(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . The Trump Letters, vol 2 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-12-28 [In response to Trump’s perpetual whining...about the strength of autocrats and his hatred of democracy, his distaste for immigrants, and his willingness to rip up the Constitution and become America’s dictator, I humbly submit the following essay.] Dear Mr. Trump, In the grand and often slapstick playhouse of American politics, it is seldom that a character as vibrant and unique as yourself trots upon the stage, cape billowing, spotlights dazzling. Your performance has emboldened the paperbacks of political satire. I, a humble but cheeky chronicler armed with nothing more than a quill dripping with irony, find myself again at the drawing board. Firstly, we must address the fanfare you’ve composed with autocrats—those great maestros of authority and restriction—whose affinity for the singular voice in a chorus has stirred within you a palpable adoration. Your tribute, seemingly sung in a harmonious triptych with messieurs Putin and Orban, has cast a somewhat sardonic shadow over the age-old sonnets of American democracy. The pitch of your tune, suggesting a preference for a singular ruling voice, could almost be mistaken for a wish to conduct your orchestra sans the messy involvement of other, let’s say, instrumentalists. In your mercurial critique, you’ve painted immigrants with such a broad and dark brush that the Statue of Liberty asks forgiveness for contemplating a dip in the harbor to avoid being tarred with the same stroke. The poisonous vocabulary you employ would imply that the American Melting Pot is less a fondue of freedoms and more an alchemist’s crucible intent on brewing discord. How could we forget, dear sir, that the very foundations of this nation rest upon the refusal of colonial subjects to be dictated by the whims of a crown? At the same time, you are trying on tiaras in the mirror of leadership. George Washington might blush—or turn rather stern—at the comparison. His humble exit staged a precedent for democratic grace, where your stage directions seem to call for the spotlight to linger just a bit too vehemently on your monologue. And then there’s that delightful moment when you engaged us with youthful vigor about ruling as a “dictator” on the issue of immigration. The sheer audacity of that assertion was such that one could almost hear the quills of the Founding Fathers dropping to the floor in shock, the echoes of their fervent declarations about equality and governance by the people resonating through time like a misfired cannon at a reenactment of the Revolutionary War. Speaking of our prodigious patriarchs, would they not be aghast at the stark contrast between their noble aspirations for a land governed by checks and balances rather than the unchecked whims of an autocrat? Their cherished Declaration of Independence—a poetic dance of ideals, where every step, every word was choreographed to rebuff the iron grip of autocracy—would seem quite the antidote to the feverish spells of despotism you toy with. Ah, the Washingtonian exhortation of a government’s likeness to fire—a comforting hearth or a consuming inferno, depending on the stewardship—has been inscribed for us, yet the tinder of your rhetoric often sparks fears of a somewhat different blaze than the one intended to warm the hands of liberty. Despite the high drama and sometimes farcical turns, this nation’s stage has been chiefly a robust forum of vibrant debate because, as George Washington averred—virtue, morality, and religion are “indispensable supports” in this grand experiment of democracy. While we must agree that education guards the walls of freedom, it sometimes seems that the lessons of history struggle to penetrate the fortress of your convictions. As you court the populace with promises distilled from the goblets of absolutism, remember that America is a land ever so aloof to the seductions of a sovereign. Our shared narrative, richer than the stoutest of ales, has always had a penchant for the light of liberty rather than the shadow of a scepter. Indeed, the script of this country is one of enduring democracy, a saga that undulates through epochs and survives even the most vainglorious attempts at rewriting. America’s script is an arc blessed by the strife and toil of immigrants—perhaps including those of your illustrious heritage—forged in the crucible of the very diversity you now cast as the villain. Thus, as I pen this missive of mirth mixed with earnest dystopic dread, know that it is etched with the indelible ink of a patriot’s love for the tender, raucous, and ever-resilient symphony of American democracy. So, in this vein, decreed not by monarchical mandate but by the volition of a free pen, I extend an invitation, not as an exile but as an option for your perusal: If the siren calls of the Russian tundra or the Hungarian plains coalesce more sweetly with the narrative you wish to author, remember that even those lands will never quite capture the unrestrained, sometimes raucous, but always vibrant chorus of this grand republic. And with aplomb and perhaps the faintest strain of melancholy, I sign off, not with a flick but a flourish of my quill, hopeful that the currents of history will find us all enlightened by our shared story—a narrative that long outlives the players upon the stage. Most satirically yours, F.P. Dunneagin [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/28/2214308/-The-Trump-Letters-vol-2?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/