9/17/21 Drabble: The Immortal Politician

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The soapbox. Radio. TV. From the dawn of society, the immortal politician continually thrived by utilizing the media of the time. He changed. He adapted. And played the system to his benefit.

It didn't matter if you agreed or disagreed with what he had to say. His words were irrelevant. The point was you heard his message. Good or bad, he had your attention and that's what mattered.

In the modern age, the immortal politician understood the dominant media was social media and played it like a fiddle. By manipulating algorithms with stunts and pictures, the immortal politician lived on.

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