A child, a symbol of innocence, of the future, of hope as a leader of the world. We forget that children are also closer to emotions and the expressing of them. They will go up to anyone and ask a personal question, not so much to be nosy as to gain information. They can be cruel to others, bully others, even hurt others. They can be twisted into different directions, many not so good. They also lack a certain level of ability to weigh things carefully with a look towards the long run, the future. They can be fickle. And yet, children are the joy of life to most people, can give unconditional love, and are ready to learn and become good adults. They have the enthusiasm we need to change the world and get it back off the ledge. But......
When a child is found to be in a man's body, that is not so good. That is the child who never grew up, who wants with a child's level of demand, with a child's eye view of the world - the egotistical self centered world - and who has never truly learned the art of negotiation with other grownups in a respectful atmosphere, has never truly developed a vocabulary of an adult and seems to be stuck on the use of a limited one, unable to find truly descriptive adjectives. Hence the constant use of very and interesting or tremendous, etc. Some of these words were banned in my classroom as they were overused, trite and did not truly convey meaning and detail.
But today we have many children who are in places of responsibility, who see the world from within their own orbs and can see no other opinions as valid or even legitimate. Our Village is ruled - and yes, I purposely use that word - by one and his minions who are stuck in childhood with the bullying techniques, the 'I'll getcha' behavior', the inability to truly weigh questions and decisions from other viewpoint, from long term viewpoints. It is an administration devoured by negative attitudes and emotions and is grievously harmful to the Village. It is infected with the 'secret' club meetings and decisions and the constant theme of getting one over on the opposition, even is that means bad contracts for the Village, or even contracts that are signed after voting and after they have been secretly altered.
To be led by a child in a grown up body is dangerous. Look around the world and see the dictators growing apace. Their demands are all serious in their consequences, but are also childish in derivation. It is all mine, all the time and if you do not like it, then I will get you gone, out of the game, except that this is not a game of childish results, but one of life altering consequences.
No one leader is more childish, dangerously childish, than Donald Trump. He has his own gang, his own club, with the top recruits being his family members of the next generation, raw and untrained, unable to deal with adult issues. So Ivanka sits in her daddy's chair at a meeting like the four year old sits in his mommy's chair, at her desk, on a visit to work. His sons bring 'prizes' or try to bring prizes home in order to win prizes and love. And the rest of his crew follow along, doing the wrong thing, run around in circles because there is no adult amongst them, or they have sidelined the one or two adults nearby. And what does one do with a supposed President who comments on the physical appearance of the wife of another leader, on camera, and makes sure to repeat it to the husband, Macron!!!She took a step back, holding on to the arm of Melania. Poor Melania!!!
And, as is usual, when children get in over their heads, it is truly a bad scene. Bad things happen - bigly bad, so sad, tremendously bad. They deal with the wrong people and even if by accident, the possibility of red lines, their crossing, perilous consequences are all there. Hence we have the mess with Russian interference and Trump seemingly thinking that asking, "Were you involved with the meddling in the election? or, as he says, in a totally different way, "Were you involved with the meddling?" and if you see the difference, please email!! - this was enough to accept a "No. I was not."???
We get smelly atmospheres and questionable behavior. We get a "suicide" of a major participant in the soliciting of Russian information. We get too many stories, for children think that words are magical and if we deny some words, then the new words are the be all and end all and the solution to the matter. But that is not so.
Children have no place in government. Yes, okay, in Student Council with adult supervision and guidance, but not in political entities of world wide consequence. Children who never grew up do not have a place either. They are way too dangerous for the fate of countries and indeed the world to be placed within their hands and minds. And Lord, even that smirk of Trump's belongs on a maliciously victorious child of the bully category.
Time to retire the children and put some adults in place. Time for DeVos to learn that no, girls do not generally make up stories of rape and assault, and no, claiming they were drunk and the girl changed her mind later on - nope, does not fly, especially when there are drugs and multiple assailants! Not even a grizzly bear in sight. Time for the other children to learn how to play nicely, to talk as adults, to compromise, rather than make threatening demands. Time for the bully in chief to go - here in the Village and out there in DC and further out there in the world.
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