the filid (mystic poet-seers of prechristian ireland) were said to hold such a mastery of poetry that, with a verse, they could raise a righteous person to immortality, but also, render a unrighteous ruler completely illegitimate in the public eyes, unable to govern, with just the burning fire of their satire
& i think we should bring that back for the 21st century. we should just have a class of wise people who studied the art of Posting for 20 years, who take hallucinogens & eat hazelnuts & raw salmon, & then retreat into a dark room for several days and come out with a shitpost touched by the divine hands of the gods, spirits, and ancestors, delivering a posting so powerful it fires illegitimate governments directly into the sun.
