Giving Trump the Glory

I DESPISE DONALD TRUMP, as anybody who knows me knows. I always have, since his early National Enquirer Marla Maples days. Every day my dislike deepens. I hate to call it hate. I like hearing desirable words, seeing good deeds, and noticing positive personality traits from people I dislike; it reduces the energy it takes to dislike them. Indifference is better than, and usually more effective than, hatred. Most of all, it takes less energy and stress. Indifference is the ultimate insult...I tend to call the duly elected felon by his last name, and to omit the title "president". But sometimes, as country folk sometimes say, the blind old squirrel finds an acorn. In modern lingo, algorythmic outliers. Trump did something which to my knowledge no American president has ever done. One might say Trump did something that no American president has ever had the guts to do, or the desire to do. Namely; he criticized, expressed disapproval of the actions of, of all things, Israel, the nation thereof, the Holy land, the sacred cow of nation states. Trump expressed displeasure of America's closest "ally", the great military super power descendant of the Old Testament. (The super power ststus came a bit belatedly, but better late than never,thanks to the United States.) America's authoritarian ruler was displeased because Israel violated the current but tenuous ceasefire with Iran. Good for Trump, calling Israel out,making it accountable. Arguably, the establishemnt of the modern nation of Israel in 1948, and especially the violent and chaotic way it took place, was among the greatest mistakes in history. During its entire existence Israel has been an aggressive, expanionist country, prone to start wars. Currently, Israel is engaged in genocide of Palestinians in Gaza; the word "genocide" is not inaccurate, and for anyone insisting that it is, I would respond with a quote from Davy Crockett: "If it aint (genocide), its a mite too close for comfort". Criticizing Israel is not acceptable in these United States, no more acceptable than allowing American children to read books featuring LGBTQ characters, socialist ideals, or anti-racist material. Try criticizing Holy Israel in America, and you are labeled "anti-Semitic", the worst thing anyone can ever be in freedom's land, other than "woke". I started paying attention to Israel in 1967, when I was twelve, because of their big war that year which was all over the news. I have always noticed that when an Israeli is harmed or killed by a Palestinian, the retribution is wildly disproportionate, just as it now is in Gaza. A hundred Palestinian deaths for every Isreli death. But, there is a chink in the Isralei Public Relations armor. A handful of bold progressive journalists are starting to ask the question: precisely what, if anything, does the United States gain or get by its unflagging, eternal, unconditional support of Israel? The usual, politically correct answer is something like "military and political intelligence information", or, "a strong ally in the middle east" - something vague and undefined. Arguably, the real answer is: nothing. Obama once said that if Trump and the Republicans would merely stop trying to eliminate "Obamacare", that he would be perfectly willing to rename it "Trumpcare". That was, and still is, a good idea. Just what the narcissist needs to get onboard. If the ceasefire surprisingly turns into a long lasting peace, Trump will, predictably, take full credit for it, will demand a Nobel Peace Prize, and maybe get it. And that would be just fine. Never mind that in his first term Trump tore up an excellent agrrment which the world had reached with Iran, preventing them from having nuclear weapons. Never mind that Trump had absolutely nothing to do with orchestrating or implementing the current, tenuous cease fire. Peace is worth having, even if its price is high. It isnt worth freedom and gignity, but its worth allowing a petty, evil tyrant basking in his own fabricated false glory for a short time. Well done Don-Con.