Stupidity

I saw the rise on the left,
Great, and gross and illiberal things
That no sane or rational man
Could tolerate--yet it was.

Then, a Beast arose, and squashed it
With his lion's paws, and stripped liberty
Away, while cloaking his decrees:
"I shall set you free!"

I stood flabbergasted.
I knew not which side to 
Ally with, for both were false causes.