The Crowning of a Turd

The Crowning of a Turd

Monday 20th January 2025

This is a sad day for America and the world as a whole. Not only are we inaugurating Donald the Digital Rapist, but in the cruelest of ironies, we chose to do it on the day we celebrate Martin Luther King. The contrast could not be more stark: Martin Luther King sacrificed his life in the pursuit of civil rights and a better America, whereas Donald Trump tried to sacrifice American democracy in the pursuit of his personal gain. 

At this point I think it is beyond question that Donald Trump is a pathological liar and bully; he is a cheat and a criminal; a sexual predator and a man who puts his own interest above the well being of any other person. Given the chance he would be a dictator, and we are close to fulfilling that aspiration. America was built on a system of checks and balances, but that system failed. Congress was too cowardly to hold him accountable for the January 6th insurrection and failed to impeach him; the courts were too slow and too easily deflected by political influence to complete the legal process. When you fail to stand up to a bully it only bolsters their ego and makes them more of a threat. It is scary to think about what happens now.

I hate Donald Trump with a passion, but I really despise the people who voted for him. How can a country be great if it’s people tell the world that lying, bullying, stealing, sexual assault, disregard for the law and trying to overthrow democracy don’t matter? Do Trump voters tell their children that it’s important not to lie, bully and steal? I imagine they do, which just makes them hypocrites, because clearly these principles weren’t important enough to change their vote. If their mother/sister/daughter was digitally raped would they look them in the eye and say “it doesn’t matter” - so why was this irrelevant when it wasn’t their relative? 

It has been many months now since the election and I have tried to distance myself from the situation. As far as possible I avoid reading any news articles relating to the incoming administration. We will see if the system of government, the designed balance of power, can step up and limit the excesses of this would-be dictator. He too will pass, but I am struggling to come to terms with the fact that in my chosen home country, the majority of the voting public thought that it was acceptable to discount the principles that I thought we all stood for, and elect this piece of shit. We no longer fly our American flag on Cotinga - we are too ashamed.

Mike