Wingless Phoenix

If there was ever a time when reasonably informed and concerned Americans should be weeping over the National tragedy that is Donald Trump it should be right now. What is it with these Republican leaders that they can turn nearly universal unity in the face of a common enemy into partisan gamesmanship, to meet what are essentially personal goals.

In September 2001 George Bush had the backing not only of a suddenly united country, but an entire world that would support the United States in its chosen direction.  He then proceeded to promote division among nations and Americans by turning his focus toward, as we have since learned, control of oil reserves and long desired regime change. What an ass.

As a result hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans have died during and as a result of the conflicts, untold numbers injured, a majority of their populations psychologically maimed, an entire region in turmoil, not to mention the thousands of Americans killed and wounded…and for what?

By the end of Bush’s administration the economy had been left sick and unattended, and our Nation was steeped in a sociological war zone, embraced by Republican Conservatism. The extraordinary opportunity that had been given to Bush, the rising of a Phoenix out of the ashes, was squandered.

Now this narcissistic clown, who was misfortunately elevated to world leadership, is doing the same thing. Although we should hardly be surprised, the calamity of his ineptitude and self interest remains appalling.

His pathetic reading of his struggling advisor’s speeches does little to dissuade the damage he has already managed to inflict. His focus on equity markets, his denials of severity, his contradicting professionals, his need to assess blame (first to China, then Europe, and now Obama), his blatant personal concerns (exempting Britain and Ireland…please), his initial consultations with Congressional Republicans only, and such stupid things as wearing his political cap while supposedly representing the entire Nation has been atrocious.   

His wholesale and psychotic dishonesty may be the best example in what precisely a leader should NOT do to rally a nation. He fools no one and at best gets his die hard supporters to just dismiss his knee-jerk lies as Trumpian hyperbola. However, faith in centralized information is critical during a National emergency. If there are any adults in the White House today they need to step up and tell us all to ignore Trump and find the truth elsewhere.

Think of it, the entire World…the entire World…has a common enemy, let alone Conservatives and Liberals or Republicans and Democrats. How fortunate it would be to bring people of many nations together.

Our non-authoritarian political system carries with it advantages and disadvantages. We cannot do what the Chinese have done to force the population to work in unison. There is no doubt, as is currently evidenced, that they can manage the threat posed by this virulent disease. However, their socio-political structure will likely be no better off for it.

In the United States we need real non-partisan leadership to rally all Americans to find common ground in voluntarily supporting the battle against this aggressive virus. The US should embrace International cooperation, not promote isolation and assess blame.

We have the potential to inflict not only the termination of this pandemic, which will ultimately happen, but also bring together competing individuals and entire nations that will, like a rising Phoenix, leave an even better, safer, and freer world than the virus found.

However, this sniveling, ignorant, self-absorbed, scum of a President will cut the wings off that bird because he intuitively believes that wallowing in the ashes is better than risking his ego. What a crying shame.