Paying Attention, To Trump, Part I

IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT that you have not yet purchased a super-sized popcorn popper, you may be out of luck. There has been of late a run on them. Even Amazon dot com has been having difficulty keeping up with demand. Savvy observers understand that now is the time to get prepared, settle in, and watch the big show, this being a crucial election year, an election in which, as Joe Biden correctly stated, democracy is on the ballot. A vote for Trump is a vote for authoritarian govenment, government by executive decree, government which with Donald Trump at the head would happily rubberstamp and executively order whatever crazy agenda items a desperate far right extremist Christian fascist mob desires. Said mob has at long last realized that its bizarre agenda cannot be implemented in America democratically; therefore, it has turned to authoritarian poplulism, and Trump it has turned into Christ's representative on Earth. Trump himself, as anyone with he merest trace of a brain tissue can readily discern, gives not a fig about Jesus Christ, the Christian conservative agenda, this country, nor much of anything else, but only about his wealth, fame, and power, in no discernible order. In essence, in order to preserve democracy in America, it is vitally necessary to oppose Donald Trump and his many supporters, with great vigor. The point is; now is the time to begin paying especially close attention to Trump, to his every word and deed, daily, hourly, incessantly. Disgusting though that may sound and may well be, it will prove beneficial to the glorious cause of perpetuating democracy, at least until the next far right extremist demagogue comes along to threaten it. (There are more where Trump came from, waiting in the wings). The diamond ring at the bottom of the dumpster will not be found without digging through and carefully examining every piece of intervening garbage, green slime and all. From the beginning of his political career, Trump has been a veritable loose cannon, verbally. So great is his pathological narcissim that he bothers not to actually think about what he is going to say before he says it. No matter what he says, he unreasons, it must by definition be true, for it was he who said it. Hence, remarks like: "They say windmills cause cancer"..."George Washingtons's are captured every airport in the colonies"..."Friendship between the United States and Italy dates from the time of Julius Caesar"....The 2024 presidental campaign has begun, and over the next few weeks and months, will get into full swing. Already Trump has called his political opponents "vermin", issued slanderous insults and threats, and announced his intention to beccome a dictator, for at least one day. As the elecion draws nearer, his appearances in criminal court multiply, and his frustration and anger grow, the reckless abandon with whih he speaks will only become ever more bizarre, as will his comments. Hence the need for large popcorn poppers. Also, the need to take notes carefully, and to be ready to repeat, as often as necessary, his insane utterances. The best way to oppose Trump effecively is to merely point out what he says, and what he does. Like all national elections, this one will be decided by independent voters.The best way to defeat the Trump movement is to make sure that independent and undecided voters are well informed in Trump-speak.