Trump is making the news (here for example) with his announcing that the country needs two new holidays, one each to celebrate victories in the two world wars.
Has any other president made the news at least once a week with lunatic ideas like those about Greenland, Panama, Canada a state, alligators in the Rio Grand, making the border zone a military base, making Gaza a resort, etc. Does he think of all these things himself? I might be impressed if he did.
This aside, Trump once again reveals how obsessed he is with taking credit for anything he possibly can brag about even though he had nothing to do with the accomplishment.
I need not elaborate on the how insulting this war victory holiday idea is coming from someone who earned the nickname “cadet bonepsurs” and who disparged veterans and POW’s, and is now allowing the VA budget to be cut.
The subtext of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan is Make Me Greater Again and Again and Again. Trump believes not only that he is the greatest U.S. president in history, but that he is the greatest human being ever to walk the Earth. He thinks he’s smarter than Einstein and more powerful than a Jedi knight.
The Einstein level genius Trump is too uninformed to realize that Darth Vader wielded a red light saber, while Jedi knights fought with blue light sabres. He also shows his ignorance about Star Wars by posting an image of himself with bulging muscles. No character in Star Wars looked like this.
Yoda was hardly muscle bound. For that matter neither was Darth Vader:
Trump keeps equating intelligence with muscles. He wants everyone to believe that he’s a world class golfer, and that this means he, putting myself into his mind, believes this proves overall he is the greatest everything. Add this to his being able to grab any woman by the genitals and having people kowtow to him cements this belief in his conception of himself.
If the personal slogan “I Am the Greatest” wasn’t already taken I wouldn't be surprised if Trump adopted it. He has basically said that he’s the greatest president ever.
There’s no way he could say it the way Muhammad Ali did. Consider his own ballad:
This is the legend of Cassius Clay,
The most beautiful fighter in the world today.
He talks a great deal, and brags indeed-y,
Of a muscular punch that's incredibly speedy.
The fistic world was dull and weary,
But with a champ like Liston, things had to be dreary.
Then someone with color, someone with dash,
Brought fight fans a-runnin' with cash.
This brash young boxer is something to see.
And the heavyweight championship is his destiny.
This kid fights great. He's got speed and endurance.
But if you sign to fight him, increase your insurance.
This kid's got a left. This kid's got a right.
If he hits you once, you're asleep for the night.
And as you lie on the floor while the ref counts ten,
you pray that you won't have to fight me again.
For I am the man this poem is about,
the next champ of the world, there isn't a doubt....
Trump does have this proof that he’s the greatest.
Muhammad Ali had this:
Mumammad Ali proved he had character by taking a stand against the Vietnam War, being a conscientious objector, and being willing to go to prison for this (see reference).
Ali had character. Trump is a character.
If I could muster up some empathy for him I might be saddened by anyone who would think it was amusing joke about his being the next pope and posting an image of himself as a pope.
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