The
Emperor’s Daughter’s New Clothes
A
Political Satire
By
Hunter
S. Jones
Once upon a time over the mountains and through the
valley, in a city by a river there lived an Emperor who had long ago been
deposed. His vain, insipid daughter had been appointed to a position in the
city, as her father could no longer serve, as deemed by the people. She loved
to show herself off to the people and let them say...“Oh she is beautiful.” “Oh
she has had a good idea.” “Oh she has done much to help the poor people of this
fair city.”
She was so very vain and shallow she believed every word
she heard about herself and said, “My
people are good. They see my great
beauty and believe I will only do
the best for them. They are so stupid and ignorant they will never see that I only do what is best for me. They are so very stupid, I will bring up that horrible movie I did years ago. It never made any
money. If I make it controversial,
they will buy it. I will finally
make the money I deserve from it.” And,
the Emperor’s daughter thought this was a very good idea.
Being so spoiled and vapid, the Emperor’s daughter began
to spend the taxpayer’s money on her own projects. “These are good things” she
said. “They are art.” “See this blue albatross? It was only $32,500 but the
taxpayer’s money is justified. It is all justified because I want it.” The people are so
stupid, they do not know what is good for them, she thought.
As word of her incompetency spread far and wide, the good
people of the city begin to complain. “She is wasting our tax money.” “She
knows nothing of art.” “She has been in one very bad movie and proclaims that
she is an artist.” “She only returned to our fair city because she can’t get a
job anywhere else.”
The Emperor’s daughter became even more spoiled and
insolent as the years went by. She used money from the taxpayer’s to buy
herself a house on the highest hill in the city. She took expensive trips and
bought expense clothes. “This is good because I am doing a good job. The city may be losing money and I may be working on my projects on taxpayer’s money but it
is good because I am doing what is
best for me. If it is best for me, it should be the best for them. The
people are ignorant and do not understand how great I am. Once I leave this
position, I will take the money and
connections that I have made from
the taxpayer’s money, get a reality TV show and make even more money. I am so wonderful and so beautiful. I am a legend.”
“These people are evil because they do not see how
wonderful I am. If they do not agree
with me, I will proclaim that they
are evil and bullies. Even in a Democracy, the people should never be allowed to speak against me. I was born to rule. My
family has ruled this area for years. Even if the people believe it is a
Democracy, they are wrong. The people are stupid, evil, bullies.”
One day, to prove how powerful she was, the Emperor’s
daughter had the idea of showing herself to her people. “I will show
them I have nothing to hide. I will go for a walk naked.”
So, the Emperor’s daughter proceeded to walk down the
city’s Main Street. “Look, fair citizens, I
have nothing to hide from you.” She said this as she thought…The citizens are so stupid. Once they see my great beauty they will never speak
another word against me.
The people said, “She doesn’t have on any clothes.” “She
is naked.” “We have already seen her naked in that bad film she did.” “Why
would she do this since we have already seen her naked?” “Why is she wasting
the taxpayer’s time on something this useless?”
Then, a writer, a lowly writer that had long ago been
banished for being of no use to the Emperor’s daughter, spoke up and said “Good
citizens, could it be the Emperor’s daughter is delusional?
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The moral of the story is this. The Emperor’s daughter is
spoiled and vain. She has wasted the taxpayer’s money on her pet projects. Why
didn’t the mayor stop it long ago? She has a mother and she has a son. I feel so very sorry for what they must be
going through, but she has brought this upon herself. You have been absolutely
correct in asking for her to resign and pointing out the inadequacies of that
office.
You made my day, Hun.
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