mesus 4: leech infestation

Bad One discovers an unfortunate weakness in their latest escape vessel.

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(Mesus and Bad One were sunning themselves on the deck when they started to notice something. Leeches! And they were getting bigger. Sexism, racism, classism. Stereotypes, the spawn of TV, the momma leech. Mesus tried to pull them off, but they just stretched. Stereotypes are not easily destroyed. Remembering the Snakes of Ignorance, Bad One took a closer look with his magnifying glass. Under scrutiny the stereotypes started to smoke and smoulder, then burst into lames! Eeeee! Hooray! But something else happened, too! Their ship caught fire! Help! What'll we do now? Mesus Morsel: Distinguish ideas from their manifestations, and manifestations from their ideas.)

mesus 3: capitalism swamp

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(Free of Ignorance, Mesus and Bad One could see the land of the free for what it really was: a leech-infested swamp! (capitalism) Bleh! There was no other way to go, so they trudged through hoping for the best. The big leeches were easy to avoid… *sniff* (McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Starbucks) They narrowly escaped their old acquaintance Propaganda, out joyriding the biggest leech of them all: television. Quick, hide! Look Mesus, a ship! S. S. Communism. We're saved!)

mesus 2: the snakes of ignorance

Mesus and Bad One escape Propaganda's snaky trap.
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(Look, its moving! The Snakes of Ignorance! They're getting tighter. I don't know how we're gonna get out of this one, Mesus. Wait, I've got it. Quick, Bad One, give them your Uncertainty! The snakes devoured Bad One's Uncertainty. Without Uncertainty, Bad One knew how they would escape! Ignorance with Uncertainty loses its bite, so Mesus and Bad One could easily squirm free. Free at last!)

mesus 1: land of the free

Mesus and Bad One find some unexpected guidance but fail to read the fine print.
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(They walked and walked. A sign? Land of the Free*. Mesus was skeptical. Bad One was enthused. Soon it was hard to go any other way. This Way. Onward. Forward. Don't stop. Go Here. Welcome to the Land of the Free*. Congratulations, you made it! Tickets, please. No tickets? This will do! *snatch* *gobble* *nom nom nom* Welcome to the Land of the Free! Just then, they noticed the bug's name tag, but it was too late! Hello, my name is Propaganda. Propaganda slithered away and without its shiny countenance the woods looked a lot less inviting.)