“The
Conservative movement, best represented by our Caesar Disgustus, has
gone from the dictum 'with malice toward all and charity for none, to
from malice toward all and charity for me”.
----from The Quotations of
Chairman Joe
A half century ago, the nation faced down the prospect
of a Nixon presidency beginning the downward spiral leading to the
end of the American Century. So began a movement whose essence is
best distilled by how John Kennedy once characterized Nixon: “ With
malice toward all and charity for none”. Now, under the tutelage
of our Caesar Disgustus it has brazenly morphed into what it always
would become, first person singular; now reading “with malice
toward all and charity for me”.
From the moment he first stood on the national stage,
Disgustus has always been about 'me'. Always bragging about his
wealth and prowess, using the best words and the best people circling
about him. He talks about 'his' army and protests that the economy
would somehow tumble like a house cards if he weren't here to hold it
up. Like some god—like some Sun King—Disgustus seeks adulation,
not so secretly harboring—as in his off-the-cuff remarks to the
North Korean Dictator—the longing of a nation on its knees
genuflecting before him, happily basking in his reflected light.
It's the illusion of central position run amok. All of
us suffer from this delusion, it is the product of viewing the
universe through these two eyes. It's just that Disgustus, as
sometimes an entire nation, can greatly exaggerate it. It's what
happens when one is never taught to see through the eyes of the
'other', that is, to fall into—or in tRUMP's case—never reach
adolescence let alone maturity.
Many sociologists, historians and social commentators
have observed the eternal preoccupation with youth in the United
States. And, indeed, the nation has often behaved both domestically
and internationally with a certain immaturity. But with Disgustus, a
strain of this social retardation has gained ascendance threatening
not only the republic but the planet.
So, beginning with the Inaugural Address, a Distopian
view of the United States, that could best be conjured by a
prepubescent boy, Disgustus openly declared that, collectively
speaking, it's all about 'me'.
This hit the “Generation of Swine” like a
hammer on a tuning fork. Yes!, came the collective response to the
call, as the 'swine', seeing an out sized image of themselves,
moved to “Make America Great Again.” The Great Boar, Donald
tRUMP, singing the song of malice, became the 'swine' writ
large.
An open war with anything not 'swine' followed.
Voter restrictions on those not 'swine'. Budget Cuts directed
at those not 'swine'. Transfer of wealth to, and removal of
regulations on those who are 'swine'.
Never mind that most of those who followed him don't
qualify; they see themselves as piglets who someday, with just the
right combination of luck, graft and greed, they too will become a
full-blown boar, just like their hero—and with all the accompanying
social skills.
This attitude quickly manifests itself on the
international stage where Disgustus, representing so well the world
view of the 'swine', moved to withdraw from international
agreements, comfort our adversaries and insult our friends; resulting
in the complete destruction of American credibility.
Let's make no mistake about it. The ResCUMlickan Party,
disproportionately representing white baby-boomers, introduced this
behavior long before tRUMP arrived on the scene. One will recall,
for instance, ReSCUMlickan Senator Tom Cotton and several other of
his colleagues writing a missive to the leaders in Iran as Obama was
negotiating a deal over Iran's development of nuclear weapons,
telling the Iranians that the deal would not be honored when their
party returns to power. Disgustus, making good on the threat, sent
shock waves through the international community as the ReSCUMlickan
Party demonstrated to the world that our word isn't worth the paper
it's printed on. And so it is with those who struggle with us against
ISIS in Syria, as Disgustus announces his withdrawal following
earlier notifications that he had cut the military funding of
resistance groups to the Assad regime.
A half-century ago a president fell victim to the
combination of what were termed the generation gap and the
credibility gap. Johnson had lost the confidence of the then
emerging 'boomers' because he had repeated assurance by General
William Westmoreland that the war in Vietnam was being won. On this
the 'boomers' turned on Johnson and so began the long sorry tale of
the impact the “Generation of Swine” has had on the
nation, indeed the world.
Now the 'swine' are faced with a new generational
challenge as those following begin to understand that this myopic,
self-serving and totally deluded generation of Americans—indeed the
worst generation, is itself nothing but a fraud. And tRUMP is the
ultimate representative of the 'swine', the king-hell boar.
Everything he says is a lie. Everything he does is self-serving.
He, like the 'swine' literally cannot see beyond his snout, so
deep in the trough is it. Disgustus has exposed what the 'swine'
have always been: hypocrites. It's just that now they are
wrapping themselves—for the first and, perhaps, the last time—in
the flag. The question is, can Disgustus and the generation he
represents be flushed from office while the republic still stands.
The jury is out, the clock is ticking.
“An
Br'er Putin, he jus' laugh and laugh”
Impeach and Imprison.
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