I want to hear Daffy Duck read T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. It would be hilarious.
Trump's letter, telling the North Koreans that Trump would pull out of the planned summit because of hurt feelings, should also be read in Daffy Duck voice. This bit is the most delicious one:
Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting. Therefore, please let this letter serve to represent that the Singapore summit, for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place. You talk about nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used.It sounds good as a Daffy Duck speech, doesn't it? First the hurt feelings, then the mystery sentence:
Therefore, please let this letter serve to represent that the Singapore summit, for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place.
And, finally, reminding the North Koreans that Trump's war penis is far bigger and more frightening. Such a good job, Donald.
I cope with the Trump Reich by using gallows humor. Lots of Americans approve of his work as the president*, and that's what makes gallows humor a good survival tool. Or alcohol, I guess, but goddesses don't drink as we cannot get drunk.
At least we now have a natural experiment likely to give us an answer to the question: Can a know-nothing amoral narcissist successfully run this country? Perhaps to the ground.
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* I have noticed that people, in general, don't understand the time lag in various economic policies. The boom we are enjoying now is mostly due to earlier events, not Trump's first year in absolute power. But he gets the credit for that.
That might be one reason why so many approve of Trump, but the most important reason is the overwhelming tribalism in American politics. If it's your team, then it must be right. Just leave your brain home when you go to watch the political football games and you will feel fine.