SAY THANK YOU
As a writer, a student of philosophy, history and the
humanities it sometimes feels as if the world at large is reaching out to me
with yet another lifeline, as if it fears that I might be running out of topics
or subjects to write about. Have no such
fear. I would love nothing better than
for humanity to take a break; a nice extended and peaceful vacation free from
murder, mayhem and conflict. There are
times I feel inundated by this avalanche of insane and irrational human
behaviors and lately it only seems to accelerate and multiply. It doesn’t help that the current and most
powerful psychopath to ever inhabit the Oval Office is leading the pack with a
severe case of verbal diarrhea (very much a constant affliction) and an
inflated ego (something he was born into).
An ego that matches that of equally demented world leaders that have
preceded him in history. There seems to
be no rhyme or reason as to what spews forth from his mouth or why. What came out of his mouth in Davos while addressing
some of the most powerful people in the world had me stumped. There are four year olds in kindergarten that
display better elocution than Trump.
“Some people I like a lot, some people I don’t like at all. Some I really like.”
Our esteemed Prime Minister, Mike Carney, was singled out in
front of the world at a meeting of the super wealthy in Davos as being
ungrateful (Apparently he didn’t say thank you.
Exactly for what is a bit of a mystery, unless, not unlike Zelensky, it
is something he expects world leaders to say after he insults them). Carney didn’t perform a Karl Schuschnigg for
Trump either by refusing to play dead and hand over Canada, the way the
Austrian Chancellor handed over Austria to Hitler without putting up a
fuss. Perhaps Carney forgot to present
Trump with a shiny little trinket, a golden beaver or Maple Leaf. Trump loves to insinuate himself into the
foreground as the leader of the entire world to whom all bow. Hell-bent on grabbing headlines with a
non-stop barrage of threats and insults followed by personal platitudes
expressing his importance and role on the world stage.
We (Canada and Carney) have to show gratitude in the face of
annexation threats? Express gratitude
for being at the receiving end of insults and belittling remarks such as; the
US doesn’t need Canada. Without the US,
Canada would not exist. Canada doesn’t
produce anything we need. Demolishing
economies (including that of its closest allies and trading partners, Mexico
and Canada) around the world with ludicrous tariffs (my favorite weapon). (Excuse me, he actually admitted that he’s
weaponizing trade through tariffs?). It
doesn’t really matter, because the tirade of nonsensical barbs is ongoing as is
his incessant need to comment on anything and everything as if it enhances his
power and status. As if we’re supposed
to care about the nonsense that emanates from his mouth? Or what he thinks?
Trump’s ego knows no boundaries and his so-called board of
peace is yet another ludicrous indication of how out of touch he is with
reality and his delusional obsession with autocratic power. Inviting Netanyahu (bombing Gaza to
smithereens) and Putin (bombing Ukraine into oblivion) to sit on this ‘peace’
board? Although I can see why Donald
would feel more comfortable with a few fellow convicted felons to rub elbows
with, but what about the inclusion of Palestinians? How about Zelensky? No, all he wants is people and nations that
bow and grovel. Trump loves to throw his
weight around by thumbing his nose at global institutions purposely designed to
deal with global issues. The peace board
is all about Trump. (I’m in charge until the day I die and I alone can veto
anything). It is all about Trump, his
vision of the world and those who will support him (the candidates chosen don’t
hail from nations with a reputation for democracy and adhering to the rule of
law).
Trump’s new world order is about his thirst for autocratic
power and he uses all the dictatorial strategies employed by those who preceded
him in past lives. Divide and conquer
through distraction, lies, confusion and distortion. He employs the same methods as his idol,
Adolf Hitler. He likes his current
cabinet and in that regard he follows his idol as well. Hitler surrounded himself with a coterie of
psychopaths, losers and malcontents.
Hitler couldn’t believe his luck when his following mushroomed and
crowds of people started to adore him.
An image craftily cultivated by people like Joseph Goebbels and Heinrich
Himmler. He purposely chose people who
blindly followed and obeyed and who didn’t question. Once they were well ensconced within his
inner circle his true psychotic personality rose to the fore and he ruled with
absolute brutality, relishing his power and the fear he instilled. There was not a single, sane, competent
person in his entire cabinet and those that were stayed quiet, because saying
no led to a kind of termination that was rather permanent. People were rewarded for spying on each other
and betraying their secrets. Hitler
encouraged duplicity and cruelty and turned it into complicity. Once you cross the threshold of what is legal
and acceptable there is no turning back.
Trump has used the same kind of bullying techniques his
entire life, cruel strategies to subvert all who work for him. Carrot and stick, reward and punishment, fear
and intimidation (firing, blackballing, suing, prosecuting, whatever works to
destroy people’s lives and careers).
Once you’ve got your minions to do the dirty work for you, they’re yours
forever because there is no honorable way out.
Look at all the people in the United States that have been at the
receiving end of his wrath and revenge.
Lives and careers destroyed.
We’re living in precarious times; Hell is empty, because all the devils
are here.
When world leaders, and that includes Carney as well, utter
words like the New World Order, I shudder.
Goosebumps. Increasingly we’re
dealing with leaders that treat the entire planet like an economic proposition
and that they decide who gets what and how little. It is a delusion brand of hypocrisy that
turns all of us into psychopaths because there is no such thing as a superior
race, color or religion. You can’t
dominate, exploit and control others—people or nations—because it suits your
agenda. We have a world order, it’s
called the United Nations, far from perfect because a few countries have
exempted themselves with a convenient veto right. But its tenets will never go out of fashion;
diplomacy, consultation and negotiated agreements without intimidation or
fear. Everything based on the
sovereignty of nations and that all are equal before the law. No childish statements such as, some of you I
like and some of you I don’t.
I have always studied body language because there are telling
signs in facial expressions and body stance.
All his cronies are starting to develop the same demeanor; the same
sullen, surly look, mouths downturned, arrogance, defiance and pretending that
all of them can rule and act with impunity.
They’re adopting the leader’s attitude and posturing. It reminds me of a new president who was
appointed to a large company I worked for.
He sported leather sport jackets and a full beard. Within six months all the senior managers
adopted the same dress and sported facial hair.
Pathetic! The man got fired
within a year because he was an absolute disaster. Loe and behold, within two weeks of the man’s
firing the jackets and beards were gone.
Trump needs to be impeached because as a president he is an absolute
disaster and a threat to world peace.
I can’t speculate on what we can or should be doing because
the pressures exerted by an 8 billion plus human population don’t allow for a
peaceful reset approach when global belligerence has reached stratospheric
proportions. What has been put into
motion will not subside when hotheads ratchet up the tensions and all the old
conflicts remain firmly in place.
Donald Trump is not a comedian and he is not funny. Appeasement was used with Adolf Hitler and
look where it got us! More than 50
million people killed and many more were wounded and crippled for life. Trillions of dollars in destruction and
property damage.
The world needs to take
a stand and damn the consequences because doing nothing gave us World War II.
He has been showered with platitudes, trinkets, gifts and
smiles. Plenty of people saying thank
you, lavishing praise and offering firm handshakes and he still expects
everybody to bend over and spread their cheeks.
It’s time to wake up and tell the man where to go and where he can stick
it.
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