Strongman’s “Strength”

Ever stick your head in a cutout
To make it look that you’re strong?

A strategist had a winning formula:
Attack Your Opponent’s Strength.
This could be even more effective
if your adversary’s main asset
is nothing more than a con.

Many may desire an authoritarian,
someone who will force the “elites”
who mock them to listen,
rouse fear and bring respect, and
command the tide to retreat.

He claims he’s not a typical politician,
but a “don’t mess with me” superhero,
true preserver of the good old times.
He would be an authentic strongman,
your defender, always on your side.

Of course, he’s anything but that.
He projects an image of success
when in fact he’s a fake and shill,
a bully and, like many bullies, a coward
when facing real strongmen and the truth.

So retorts shouldn’t be wonky or preachy;
they have to Go Straight for the Gut.
Play up his lies and gaffs over and over.
Don’t lie or nuance, but make use of facts
in the starkest terms to Make The Contrast.