WHITE-A-LAGO
The White House belongs to the American people and is only
the temporary residence of the current president. The White House has come to symbolize
America’s struggle for independence and democracy. An historic monument and a landmark that
represents the image of America as a nation.
It is recognized as such around the world. The walls, the furniture, the artifacts, it
all breathes the nation’s history and is a testament to what America stands for
and has become. The latest occupant of
the White House is showing America and the world that he has no respect for the
past, for America’s history and its people.
He is turning America’s premier landmark into a tacky entertainment
lounge for America’s wealthiest. In
typical Trump fashion he is showing everybody that not only he’s the boss, he
can do whatever he wants and nobody is going to stop him.
It is easier to please
a tyrant than to stand up to one.
A farcical display of
corporate pandering.
From charging exorbitant fees and tariffs, to bullying and
threats, he puts any mafia don to shame.
With this latest move Trump is showing that he has incorporated the
White House into his business empire as if he intends to turn this into a
permanent Trump property. A Trump
dynasty? He is enthralled by wealth, by
titles, by royalty and for a man whose ego knows no boundaries, why not crown
yourself king? Napoleon crowned himself
emperor. Putin has placed a permanent
claim on the Russian presidency. What will
it be for Trump?
Go for the gold and
everything else that glitters.
With democracies struggling around the world, dictators are
once more in vogue it seems and you demonstrate your thirst for autocratic
power by disregarding and destroying anyone and anything that opposes you. By turning the White House into his own
personal dancehall where he will entertain all his buddies and followers he is
showing to the world that he’s king. A
putting green may come next. This is
typical in your face Trump. He is
thumbing his nose at all ordinary, hard-working Americans and his message to
them: you voted me in, you silly buggers and I’m going to run everything my
way. Who needs democracy when I can run
roughshod over everyone and everything!
The man has no propriety, no sense of history or
destiny. A vainglorious psychopath drunk
on his own aspirations of importance and his role in history.
Napoleon found his Waterloo.
He would do well to remember where Napoleon ended up; alone,
a prisoner on the island of St. Helena, stripped of everything. They brought him back as a corpse and put him
on permanent display at the Hotel des Invalides, in Paris, France. He has become a historic curiosity in a
display that represents the illusory nature of power, of humiliation and
suffering and how aspirations of this nature carry a downside rarely
contemplated by tyrants and dictators.
Would people like Trump ever look back and contemplate on their actions,
words and behaviors in an honest fashion?
The answer is no. People like him
lack empathy and remorse. They have no
moral compass. As long as they get what
they want, all is well. They only care
about themselves. As a writer, a student
of philosophy, history and the humanities, I am saddened by the way the nation
is tearing itself apart at the hands of an utter buffoon, sowing hate and
discord, division and paranoia. No bets
on this one!
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