I should be in my studio (shed), painting but unfortunately, Donald J Trump has taken up residency in my head, rent free. The unfathomable plight of the American people and why they have allowed HIM to happen consumes me…
Anyway…this…
It’s obvious that I am not the only one in these here parts to be watching in astonishment as America eats itself. Things have got so bad that the jokes about ‘the orange one’ etc are no longer funny.
So much so, that the TV shows that are brave enough to criticise the President by showing never ending clips of his ridiculous statements or behaviour, are in my opinion becoming tired and ineffective. Once upon a time, humour was a powerful weapon that could be relied upon to slow down the progress of the most powerful wannabe dictator. Not anymore. They have cracked all the jokes, shown all the videos and the Fool is still there.
Trump is as he is portrayed. Stupid and dangerous. The radio and TV stations of sensible America is merely telling the truth as it is and thereby have lost any barbs it might have had. It can tell its audience nothing new about its corrupt President. The time has come to stop laughing. The ‘joke’ is over. Time to get serious America. Time to get serious or die.
Trump is as mad as a box of frogs. Trump is a conman. Trump is a narcissist. Trump is greedy and a grifter. It’s all been said and it’s all true. It therefore follows that the truth because of its constant repetition holds no longer holds shock value. The surprise, the step back in ‘shock/horror’ effect has dissipated. The TV stations are merely telling their audience what they already know.
In short, main street media has lost its edge and are now merely feeding the masses who hate Trump with what they want and expect to hear. And it is these feelings of audience self-righteousness and the ‘told you so’ effect that is keeping them from rising in anger from their over-stuffed sofas. They are too ‘comfortable’ and under the mistaken allusion that the TV companies will fight the battle for them. They need to wake up and organise before it is too late. Which it might be already.
What also amazes me is the sycophantic Republican party and their complete lack of realisation that they cannot go on like this. Their day, (sooner rather than later one hopes), will most definitely come and no amount of money and guns will save them from the fury of the crowd, or should I say, mob.
History has shown us many, many times that empires will fall, some quicker than others. And the way America is isolating itself from its one-time friends and allies this could be one of the quickest falls from grace ever seen.
It doesn’t take a great brain to realise that when the fall comes revenge will be taken, and heads will roll. If I was a present-day Republican decision maker I would already be feeling rather uneasy and wondering about the future for me and my family.
Meanwhile the orange slob sits in the White House appointing idiots to the most powerful jobs in the administration, and for a purpose.
It means that when the consequences of their crazy decisions become too much for even him to bare, he will deny all knowledge of the decisions made.
Feigning shock and surprise he will issue dismissals throwing his idiotic appointees under the bus, and declaring he knew nothing about what was going on. Easy come – easy go.
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