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Originally Posted by Jim Moonan
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What new American proverb can we conjure that captures the essence of how Trump got to where he is now? What is the cautionary tale? The moral of the story? There's got to be some parable to be had from this all. Not that I think we should go all biblical or anything...
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It's the co-dependent relationship of Echo and Narcissus. She feels voiceless without him, and he needs her adulation, although he despises her.
I tried to write a poem about it, but I failed--readers seemed to have assumed that I was talking about Melania, or about female supporters of Trump, rather than about an aggrieved and insecure segment of society, over and over again, throughout history, ready to support the next autocrat who will tell them how great they used to be and how ill-treated they've been lately. Maybe I'll workshop that one. I'd like to get it right.