If elected Trump will bring us the authoritarianism of "1984" with the brutal chaos of "The Lord of the Flies." By Hal Brown, MSW

 

Click image to enlarge (Trump caricatures created by Perchance Photo AI)

Rather than make this a treatise on the two novels and how there are elements in each which correspond with what Trump will usher in for the country if he becomes president again I will assume most readers know the themes of "1984" and "The Lord of the Flies." 

I admit that I got the idea for this blog from the AI images that came up when I was looking for illustrations for yesterday's blog about Trump's mosquito episode (here). 

I'll leave it to someone with literary chops to go into depth about how these and other dystopian novels (both of these books are on this list) could foreshadow what a Trump presidency could turn our great democratic experiment into. 

"Project 2025" isn't a novel. It is a "how to book."

 If Trump wins it could stand next to "Mein Kampf" as the most destructive instructional manual of all time.

Consider: "How Mein Kampf Changed the World" by Heather Whipps 

Excerpt:

"Mein Kampf" was a clear-cut warning to the world of Hitler's intentions for war and genocide, which may have been recognized and prevented had more people read it outside of Germany, some historians say. Publishers in the United States and the U.K. did produce copies in English prior to the War, but were held up by copyright lawsuits by Hitler's publishers.

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Kamala could walk into shark filled waters and have the sharks pay homage to her and Trump would still fulminate and find frivolous fault with her, by Hal Brown, MSW

 

These images were created by PhotoAI

This is some of Trump's reaction to the DNC convention and to Kamala Harris' convention speech:

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Here's more. It's about Trump calling Fox News after Kamala's speech (from RawStory): 

'Beep! Boop!' Trump's Fox News call-in fumble spurs social media uproar

Donald Trump's rebuttal to Vice President Kamala Harris packed quite the punch — on his telephone buttons.

Trump's phone-in interview to Fox News Thursday night after Harris accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination was interrupted at least six times by the former president seeming to accidentally press the buttons on his own phone.

"Trump is calling in to Fox and he keeps hitting buttons on the phone," reported Colorado Sun columnist Mario Nicolais. "Beep! Boop!"

What would a sane and mentally stable opposition candidate have done? They certainly would have watched the speech, if not the entire convention, and if they were smart they would have watched it with several political advisors not afraid to be candid with them as they crafted tactics to respond in an effective way.

They would not have posted anything on social media or called into any TV shows for at least a day. Because Trump is so thin skinned and volatile Trump's media silence would have made the news more than his predictable rants.

Consider how Beyoncé made the news because last night reporters were talking about the rumor that she might appear. She didn't appear in person (a good decision as this would have led to criticism that Harris needed her). However, Harris took the stage with Beyoncé's song "Freedom" playing, and it played again after she finished her address.  This sets the stage for her to surprise everyone with an appearance at a Harris rally. The same goes for Taylor Swift. When you have the two biggest pop stars supporting you it is wise to employ their power judiciously. 

If, and hopefully when, they become more involved in the campaign I don't know if Trump would be able to resist attacking them. I'm surprised he was able to keep himself from attacking Michelle and Oprah, but wait, attacks  might yet be coming. It should go without saying that he's that stupidly narcissistic.

When Trump called into Fox News one of the things he said was "she's not having success, I'm having success." He's saying he's winning. What comes across in this is that he's whining. I added the words but the image is what came up when I asked PhotoAI for a picture of Trump whining:

These are the six AI images for Trump whining. I was surprised that the top middle one had two Trump's in front of a portrait of Trump. It's as if the computer consulted with an editorial cartoonist.

Aside from the subscription New York Times and Washington Post I also read Salon and RawStory, which are free, every day. The later has some opinion essays on a subscription version but most of the articles are free. Here are my recent blogs:

Recent blogs:

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