Such Lovely People...

Good evening. I would like to introduce you to some people who may be closer than you think.




The neighbours.
Yes. Look at them, smiling in welcome.
They look almost normal.
One of them even has a dog. Blondi?
Anyway, I digress.
In the liberated 21st century we don't talk in terms of non-agression pacts, guarantees and so on.
We simply turn on our televisions and tune into 'Neighbours From Hell'.
These are typically very rude louts who never smile at all.
Which makes them rather pathetic, and not at all a serious threat to anybody's peace of mind.
One can close the doors and they parade around for a few moments before feeling rather silly(which irritates them even more) and then they likewise disappear indoors.

But the real neighbours from hell are far more selective.

They choose their victims carefully, seeking to expand their miniature empires by stealth, threat and degree, incrementing their aggressions to dispose of those around them who might constitute resistance.

They start their campaigns in the rather naive belief that they can attack everybody else and nobody can attack them.
Well, I've got news for them; they have sewn the wind, and now they will reap the whirlwind.