North Korea Makes Sense

We do and say many regrettable things as children. For example, my generation used to call each other “retards.” Of course, this is a reference to the catch-all phrase formerly applied to individuals with severe mental deficiencies. They were called “retarded” with normal emphasis on the syllables. This word has now been replaced by a descriptive vocabulary, further identifying the medical conditions. We children adopted the word and called each “reTards”, strongly emphasizing the “tard” syllable.

In front of the “Tard” is the prefix “re”, and its purpose in the language is well known. It indicates that something is reoccurring. “Rerun” TV shows are ones that have “run” before and are now running again. A boardroom summary is called a “rehash” becomes it brings back the old hash. A “recent” is a penny that has come back.

The only logical conclusion, then, is that “reTard” is a recurring Tard. It is important to understand that “Tard” is a manner of being and not necessarily restricted to an individual. The reTard is not the same person as the Tard. This is someone else, who is following the Tard’s example. We can have many reTards, but only a very few Tards.

Now, consider the movers and shakers of the world. These are people that have the ability to merely move a finger and make a million dollars. Some of these people rise to the top of the corporate world, and others rise to the top of the political empire. In some rare cases, they achieve both. These are the people that achieve and accomplish.

I am not one of these people. I have had an ordinary life, and now slave away in the business world, getting ever closer to the day they kick me out for being too old. I live in a new town, economically divided into the West part and the East part. The West part hosts the rich and famous, who sit around in an afternoon, sipping tea delivered by nameless servants. As they lift up the tea cup, with the pinkie finger sticking out, they discuss the movers and shakers. The appropriate phrase used to describe their comrades action is, “He does.” The nameless servants live in the East part of town, where paying the electric bill is a constant struggle. The same movers and shakers as discussed, but the phrase used in the East is, “He do.” In this neighborhood, this phrase is perfectly acceptable syntax, and notably is 33% more efficient than the verbosity spewed by the people in the West.

Thus, “He do” is applied to the highly achieving individual, who is a bellwether for accomplishment. He is rare. He breaks the mold. Others envy his wealth and power. He is the Tard.

There is one that excels at being the Tard, rising to the very top in both the corporate and political realms. He is the mover and shaker. He is America’s Tard. “He do.” He is the doTard.

That explains a lot, doesn’t it?

Perhaps, this commentary is upsetting to you. If so, then please do not attempt to answer the following question: “Which word is used to describe the doTard’s followers?”