If it walks like a duck ...
And if it sends soldiers to shoot unarmed protesters, fires on civilians from helicopters, and attacks journalists and ambulances, then it’s probably a dictatorship.
Old man get some soldiers, keep them close at hand.
The seeds that were sown yesterday now flower in the land.
Guard yourself most carefully with military might.
Plants that cannot bloom by day must flower in the night.
[“Flowers of the Night”, Freiberg/Slick/Kantner]
