Burning Books

 IN HIS PROTEST POEM, "The Burning of the Books", Bertolt Brecht complains that since Hitler orders only good book be burned, that it is a great insult that none of the burned books are authored by Brecht. he never got his wish. Hitler never ordered any of Brecht's book burned. Deep within the apparent dark void of their of their inscrutable, emotionally troubled minds, Donald Trump and his angry gang of NAZI-esque supporters might wish that every book ever written about Donald Trump, and there are many, be burned, every copy. Of the many dozen published and distributed, most by people who were either close to Trump and know him well or by journalists and excellent historians of contemporary culture who thoroughly researched their subject, none of the portray a flattering picture of Trump. The only flattering ones are those written by people working jointly by Trump, paid by him. Most of books on Trump were written during his presidency; there was a veritable explosion of Trump material, and there is much more to come, as the historians of the near future take over the genre. Of those extant, two stand out. "Too Much But Never Enough" by Trump niece Mary Trump, and the most recent "Only I Can Fix It" by a pair of authors who feature General Mark Milley's observations in the book. Mark Milley is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.  Both authors are true Trump insiders. Mary Trump is a trained psychologist, and seems to know her stuff, and certainly knows Trump. Her description of him is damning, describing him as a psychopath with an extreme narcissistic personality disorder, something the general public, or much of it, had most likely already determined. Her attitude towards her uncle got her excluded from family gatherings, she says. Milley raises a huge red flag about the defeated former commander-in-chief, claiming that he and many other top ranking military commanders were quite concerned that Trump might try to use the military to stage a political coup, and remain in power, with his false claim that the election was stolen from him. If anyone should know, its Milley, the highest ranking uniformed military officer in the country,with close ties to and a great deal of knowledge of Trump's behavior as president. Mileys's characterization of Trump and his followers a a Hitler-like NAZI-esque cult seems shocking, especially when you consider the source. We the American people should know as most of us other than the most fervent Trump supporters do, that the illegitimate ascension of Trump to the American presidency was a disastrous mistake, as great a mistake as has ever been made by us, the American people.