The Former Emperor’s New Clothes

[talloak]

Once upon a time, there was a mad emperor who was so corrupt and incompetent that he drove his kingdom into ruin. The people could stand it no longer so they drove him off of his throne and stripped him of his title. This made the mad emperor even madder. “I will always be the emperor! It doesn’t matter what the people want – it only matters what I want!”

Determined to retake his throne, he went back to the corrupt and incompetent advisors who had been thrown out with him. “I deserve to be emperor!” he cried. “Tell me how I can take back my throne from the people of this kingdom.” One advisor had an idea: “What you need is to look like the emperor again. Get the fanciest suit that’s ever been made. When people see you wearing that, they’ll immediately accept you as emperor again.” “That’s a great idea!” said the former emperor. “I’ll get the best suit that any emperor has ever worn! EVER!”

The former emperor went to the royal tailor. “Make me the best suit that’s ever been made for any emperor!” he commanded. Now, the tailor knew that the disgraced former emperor had no powers to command. But he decided to humor him. He pretended to hold up a suit. “This is the best suit that any emperor has ever worn. It’s called ‘voter fraud’.” “I don’t get it,” said the former emperor. “It’s a magic suit,” explained the tailor. “It’s invisible to stupid people. But to the very smartest it is the most fabulous and obvious suit ever worn.” “I see it now,” said the former emperor. “Voter fraud is so plain to see, I don’t know why I didn’t see it before.” And it wasn’t clear if the former emperor was lying again or if he really believed he saw the suit. That much was never clear.

The former emperor ran back to his former advisors wearing nothing besides the imaginary suit. “I got the best suit any emperor has ever worn!” he said proudly. The advisors looked at each other. “We don’t see it” they agreed. “It’s a magic suit,” said the former emperor. “It’s called ‘voter fraud’. Only the smartest can see it. Stupid people see right through it. “I see it now!” each said, one after another. “It’s so perfect!” they exclaimed. But there was one junior advisor who admitted “I still don’t see it.” The former emperor whispered to him “Did I mention that anyone who doesn’t see the magic suit will be thrown into the dungeon when I’m made emperor again?” To which, the junior advisor said “I see it too.”

The former emperor arranged to hold a parade where he could show off his magic suit. He told his loyal followers that the suit ‘voter fraud’ was obvious to the smartest but invisible to everyone else. Since they wanted him back as emperor, they were happy to oblige. So, the former emperor paraded down the street in proud nakedness while his followers yelled out how beautiful and obvious his voter fraud suit was.

But all this noise drew the attention of many ordinary people. They were neither mad, nor gullible. They pointed and laughed at the naked man boasting about his imaginary suit. “That’s no emperor!” they yelled. “That’s the Court Jester!” And still the former emperor jumped up and down and screamed about his invisible suit.

Eventually, the real emperor had to step in. He had the former emperor thrown into the Royal Lunatic Asylum. To the end of his days, the former emperor refused to wear clothes, even on the coldest of days, insisting that his imaginary suit really existed.

And the kingdom lived happily ever after.

[Anonymous]

except that we do have evidence of voter fraud. At least enough that the case should be heard by the Supreme Court. I'd like to hear your explanation of dead people filling out requests for mail in ballots and then mailing those ballots in after their death. It's on paper. Physically signed. Hard to call that a computer glitch, my friend. That's fraud no matter what you deranged Trump haters say to try and cover it up. :) There are also HUNDREDS of witnesses who signed statements that can be held up in court as testimony. If they are lying, it's punishable by prison time. Don't you think we should investigate these allegations of fraud so those who lied can be punished since you're so sure that there was no fraud taking place by the Dems?

