America Finally has Its Mussolini
Turns out over ½ the voters who went to the polls last month are rubes and suckers. They were conned, once again, by the biggest conman in American political history. Donald J. tRump even strikes poses like Benito Mussolini did in the 1930s. Only instead of seeing a rock jaw, we see a pudgy faced, old man with quivering jowls. Yet, the act continues to work. Funny we didn’t hear griping about “rigged election” on Nov 6th. Guess that was because the crazies won and the sane ones lost.
How could so many people elect a traitorous, insurrectionist who tried to overthrow the legally elected government of the US, less than 4 years ago? Not only is he a traitor but also a multiple times convicted felon, sexual harasser, and serial abuser to boot. This surely no longer is the country of your mother and farther and the “greatest generation”. It is now a country of “sheepeople” who are easily taken in by a huckster with all the answers (or so he says).
Of course, that’s what people in dictatorships want. A strong man who will solve their problems, their problems not their neighbors’ problems. With a Republican controlled Congress, Trump, the sideshow barker, will be untethered and unhinged. He can do lasting damage to our democracy. With the lackeys on the Supreme Court, who have fascist’s tendencies anyway, there is no telling how bad it can get.
One thing for sure is that “The Rule of Law” in America is now a sham. With all the laws that The Donald broke, he should now be in the Big House, not in the White House. Shows us all that being a rich, old white man means you can break laws with impunity and not only get away with it but ascend to the highest office in the land. Delays, delays and delays guarantee that justice delayed is justice denied. Trump is the poster child for that truism.
If you think Trump’s first term was a disaster, wait until you see this next one! Odds are it will be the most corrupt and incompetent administration since Warren G. Harding or even Ulysses Grant, perhaps the most unscrupulous of all time. Forget about “hiring the best people”. He will hire bootlickers who try and enrich themselves at the public’s expense, just like The Trumpster (Dumpster) did the first time around. Lawlessness will be all the rage and not just in the Oval Office. It could well permeate the country.
The rightwing militia groups are already flexing their muscles. Soon they will be terrorizing the “usual suspects” (that is for Republicans), brown and black people, LBGTQIA+, immigrants, people with other abilities, and other minority groups. White women better watch out too. Our new VP is no friend of yours. This is the playbook of fascists. Marginalize the groups, say they commit the crimes and are unsavory. Then take away their rights and terrorize them. Sound familiar?
Trump appeals to the underbelly of American life. His racism, homophobia, misogynist, immigrant bashing, and nativism used to be confined to the lunatic fringes of our society, now they stroll down the middle of main street, USA. Our better angels are in the descent and the horsemen of the apocalypse on the gallop.
Donald Trump is NOT the big problem here. He is a buffoon and a symptom of the problem. The heart of the problem lies with the American people. As that great western philosopher Pogo once famously opined:
“We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us”
Respectfully submitted,
Ben Franklin