Avast Ye, Donald Trump

Jack R. Noel
August 19, 2023

No, I don’t think this is National Talk Like A Pirate Day. This is just me saying “stop” what you have been doing, Donald Trump in a pirate-like way.

(“Avast” is actually a command to stop. Derived from the Dutch, houd vast.)

Stop what? I mean Trump should stop manipulating his victimhood to retain or gain more devout followers who will almost surely get him into the White House again.

Maybe some people haven’t noticed but the Democrats vs Trump (endlessly recurring) feud has become symbiotic. By launching every kind of legal attack, the Democrats depend on Trump to be his usual abrasive and defiant self. One cannot continue without the other.

I’ll leave it to you readers to decide, which side is most aware of this.

Aargh! It’s my belief, mateys, that Trump is more aware of how emphasizing his victimhood at the hands of landlubber Democrats brings in donations to “help him fight” the Democrats. (Landlubber: A person who, from want of experience, is awkward or lubberly on board ship. A form of ridicule or reproach)

One thing certain is change. When Trump triumphed against Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016, the people feeling that triumph the most were what we used to call ordinary working men and women. Now, thanks to the feud, they’re just called Trump followers. But what has changed is that there are now several new candidates trying to become the official…