You argue like a kindergartner to call everyone names who believe things different than you do. I believe there's enough evidence that it should be looked at. I'll bet my left nut that you were all in favor of investigating the whole Russia/Trump conspiracy with far less actual evidence than what we have for this case. :)

So the difference is, I'm in favor of investigating all credible accusations of fraud like this, (300 signed testimonies certainly merits some level of investigation to see whether or not they're committing felonies or there was actual fraud), while you appear to only be in favor of it as long as it doesn't hurt your precious Democrat/Socialist party.
But nice story anyway. Just like the media telling us Biden won. Nothing but a fairy tale at this point.

[talloak]

Keep dreaming. Why is it that none of these witnesses exist outside of alt-right conspiracy websites? I can promise you that if they did exist they would be investigated. After all, most of the state elections that you morons accuse of voter fraud were run by Republicans! Why did they conspire to cheat for Biden? Why are they preventing investigations of evidence you claim exist?

[captain_voidwalker]

Ahh but your story is missing the closing chapters. The real emperor sold his people out to an oppressive regime, locked his people into thier homes forcing thier hard earned businesses to go under. Then the real emporer socked his personal armys of antifa and BLM on the people.
Finally after many years of abuse and degradation the people began to miss the court jester. Because although the court jester wore no clothes, at least the people were prosperous and free.

[talloak]

Right. Trump supporters are so extremely prosperous and free! He drove all of you into poverty. That's the greatest irony: liberals were not hurt nearly so much as conservatives by his failures.

[captain_voidwalker]

Yeah that lowest unemployment level ever was just impovrishing everyone. And them lower taxes omg how did I cope getting to keep more of my hard earned money.

[talloak]

Not only are you poorer than ever, he has made you sicker. You have the highest illness rates even before Covid-19 devastated your ranks. Trump supporters have the highest infection and death rates, liberals have the lowest (which shows the difference between the effects of stupidity and intelligence). Obama gave you health care and you hated him for it. Trump did his best to strip you of health care and you love him for it. I used to feel sorry for you poor bastards. Not any more. You deserve your own destruction. Trump called the Americans who died for their country suckers and losers. But you are the suckers and losers.

[captain_voidwalker]

That's strange, my bank account is much better after Obama. And I've never been healthier. Maybe one day you liberals will figure out that CNN is lying to you about everything.

[MannMitAntworten]

Wait... Obama “gave” me healthcare? That fucker didn’t give me anything. He and his ilk only took. I had health care before Obama. My premiums only went up due to that fucking party. Sons of bitches only take and I only see them getting wealthier in the process. Feudal lords... they believe themselves to be lords the rest as nothing more than commoners at best.

Subjugated morons...

[talloak]

@MannMitAntworten Healthcare costs were skyrocketing before Obamacare and then increases shrank to single digits after. Until Trump where they skyrocketed again. And even if you have healthcare from an employer, you and I still pay for everyone's healthcare, one way or another. But paying less doesn't matter to you because you don't see the costs in everything you spend on.

[MannMitAntworten]

You miss my point. My point is No president ever “gave” me health care. I pay for it myself. My further point was the affordable care act drove my premiums up because ‘Congress’ felt inclined to subsidize 33 million uninsured or underinsured people which as you point out, left me paying ‘more’ fore them in the form of higher premiums and higher taxes. Those feudal lord sons of bitches we call congressmen and women are far too altruistic with my income. Perhaps you are okay with it but I am not and writing in dissent to my feudal lords who actually do respond only gets me a response of, “we will have to agree to disagree.” As if they have a damn scripted standard form letter they circulate to us with dissenting voices. It’s god damned dismissive. I am awfully damned burned out feeling ‘impinged’ upon for the sake of another’s ‘benefit’.

[captain_voidwalker]

Your wasting your breath socialists think they are entitled to what you work hard to make. While they themselves contribute nothing to society.

[talloak]

Sure, all who are not alt-right are automatically socialists. It least it saves the energy to have to think for yourself. You should try it sometime. It can be hard but it's worth it.

