What Donald Trump
and Hillary Clinton have in Common.
Donald Trump is the quintessential Hollywood generated
American Hero, the rugged individualist, the self-made tough man who dispenses
with common human frailties, civility, doubt, or insecurity on the spur of the moment. . He flaunts
his distain for others; he doesn’t need others, he is fiercely independent, a
self made man, powerful in his own right.
He makes the rules and others follow.
He is the hero of every little boy before he matures.
His spirit, his obvious disregard for what
others hold dear is the foundation of our country. He is a continuation
of the founding fathers of The United States who conquered the
wild west. who used disease, alcohol, guns propaganda to win territory that rightfully
belonged for centuries to native Americans.
Donald Trump, tramples over people without
hesitation. He brings forth that spirit, that callous disregard for human
life, for rules, laws, and common etiquette. He performs with an
abundance that ignites the powerless to feel they too are now alive and able to
conquer all who cross their path. This is part and parcel of the American
legacy we try to hide Just like his
father who bulldozed Coney Island to erect Trump Towers at the expense of many. Donald Trump is an American bully, so
well known abroad but hidden in plain sight at home. To conquer him we must own him, exposure him,
not expunge him from our collective memories.
He epitomizes the crude Capitalist making money
off of all who fall into his orbit flaunting his success at cheating the
system, at not paying taxes, at getting away with rather than contributing his
fair share like everyone else.
In his treatment, of women he is no better than a Hollywood
creation, Trump sees women as disposable powerless arm pieces. that glitter
with gold and long blonde hair without a worthwhile word to be uttered.
He thrives on the show, not the substance. Truth, reasonableness, nuance are foreign to
him, negotiation a waste of time, a needless impediment to his stated goal of
gendering power and more power. What matters is the show, the outrageousness of
his opinions that changes as the need for attention demands. He is smart, sleek, unafraid, brilliant in
his tactics, in his attacks on others.
He goes for the guts and laughs because his is a winner.
He doesn’t play by the rules because for Trump there are no
rules. He is the exception, “The self
made” Man!
He enjoys, he cultivates the thrill of inflicted pain. His callous disregard for others, his
violation of the rules of human interaction is flaunted to a public hungry to
shred their pent up “trying” to be nice in a world that has failed to reward
their efforts.
There is no one, no thing, no idea or commonly agreed upon
value or behavior so compelling that Trump will hold to it rather than destroy
or ignore what others might cling to as a fundamental ingredient of human
interaction.
And he knows his public, his audience.
He brings out what is the worst part in all of us and relishes the
effect of his efforts.
I have an image that he is laughing, enjoying the show. Will he ever give up?
I doubt it. Even if
he loses this election, he will declare himself a winner. Like Nixon, he will emerge from the rubble of
defeat and spring forth into victory, if not today, tomorrow.
Clinton is not so different
She too has suffered defeat and come
back a winner. She is a woman who
exemplifies the aura of power by assuming the macho man image of power. She is not soft, not feminine. In her years as Secretary of State she did
not shine in the success of compromise, the results of hard won negotiations. Rather she is known for her embrace of death
(of others), her hunger for War with Iran.
She displays, flaunts an obvious lack of kindness, or an embrace of
human fragility.
She is strong and for
Hilary Clinton strong is similar to Trump’s.
A self-aggrandizement, a power display that does not shrink from delight
in death, torture.
She is not honest,
nor is Trump. Lies flow from her mouth, as Trump is quick to
point out. And she is greedy.
How did she and her husband amass the great wealth they now
enjoy? What was Whitewater all about and
this latest fiasco where she took money that was raised to support Democratic
candidates at the State level and put it to work for her cause, not theirs.
Note how often she gets caught, exposed. Why is that?
Clinton might be a woman but she long ago abandoned the
feminine agenda.
Clinton lacks to a fault the values of femininity that woman
own and display without fear of being less of a powerful person in the eyes of
others. She has to be tough, tougher
than a man to appear powerful enough to be President of the United States., or
so she seems to think. And that makes
her all too similar to Trump’s power for Powers sake.
Her Emails, written on her personal account cannot be
dismissed. Is she sloppy, insensitive to
the ramification of her actions? Is she
prone to mistakes, carelessness? What
was she thinking or what did she fail to think when she used the unsecured “private”
account?
Although her hunger for war, torture, absolute use of her
potential military power mirrors Donald Trumps, her lack of attention to
important details might make Clinton a more dangerous President than
Trump. Will she accidently ignite a
nuclear device? He won’t. If that device is activated, Trump will do it
with intent, deliberation and possible glee at his own sense of power, while
Clinton will hoover in the background waiting for others to deal with the ‘
Fallout’.
What will she do with the over accumulation of personal data
amassed by our government? Will it be different from Donald Trump? Both are to be feared.
We are left with virtually no choice this election. Maybe that is the way it has always been but
now we are more informed, more involved.
We know the fix is in and we can’t win regardless of which candidate we
“chose” to endorse.
Third party candidates have been effectively wiped off the
map. Our vote, once deemed precious,
means nothing.
Linda Zises
7/2016
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