Taken from "Penguin Island", Anatole France, 1947:
"We afterwards went to visit the cabinet of Natural history.......The care-taker showed us a sort of packet bound in straw that he told us contained the skeleton of a dragon; a proof, he added he, that the dragon is not a fabulous animal" - Memours of Jaques-Casanova, Paris, 1843, Vol IV, pp 404-5.
Now imagine this scenario a Century hence:
" We afterwards went to visit the cabinet of Defunct Economic History.....The care-taker showed us a sort of packet bound and wrapped in tarriff note declaration and bankruptcy petitions he told us contained the skeleton of a self-proclaimed dragon, a proof, he added, that the dragon is not a fabulous leader. "The Trump Chronicles, Mar-a-Lago, FL., US, 2021, Preface.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Being the POS he is, I really wonder if his lack of effort toward the pandemic was due to his foreknowledge that this would disproportionately affect the minority communities the hardest and reduce the Democratic voter count by selectively culling the herd.
Jon_Frum
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May 17, 2020
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That is a good hypothesis. However, the white privileged class he emanates do not think that deeply. They see the vulnerable masses as objects to their means. They are expendable and therefore little energy or effort is expended on their plight, one way or another.
Unfortunately it might ultimately have the result you outlined. I am sure in private, when queried he justifies his actions as a necessary culling and thus providing a service to the nation.
I rather think that killing more old people, like way more old people, is more of a danger to Trump's base.
@prometheus He is hurting his base the more old white folks kick it.
Since age 18, I have been resisting and fighting Republican policies. As a volunteer, I register high school students to vote.
Don't blame me. I am a lifelong Democrat, anti-war activist, feminist and environmentalist.
Last night I watched "Becoming" on Netflix starring Michelle Obama. A wonderful and touching movie.
I feel heartsick going from highly intelligent, classy, dignified, kind and thoughtful President and Michelle Obama... to cruel, narcissistic and ignorant Trump who only cares about himself.
Vote Blue.
LiterateHiker
Level 9
May 17, 2020
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Keep up the essential work and get the word out
It takes a special kind of stupid for a country to elect a childish, blithering idiot with a room temperature IQ and a decades long history of lying, cheating, criminal behavior, and general dumbassery and empower him to make all the important decisions that effect hundreds of millions of people.
You can practically see the Founding Fathers facepalming in their graves.
Sgt_Spanky
Level 8
May 17, 2020
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Any similarity with actual reality is purely coincidental... Lol!!!
Paddypereira
Level 7
May 17, 2020
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And thus his loyal and vacuous minions went out and proclaimed hi and lo throughout the land "Fake News" as the country sunk into despair. Lol
@t1nick, watching from outside the USA, Trump isn't really a popular figure at the moment, is he? Myself I don't have a very good image of him.
He has about 30% of the population that backs him. I get the feeling that the actual number that "like" him is probably about 10-15%. The rest hate the traditional establishment because they feel victimized by it or see Trump as a pliable means to gaining more wealth and power.
@t1nick, I know an American chap that lives here in Ireland and he actually misses the time when George W. Bush Jr. was the president. That says a lot about Trump. I have a good image of Bernie Sanders but, as I don't know American politics deeply, I just get glimpses on the news. One thing for sure, Trump dealt very poorly with this pandemic thing. What goes on in the USA with politicians happens around the world too, I think we are all now forced to choose between the lesser of evils.
@Paddypereira - Trump claims his pandemic response is the envy of the world. Most Americans know it is just another Trump lie trying to save face.
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@RussRAB, ouch!!! That's very bad. I hope he gets voted out of the presidency.
@Paddypereira - Me too. I briefly considered trying to emigrate when he was elected. It was like being in the Twilight Zone.
@RussRAB, I'm already an immigrant in Ireland. Well, I've been here for so long that I'm part of the furniture by now. I don't envy you being under the rule of such an idiot. Worse than him probably only Bolsonaro in Brazil. Well, better days will come.
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