NEW YORK, NY — A palpable somber mood was felt throughout the Big Apple today following the announcement that a black man would be facing severe punishment for daring to disobey his Democrat masters.

As they have done throughout America's history, Democrats took swift steps to reprimand a local black man for refusing to do what he was told and having the audacity to voice his own opinion in opposition to their directions.

"Looks like someone needs to be taught a lesson," said one powerful Democrat. "We can't afford to have any of these black folks having thoughts and opinions of their own. Who does he think he is? We made him what he is today. We gave him a job. We give the orders around here, and we expect them to be followed. Once we're done with him, all of the others will see that it is a bad idea to disobey what we tell them."

When asked why a black man should follow orders rather than have his own views, the Democrat provided a simple explanation. "We are the ones in charge," he said. "We know what's best for them. We will tell them what to think. We will tell them what they can and can't do. We will tell them who to vote for. And as long as they obey, everything will be fine and we will reward them. But if they decide to get all uppity and opinionated? Then, we have a problem."

At publishing time, Democrats had reportedly told the black man that all would be forgiven if he agreed to publicly apologize for his disobedience and pledge his allegiance to his masters.

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