{"id":576,"date":"2025-04-16T22:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T22:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/?p=576"},"modified":"2025-04-16T22:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T22:08:40","slug":"trumpian-virtues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/2025\/04\/16\/trumpian-virtues\/","title":{"rendered":"Trumpian Virtues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>First there\u2019s greed, it\u2019s what we need<br>Our greatness to sustain.<br>Then there\u2019s pride; we should not hide<br>Our cleverness, our brains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And don\u2019t you see that jealousy<br>With envy oft converges?<br>And you can trust unbridled lust<br>To satisfy your urges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now there\u2019s wrath: do the math:<br>It frightens off your foes.<br>Gluttony seems fine to me<br>The more your stomach grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>if you\u2019re the boss, then lazy sloth<br>Is justified and true.<br>These virtues are just fine for me,<br>But seven sins for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s chastity, but not for me;<br>Why should I deny it?<br>On temperance, I look askance;<br>Never shall I try it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now charity\u2019s a rarity,<br>Unless from it you profit.<br>And diligence: it makes no sense<br>Hard work? We\u2019ve got to stop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice kindness? Only blindness<br>Can hide its reckless damage.<br>And as for patience, it only hastens<br>Others to take advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no utility in weak humility<br>This I know for sure.<br>Only snoozers, weak-kneed losers,<br>These sins can long endure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First there\u2019s greed, it\u2019s what we needOur greatness to sustain.Then there\u2019s pride; we should not hideOur cleverness, our brains. And don\u2019t you see that jealousyWith envy oft converges?And you can trust unbridled lustTo satisfy your urges. Now there\u2019s wrath: do the math:It frightens off your foes.Gluttony seems fine to meThe more your stomach grows. if &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/2025\/04\/16\/trumpian-virtues\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Trumpian Virtues&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":577,"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576\/revisions\/577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lengel.net\/crossetthill2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}