[captain_voidwalker]

Yes yes and anyone yo the political right of Joseph stalin is an alt right nazi. Hello kettle my name is pot

[MannMitAntworten]

The problem with both polar extremes is that both do both do nothing more than parrot their spin-doctors and talking heads. They are very recognizable as they share the colloquialisms unique to their respective hives. Unfortunately both extremes are malignant cancers and their cancerous cells are spreading to the rest of us.

Unfortunately when my fellow countrymen began to view our Executive Branch more as an absolute monarch who the populace answers to and less as a president who answers to the populace; well it began a change of mindset in the country. People forget these politicians answer to “We the People” and not the other way around. Government acts without impunity anymore. My own local government behaves in this fashion. I own my land and my “private” road and government comes on my land because these minions who work for entities are of the ‘belief’ they have absolute authority because they are the “government”. BULLSHIT! I should not have to call the Sheriff to get these assholes off my land as the Sheriff’s Office appears to be the only branch of government that understands the dynamics of the Constitution.

Far too many on both ends of the spectrum give their side a pass and are of the belief that their guy gives or preserves a right or entitlement. Government doesn’t “give” any of us anything. Government takes from us and keeps taking more because people like me who actually speak in dissent to even our local constabularies have become to small a voice in contrast to the rest of the blithely existing drones who parrot their effimg feudal masters’ talking points and spin. For what? For the appearance of an altruistic society? Altruism by mandate is neither altruistic nor being charitably benevolent as a society. It is the yoke of tyranny and that yoke we lay upon ourselves and se forge our own chains for the false masters we as society has grown to believe wield all the power and grant us all our prizes and gifts. It is also why our ‘lessor’ ...

[MannMitAntworten]

... lords (congress) continue to surrender their own ‘authority’ to the executive branch in belief that the more power the executive has (while their party is in power - the left) they will be able to exert greater power over the populace. It is also why the left gets so damn nervous when they lose the executive because they know they are directly responsible for ceding this greater authority to the executive branch.

Neither the Executive, the Legislative, the Judicial, nor this growing forth rail of administrative government gives any of us anything. But far too many of you believe that government is our master and why both polar extremes suck. They have become part of their respective hives and share in a collective thought at their respective extremes. Which has a funny way of saying that neither side is actually doing any real thinking. At least not for themselves.

I welcome an insurrection as the country needs an enema of both extremes to the rest of us can return to our peace and respective toils. Like I said, the Tree of Liberty is overdue its natural manure.

[captain_voidwalker]

100% agree that's why I laugh when people blame trump for covid when in fact thier state govoner is far more responsible for the covid situation. Congress is what legislated laws, the executive is supposed to act as a check on new laws with the power of veto. And the Supreme Court is supposed to be a constitutional check on new laws being able to strike down laws that are in violation of the constitution. Also federal law is superceded by state law and state law is superceded by county law. Thats why if the federal government mandates a lockdown your state govenor can flip washington the bird and say nope. Like South Dakota did.

[AmandaYVR]

Hahahahaha. Best bedtime story ever, talloak.
Maybe he can wrap the 7 milliion “fraudulent” extra ballots around him, to keep him warm. Oh wait, they belong to the other king. Wuh-wuhhhh.

[talloak]

Thanks, Amanda. The graphic is perfect too. And one of a good many on the subject.

[Cookie_Dough_Munch]

Panic! at the Disco is what brought me here and I was not disappointed. This was great

[talloak]

Thank you!

[goaded]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtVOnLi5EoY

[talloak]

It's getting scary that Trump supporters consider Fox a liberal network!

[Heavenly_]

Oh wow lmao that pic is an art though.

[talloak]

It's a good one. When I googled Trump and emperor's new clothes, I had the pick of many cartoons. The idea occurred to a lot of people over his rein.

[Virgo31]

Great story 10/10

[talloak]

Thank you.

[msc545]

Perfect!!!

[Y2KxD]

You are a crackpot

[talloak]

At least I don't obey one!