A False Equivalency, A Trojan Horse Poem by Raj Dronamraju

No one expected such an obvious logical error to sail through unquestioned
Everyone waiting for everyone else to do the questioning
And after the damage is done, they'll take turns blaming people who were not responsible

Open the gift without taking any precautions
Who sent this gift?
Who wrapped it up in fawning weakness and presented it via a blind spot?

Two things that were not alike were melded together
In the manner of a magician holding a coin in his right hand then making it appear in his left hand
The audience is too worked up to inquire further

Until they find themselves knee-deep in the blood of their mistake
The visceral wrongly timed reflex that lashed out at a bystander
The product of their manipulation which they must still take responsibility for
For they slipped it in as they acted out under the hypnosis of ignorance

Post-attack, the republic of morons is now free to make a future false connection
They will expedite their own demise
They will let in an enemy through kneejerk thoughtless action