…because as we always say over there, ‘theory is always buggered by practice’ and, ‘a leader with any spunk pays no attention to documents.’
The narrator who is the head of state of an unnamed Caribbean country says this because he has received news that there is a rebellion in his country that was sparked by the ignorance of leaders to the constitution. He is surprised that the people were rebelling because the constitution was being ignored yet they (the citizens) knew that it had never been followed.
Shoot whoever must be shot
The head of state received news that there was a rebellion in his country when he was in France. He gives directives to his loyal commanders in the country to kill anyone who is rebelling without regards to human life in order to kill the rebellion. The orders bring out his inhumane character towards the citizens of his country.
With my anger dissolving at this reunion with my own country, I noticed from the quivering of the lamplight that this air was the air of my air…
The narrator has arrived at the capital city of his country which is named Puerto Araguato. He is nostalgic towards his country and he remembers the great memories that he had. The narrator feels more at home in his political unstable country than he did in France where he lived extravagantly.
His ascent to power has been ‘Gangsters’ 18th Brumaire’. His ministry was a, ‘Gold Rush’, ‘court of miracles’ and ‘council of buddies’
The newssheet had satirically analyzed the government of the head of state. The country was in a state of rebellion and the newssheet was on the side of the rebellious front. The government of the head of state is described as a ‘council of buddies’ because most of his ministers were his friends.
Much good their education has done for them
The head of state said these words satirically because he was informed that the rebellious university students had been attacked by the police. Eight of them had been killed and twenty of them wounded badly.
