Here’s a recipe for special view:
A modern hotpolitipot stew.
(A real hot treat
for those who cheat)
Mix briskly together (it’s hard to blend),
Keep going though, until the end:
Keep adding ingredients and press them in tight,
Push them down with all your might!
First despots, hippocrats, bureaucrats and democrats
(i.e. a variety of all sorts of -cats and -rats).
(Forgive me if you don’t eat treif,
Use only the pinch of salt and pepper to play safe).
Add them only one at a time please.
Stir them judiciously with a cup each of these:
Expedience, misplaced lenience, extortion, disproportion;
Defamation between nation and nation;
Egotism, extremism, opportunism –
A dab of diplomacy with a pinch of salt and pepper for some –
Keep it all pressed down well under your thumb.
Place in a hot pot with lots of whisky and ice,
With honey and butter to make it taste nice.
Smear with oil, bring gently to boil.
(Close the lid tight
to keep steam out of sight).
N.B. If truth and decency spill over the edge
Try pushing them back with a very strong wedge;
If the pot starts to shake and the lid to clang –
Escape in great haste before the BIG BANG!!
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