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Trump would like to be a king – or some kind of monarch¹. In fact, he was known to have explicitly expressed such an idea. Lord Peter Mandelson, the newly appointed UK ambasador, invited the recently inaugurated Trump to a traditional British tea. After exchanging the usual pleasantries, Trump said, “I really admire you English and your royalty. I think I would really like being a king here.”
The Ambassador said, “Mr. President, in order for you to be a king, the United States would have to be a kingdom. Your Constitution would not allow that.”
So Trumps then said, “Well maybe I could be an emperor. I like the sound of Emperor Trump.”
The Ambassador shook his head and said, “Sir, in order for you to be an emperor, the United States would have to be an empire, but it isn’t.”
Trump persisted, “Well, what about that place with all the gambling? Could I be a ruler like that guy?”
The Ambassador said, “Do you mean Monaco? That is a principality. The United States is not a principality, so you cannot be a prince. I am afraid that as long as you are in charge, the United States must remain a country.”
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Cute story, but not quite true: the US IS an empire. It’s retained several colonial possessions, e.g. Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands. The US fought a bloody war to occupy the Philippines. American hegemony has made it an empire over which the sun never sets.
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Should we recognize the photo of the ear-covering person? I don’t, but still like the cartoon. In the English colonized parts of the world, they call a “machete” a “cutlass.” Not a criticism, just an observation. In Honduras, all males carry them, pretty much everywhere, except in the cities (Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula) where they can carry them but they must be sheathed or wrapped in paper. There is also a super abundance of one-handed males.
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dsyohalem, there is an old saying: “He who lauchs last…didn’t get the joke (maybe I should have spelled it c-u-n-t-r-y)..
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Dear George,
And he who laughs not at all, in the belief that the obnoxious should not be validated?
As John Oliver deplores English history, so do I deplore American. (not claiming equivalence in satire. Just accuracy in satire.)
US Out of North America!
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The USA is in a constitutional crisis. The courts are able to rule on the convicted felon’s actions but there is nothing to enforce the rulings. It is congress that must act and it has already indicated which way that will go. BTW – why are there cabinet members if the convicted felon is taking charge of all cabinet agencies? Little Marco has lost his department, alleged wife beater and drunkard defense has lost his agency….Waste of money appointing them – Elon (SKUM) should fire them and save their wasteful salaries and benefits.
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