When one fantasy-come-true is proof of all the rest
[ by Charles Cameron — sheer gossamer speculation about the trump effect ]
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There’s a sort of weird logic to it. Trump, the fantasist extraordinaire has indeed had one of his fantasies come true, and it’s a big one — “most powerful man on earth” — akin to being heavyweight champion of the world, but moreso. POTUS says it by implication: MPMOE makes it explicit.
Give the man credit for that, and then watch as he tosses out other fantasies — like a gambler scattering coins in a fountain after a successful night at a Vegas hotel casino — and declares them all true by extension —
biggest crowd?
if he’s the MPMOE, must be. et cetera, et cetera
if he’s the MPMOE, must be. ad infinitum
if he’s the MPMOE, must be. never before seen
if he’s the MPMOE, must be. last trump?
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This really has to do with magical thinking, or poetry as it veers towards prophecy perhaps, as in “and of his kingdom there shall be no end”.
Or so I suppose.
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Footnote:
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the most powerful person in the world right now, according to the latest ranking from Forbes. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
Putin has other fantasies, too..
