich environments where capitalistic predators siphon off resources. Features: Well-camouflaged and often invisible. Able to hop great distances in a single bound. Predators: Exists synergistically with Bush Bugs and Trump Suckers: they both foster and devour each other. Species: Blair Beetle (Elateridae Brittanys) Habitat: Native to the UK, but found in many places where extreme income gaps and pseudo-intellectualism prevail. Size: Varies depending on media coverage. Usually small and feeble, but able to inflate size. This small creature is a master of disguise! Feeds on: Requires significant financial support to flourish. Does best in media spotlights and places with heavy cash flow. Features: Adapts to diverse environments, and skilled at camouflaging its position. Chirps loudly during election season. Predators: Numerous. Requires camouflage to survive. Species: Koiizumi Cricket (Acheta Japonica) Habitat: Originally from Nippon, but found whenever banking and big business interests coexist. Size: Micro-transistor size. Compact, but sophisticated. Feeds on: Thrives on large cash donations, ceremonial gestures, and nationalistic rhetoric. Features: Deposits eggs in strategic locations. Popular among right-winged insects. Coexists favourably with Bush Bugs. Predators: Dragonflies and midges enjoy devouring this insect. This species is particularly vulnerable around Shinto shrines. Ted: (yawning) The problem with political satire is that it gets dated so quickly. Sam: Yeah. Today's big shock soon becomes yesterday's distant memory. Tim: The teeth of time shave all words, until eventually all that remains is information entropy. ================================================================================= from _AmeriSong: Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Amerika_ by T Newfields SUMMARY: An entomological examination of five political insects and discussion about information entropy. KEYWORDS: political satire, political entomology, political buggery, political insects, information entropy Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955) Begun: 2005 in Tokyo, Japan / Finished: 2017 in Yokohama, Japan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted < LAST http://www.tnewfields.info/AmeriSong/space.htm TOC http://www.tnewfields.info/AmeriSong/index.html NEXT > http://www.tnewfields.info/AmeriSong/lincoln.htm