Der TrumpenfĂŒhrer: Amerika Haben Super-MilitĂ€rParade! Nicht Satire.
Supreme Comandante-elect Donald Trump decreed that America WILL be great again, even tremendouser than the most patriotic son of Washington could have imagined. The American heart bursts in the breast of the Fatherland. Because Donald Trump has plannedâO! Be still quavering soul of America!âmilitary parades in cities! Thus records the Washington Post in its fearless interview which just repeats whatever Trump said, like the Caudillo on the Potomac canât do that himself on Twitter. Yes, he really, really said this:
âBeing a great president has to do with a lot of things, but one of them is being a great cheerleader for the country,â Trump said. âAnd weâre going to show the people as we build up our military, weâre going to display our military.
âThat military may come marching down Pennsylvania Avenue. That military may be flying over New York City and Washington, D.C., for parades. I mean, weâre going to be showing our military,â he added.
It would have been great if, at this point, the Washington Post had asked a followup question along the lines of, âSo, Mr. Trump, are you planning to turn America into a paranoid third world communist state or a paranoid third world fascist state? Could you elaborate on that?â
America has always had Memorial Day and Veteransâ Day parades. Those are usually pretty small, local affairs. And theyâre not really about celebrating the military, per se. They praise the honor and sacrifice of family, friends and neighbors who served our country.
America doesnât need military parades, because America already has the most powerful military on earth, and thereâs still no close rival, even with the buildups in Russia and China in recent years. Look, everyone, we have a state of the art military! Yeah, duh. Thatâs why my paycheck is always smaller than I thought it was going to be.
The astounding thing about this interview is, the way Washington Post wrote up the interview, itâs not clear that Trump offered any other response to the question, âHow can greatness be measured and sensed? What does it even mean?â Weâll shut down New York and Washington D.C. so that tanks can roll down the street. Thatâs how weâll be great again.
If Trump really canât understand that the American people see far more greatness in the dignity of affordable healthcare, a steady 9-5 job and the right to vote unmolested than in all the F-16 flyovers in the world, heâs going to be the last one to know when his presidency collapses around him.
