Wow. That image makes a powerful political statement. It’s unbelievable how much “bigger” the masses are than those in charge, but it takes so long for the enslaved to overtake an oppressive force. It’s almost like we, as “sheep,” tie the nooses around our own necks and just hand over the end of our ropes. This makes me think of the Israelites being under the thumbs of the Egyptians for hundreds of years.
I know exactly what you mean, the media plays a huge part in modern times. As Goethe so aptly said “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free”
[…] of flash fiction was written in response to Photo Challenge #36 “Sheep Control” at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie, where all stories in the link-up were prompted by the image at the top of this […]
[…] This treatise is my contribution to a triptych of fur stories arising from a comment string on the Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge: Sheep Control.* […]
Wow. That image makes a powerful political statement. It’s unbelievable how much “bigger” the masses are than those in charge, but it takes so long for the enslaved to overtake an oppressive force. It’s almost like we, as “sheep,” tie the nooses around our own necks and just hand over the end of our ropes. This makes me think of the Israelites being under the thumbs of the Egyptians for hundreds of years.
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I know exactly what you mean, the media plays a huge part in modern times. As Goethe so aptly said “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free”
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[…] ©JP/dh The Prompts: Margo’s Imagine This Haibun Thinking Freestyle week MLM Photo #36 Sheep Control […]
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Trying to manage everything at once…
https://juleslongerstrandsofgems.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/11-25-a-haibun-stargazing-three-prompts/
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And doing a great job!
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I’ve done 2-in-1.
Photo Challenge and Cherita. http://bgbowers.com/2014/11/26/cherita/
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An excellent job of both!
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[…] Written for Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #36, sheep control […]
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[…] Written for: https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/photo-challenge-36-sheep-control/ […]
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[…] of flash fiction was written in response to Photo Challenge #36 “Sheep Control” at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie, where all stories in the link-up were prompted by the image at the top of this […]
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[…] This treatise is my contribution to a triptych of fur stories arising from a comment string on the Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge: Sheep Control.* […]
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