‘Idiots’ are we not truly
in Athenian word sense
if in these times most unruly
we’re just sitting on the fence?
With economy now in free fall
while society collapses
time to mitigate (though can’t forestall)
before short time left elapses!
Why don’t we try our utmost
as Earth does turn burning toast?
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idiot = from ‘idios’ (private, one’s own); an ‘idiot’ in Athenian democracy (500 B.C.) was someone who was concerned almost exclusively with private, as opposed to public, affairs – not seeming to grasp how they are intertwined! Declining to take part in public life was largely frowned upon – considered dishonorable even. ‘idiots’ were thus seen as having poor judgment in societal matters (now, really!)