What Happened In Brasilia? Poem by Ian (John) McCleary (Son of the Cleric)

There is a pattern, a pattern which no intelligent person can ignore
populist right wing authoritarian violence is happening globally. This violence as a means to an end, no intelligent person can
defend the madness of this idea.
No moral person can give validation
to this plot, this scheme.
Religion in the hands of extremists, a political system in the hands of extremists,
shakes the world.
Hearing of what has just happened in Brazil.
It does make anyone with any sense fill with anger that anyone would take their ideas to
these lengths.
It makes anyone with any sense view this as a worldwide conspiracy to overthrow the Democratic order.
What happened in Brasilia is a
blow to this world.