We look to the leaders of our society, to the ones we’ve placed in charge of us, for hope. To give us an idea of what we must do to be a good citizen. But how many times have they abused that trust? Strung us along and treated us like dirt, like cattle? I ask you, men, and women, and all those who stand before me today, where are our leaders now? Where do they stand as our children starve in the streets and our crops wither? I ask you; how do they expect us to last through this coming Winter?
What hope do we have if those who we have placed so much trust in have hoarded our wealth, hoarded our labour, hoarded our faith for their own means? To prop themselves up as our leaders. To protect the landowner, the slave keeper, the Lord. Our leaders stand in dereliction of their duty. The duty we entrusted them. Factories run all day and all night, but there is no heat in our homes, no food on our tables.
I say enough. Enough of our trust, enough of our good will. It’s time we take back what is ours, what has always been ours, what we gave them, and what they’ve taken from us. Tonight, we march on their parliament, we march on their factories, we march on their harbours. Let it be known that we shall not be taken advantage of any longer!
-- Speech recorded at the Midsummer Revolution on six-millimetre film. Speaker, Djira Aurahn. Filmed by Dewi Lloyd, on location in the capital city Neiro, Dun’orn, 3482 s.c.
Today's prompt: be a good citizen
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