Mucho Mistrust (2)

The fourth Judge proceeded, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. In any form of motive force or energy, ability to act, or control, power is authority and strength. When too much power is given, an Authoritarian might form.

Look at the following sketch,

Once upon a time, in a Land called Bhumi Panakkara, the animals were colonized by a horrifying creature, a big dog walked on his hind legs named Kludde, a kind of B'tara Kala, who made days of the animals, continuously eclipsed. During Kludde's colonialization, the animals were forced to work hard in the work system or livelihood created by Kludde, and the impact on their economy, was weak. Kludde regarded the animals' status as lower, so that his power to occupy Bhumi Panakkara, remained.

Times changed, Kludde left Bhumi Panakkara, submitted to Tengu, a monstrous giant. The first action that Tengu took to gain for sympathy of the animals, was the 'Three As Movement,' Tengu was animal leaders, Tengu was animal protectors, and Tengu was animal light. Tengu claimed that, he was a descendant of B'tara Kala as well, from the Sun Emperor line. Therefore, all animals, every morning, must pay respects to the Sun Emperor, by bowing ninety degrees to the rising sun. Tengu's arrival, at first, was warmly welcomed. Moreover, Tengu promised them for independence. However, all B'tara Kala, were nothing but the same, they caused eclipses, by trying to swallow the Sun or the Moon.

One night, all animals assembled in a barn to hear old Pradhana, a horse, describing a dream he had, about a world where all animals, was living free from the tyranny. Old Pradhana died soon after the meeting, but the animals—inspired by his philosophy of Animalism—plot a rebellion against Tengu. Two pigs, Snobol and Caesar, proved themselves important figures and planners of this dangerous enterprise. When Tengu panicked upon hearing the news that the Sun Emperor had been defeated, the revolution occurred, Tengu were chased off the land. The principles initiated by Pradhana, engraved on a large oak tree, read, 'All animals are equals, and free from all kinds of tyranny. No animals shall eat onion.'

Initially, the rebellion was a success. The animals completed the harvest and meet every Sunday to debate the Land's policy. The pigs, because of their pseudo-intelligence, became the supervisors of the land. Caesar, however, proved to be a power-hungry leader who stole the cows' milk and a number of apples to feed himself and the other pigs. He also enlists the services of Mukastuti, a pig with the ability to persuade other animals, that the pigs, were always moral and correct in their decisions.

Later, Kludde returned to Bhumi Panakkara and attempted to retake it. Thanks to the tactics of Snobol, the animals defeated Kludde in what thereafter became known as 'The Battle of the Cowshed.' Snobol devoted himself to bettering the animals in intellectual, moral, and physical ways. He brought literacy to the Land, so that the animals could better grasp the Pradhana's principles.

Winter arrived, Snobol began drawing plans for a windmill, which would provide electricity and thereby gave the animals more leisure time, but Caesar vehemently opposed such plan, on the grounds that building the windmill, would allow them less time for producing food. On the Sunday that the pigs offered the windmill to the animals for a vote, Caesar summoned four ferocious dogs—who were supposed to guard the Pradana's Principles, but in this case, were not carrying out their duties—chasing Snobol off the land forever. Caesar announced that there would be no further debates; he also told them that the windmill would be built after all, and lied that it was his own idea, stolen by Snobol. Caesar used Snobol as a scapegoat on whom he blamed all of the animals' hardships.

Much of the next year was spent building the windmill. Baksar, an incredibly strong horse, proved himself to be the most valuable animal in this endeavor. Contrary to the principles of Animalism, Caesar hired a solicitor and began trading with neighboring animals, and named it, the 'Caesarism Policy.'

Caesar's lust for power increased to the point where he became a Totalitarian, forcing 'confessions' from innocent animals and having the dogs killed them in front of the entire animals. He and the pigs moved into legacy Kludde's house and began sleeping in beds. 

The animals received less and less food, while the pigs grew fatter. After the windmill was completed, Caesar sold a pile of timber to Panta; the white bear, a neighboring farmer who paid for it with forged banknotes. Panta introduced himself as a descendant of the Jade Emperor, and had obtained the Holly Scriptures from the Monkey King, Sun Wukong. In fact, the scripts he got, was the Book of Marx and Engel. Instead, Caesar introduced himself as a descendant of Zhu Bajie or Pigsy, Wukong's colleague. Tit for tat, they then entered into a cooperation agreement, in all fields, particularly looking for Sun Wukong's belt, which was said to have sunk into the South China Sea. This 'friendship' was only a meant to simply a facade each is using, in order to better swindle the other.

As more of the Principle of Animalism were broken by the pigs, the language of the Principle was revised. For example, after the pigs become drunk one night, the Principle, 'No animals shall eat onion,' was changed to, 'No animal shall eat onion to excess.' During Caesar's time, not only the animals sufferred from miserable body and soul, but also, the laws, once they were suspected not to support Caesar's wishes, were immediately changed.

When a storm topples the half-finished windmill, Caesar predictably blames Snobol and ordered the animals to begin rebuilding it. Baksar again offerred his strength to help build a new windmill, but when he collapsed, exhausted, Caesar sold the devoted horse to a knacker. Mukastuti told the indignant animals that Baksar was actually taken to a veterinarian and died a peaceful death in a hospital—a tale the animals believed.

Years passed, Caesar expanded the Land's some boundaries became part of Panta's land. Life for all the animals—except the pigs—was harsh. Eventually, the pigs began walking on their hind legs, much more like Kludde and Tengu, took on many other qualities of their former oppressors. The Principles were reduced to a single Omnibus Law, 'All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.'

One night, Panta was sharing drinks with the pigs in Kludder's house. Caesar changed the name of the Land to Flassy Land and quarreled with Panta during a card game in which both of them tried to play the ace of spades. 

As other animals watched the scene from outside the window, they couldn't mark off nothing except the pigs were the Cronysm, and quietly, they could only hum,

Once I had a love and it was divine

Soon found out, I was losing my mind

It seemed like the real thing, but I was so blind

Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind *)

Pausing for a moment, then the Fourth Judge said, "The sketch is not yet finished, and all of you, are welcome to decide the better sketch, especially for those who are willing to look and hear. And Allah knows best."

Citations & References:

- Abul Hassan Al-Mawardi, Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah, translated by Asadullah Yate Phd, Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd

- George Orwell, Animal Farm, Longmans

*) "Heart of Glass" written by Chris Stein and Deborah Harry

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