Donald Trump: Patriot and Altruist

I avoid seeing anything of the Republican convention but I think I heard a little of Vance's speech this morning on the radio. I believe Vance was portraying Herr Donald as a patriot and altruist who gave up a wildly successful business career to serve his country. 

And if you believe that I've got a Yale law degree I'll sell you cheap. Donald was the fucked-up son of an asshole developer. Daddy's daddy owned a hotel cum brothel. Vance's momma was a crack whore so you see the affinity. But even Trump portrayed himself as a dick. 

Think back. He postured himself as a ruthless, pragmatic businessman who'd be ruthless and pragmatic on our American behalf if elected. As though the country wasn't already run by ruthless asshole businessmen. His innovation was in admitting it so openly. 

But, altruist.

Even Trump's grand-daddy was a draft dodger. But it's not about reality. It's about the magic-dust of forgetfulness, which is presumably being spread through the ventilation and ductwork at the convention. This is of course about the Lost Cause.

The romanticizing of the hideousness and inhumanity of the Old South and slavery. The Big Lie filled the same brain space and fed the same emotional need for escape. Escaping the guilt and shame. And compensating, by portraying yourselves as better. 

Not just okay but cleansed. So they're 'saved' and we aren't. They're the patriots. They're the creators and we're the takers. They're real Americans and we aren't. Ah, forgetfulness. And lies. It's all about lies. And, at this point, a complete inversion of reality.