The song continues with words telling us that a person probably thinks the world is about him. One might think the song was written with a particular person in mind, correct?! In fact, just as an aside, music is defiant of time, with music of one generation, perhaps of a time long ago, carrying meaning over to the present.
In any case, these words tell the story of the current inhabitant of the WH. He is stuck, mired, in the selfish egocentric world of the toddler, all about "me" world, except that they are cute and he is manifestly not! In fact, his every attempt to look Presidential falls flat on its face as he cannot restrain his own mouth and tongue, his own scatterbrain, which insists that he go off script and let it rip, full steam ahead and never mind the consequences. Why? Because, like every toddler, he thinks he will get his way and all that he does is wonderful, so there ya' go!
It is now required that a mask be worn, particularly where social distancing is impossible or where there is danger of transmission and certainly as a supposed role model. So the vain old dude hid his face in the mask only when the cameras could not see him. It is "unseemly" for him to be wearing a mask. It does not go with his masculine ideal - "tall, well built, with a deep voice, a firm handshake," and a dignified aura.
Oops! Missing some things there. He is so fixed on appearance that he forgets substance and here he is, in all his glory. More and more people are catching on, but will we be able to stay ahead of all his nasty, anti democratic values and attempts to frustrate voting rights, to ward off any voters and methods that could mean his political demise? I, for one, certainly hope so and for many reasons, one of which is the worrisome harm he is doing and will continue to do to democracy in our country and in the world at large.
It is unseemly what this man and his enablers, moral cowards, have allowed him to do to the values of this country. It is unseemly how he has encouraged racial and ethnic hatreds of all sorts. It is unseemly how just plain dumb he is, how shameful to hear him speak so poorly and write so deeply immersed in illiteracy. It is unseemly that the President of the United States should sit deep into the day, on a couch, watching TV for his policy information and decisions, and tweeting maniacally and viciously as if he were a teenager. Perhaps he is stuck there as he never got a brain rewiring during his adolescent years; I do not know, but the man is so twisted that it is nigh onto impossible to untwist and figure him out, never mind fix him.
"..... a petulant child who refuses to follow the rules. " Is that how one is supposed to talk of a President and yet, how else are we, when his words and lack of understanding are mind boggling. Finally, after much urging by Schumer and Pelosi as the number of American dead edges up to 100,000, and remember, it was only supposed to be a few in Trumpworld, he has lowered the flag to half mast for three days. Fine, finally a gesture from him, but that does not fix the mess he created, nor stop the deaths and it appears to be that we will hit that benchmark of over 137,000 dead by early August, and if we opened too soon and too foolishly, well, just watch that number grow!
A twisted partisan government. Empty spaces where experts should be. Ignoring the dangers to our world. Spitting on our allies and on our tradition of democracy. Igniting huge red flares of danger with enemies, threatening all. Pulling out of world assemblies and pacts. Reintroducing nepotism, cronyism, corruption and incompetence into the government on an unimaginable scale. We can go on and on but the truth is there and clear.
Perhaps the man himself described it best. When tested for the virus for the umpteenth time, even as the rest of America is short of tests, his remark was: I tested positively toward negative,” 'Nuff said? Message clear? Truth told?
As usual, and against many odds and perilous situations, Be Well Stay Safe. Wear your masks, socially distance and do not be fools nor commit foolish deeds. It is your life and the lives of others around you. Selfishness has no place here. Just the actions of wise people who know how to do just that, to Be Well and to Stay Safe.
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