If it were possible to borrow the truthful impactful mirror from Grimm’s Fairy Tale, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” we could effortlessly reflect the tactical falsity of the popular Trump-MAGA memes. This fairytale mirror truthfully declared to the egotistical Witch (contextually, read: ” Donald J Trump”) that the young, innocent female protagonist was more beautiful than she. A quick glimpse into such a truth-telling mirror would quickly and effortlessly confirm the empirical truth and demonstrate the falsity of Trump’s eternal mendacity.
By singularly good fortune, the proverbial Dwarfs, curators of the singular Looking Glass, happen to be loyal followers of this blogspace and have generously consented to a cursory written review of some typical Trumpist tropes (Ms. White being otherwise engaged in participation in lucrative, televised cosmetic commercials). The examples are presented below, in abbreviated form; however, their composite effect is intended to render a true (mirror) image of his aberrant persona.
N.B. :[Trump perception] v. * Snow White’s Magic (Truth) Mirror:
(1) [Washington 1/6/21 event was a peaceful protest against the “rigged” election.] The Washington event was a treasonous insurrection against the Washington Capitol, supported by Donald Trump; the election was certified as valid; the disgraced Rudy Guliani seditiously approved of it, calling it a “Trial by Battle.”
(2) [The most beautiful words are “Winner” and “Tariffs”] *The most beautiful words are familial love and empathy. It seems Trump does not have the mental capacity to distinguish “tariffs” from “poker.”
(3) [Alternate facts are usually preferable] * There are no acceptable facts except those that are empirically and situationally true.
(4) [Vaccination causes autism] * Vaccination saves lives by preventing disease and is existentially vital. In our view, parents who do not have their children vaccinated should be charged with child abuse.”
(5) [Immigrants bring crime and disease] * Immigrants are more fairly described as people aspiring to be American citizens and lead a better life. Xenophobia is egregiously inappropriate to a Nation populated by immigrants and their progeny.
(6) [Trade deficits are bad and need elimination]* Trade deficits merely indicate that the U.S is purchasing goods needed for manufacture or profitable resale. Being the “purchaser” does not make one the “loser” and the seller the “winner.” Trump’s reductionist ignorance regarding international commerce is colossal.
(7) [ Women are less intellectually gifted and capable than men of making rational and appropriate decisions, viz., even in the feminine area of abortion rights]. *Women’s rights to abortion are exclusive and strictly personal; female competency is measured by the universal standards of individualized, and sexually irrelevant, capability.
(8) [Institutions of Higher Education are breeding grounds for communism and anti-American sentiment.] *Universities produce enlightened citizens and constitute, by any measure, the most valuable natural resource of a Nation, by any objective measure; and due to populist Trumpism, may become a “Threatened Species.”
(9) [Political opposition is “treasonous”] *A Democratic Republic thrives on the free exchange of diverse opinion and venerates free speech and expression.
(10) [ The Gulf of Mexico should be renamed “the Gulf of America,” Canada should be annexed as an American State, Greenland should be taken over by America] * The mirror of truth merely flashes the bold orange words, “Insanely delusional.”
(11)[ Trump is making “America Great Again,” * The mirror is uniquely suffering an uncontrollable series of deep hiccups and rapidly turning black.
(12) Together with a myriad of additional matters regarding which truthful reflection is existenially needed viz., discontinuance of Radio Free Europe and USAID, executive limitations on Health Research services, such a NIH, CDC, and on Social Security, Medicaid and other vital programs of Governmental assistance (viz., FEMA) the elimination of regulatory health protections, and a plethora of others.
We wish to thank the Seven Dwarfs for their generous loan of the Snow White magic mirror of truth and hope to invite all seven and, of course, Snow White herself if she is not too busy to Washington, D.C. in four years, to attend the predictable inauguration of the next Democratic PartyPresident.
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