Our Beloved Trump
By: Casey Lane
Tags: Elections, Society, Freedom, Culture, Politics

Our Beloved Trump

An American dreamboat perfect for the admiration of young women would find the spotlight in the 1970’s. His good looks might have been outdone by his charm and increasing wealth in the 1980’s. Much of America would have their chance to swoon over the real estate tycoon as he often made guest appearances on some of the most highly rated primetime television shows well into the 90’s. He was there when reality TV arrived in the new century and people tuned in weekly to hear him say those infamous two words, “You’re fired!” Everyone knew who Donald Trump was, and that is even more true today.

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What was seen on TV was only the surface. Donald Trump was raising a family, and building an empire of high-rise residentials, shopping centers, hotels, casinos, golf courses, and entrepreneurial courses. This financially talented playboy was mixing and mingling with A-list elite and pursuing the finest of women on Earth in between marriages. It seemed lots of women wanted to be with him, and so many of the guys wished they were him. Donald Trump was, and still is, a celebrity.

Celebrities come armed with adoring fans. This is normal, but rather, in a fantastical way. It’s understood they are a public persona and often play a character. Most times the image displayed is different than reality, occasionally it’s not. It’s often open to personal interpretation. That imagery is an intentional part of the formula for fantasy and imagination. It’s perfect for the fanatics of the entertainment world. It has no place in politics.

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Aspired government roles have been respectably held by famous personalities on more than one occasion. The celebrity is left behind when an individual occupies a seat in service of the people. There is work to be done, especially if elected president, and just how much people like the elected official is not important at all. It’s as unimportant as physical appeal. It doesn’t matter.

Politicians should not be loved. They should barely even be liked. Elected persons are to either be approved of, or not. Decisions made by politicians can be loathsome, or beneficial. Individuals can choose to support them, or challenge their ideas. It’s not a loving situation. That is a psychologically unhealthy attachment. It’s the same as loving your celebrity crush, which is fine, until they become the leader of the free world. Citizens of the United States of America are free to criticize each and every elected official and hold them accountable for the things done and said while holding office. The USA doesn’t need feelings complicating policies. People win elections without being loved. They win because enough people think they are more qualified than the other candidates and therefore obtain more votes than their opponents.

Our beloved Trump has cultivated a constant need for personal attention. He needs to feel loved by millions and millions of people in order to do his job. It doesn’t work that way. He doesn’t even work that way. Supporters chant, “4 more years!” He says, “How about 12 more?” Again, it doesn’t work that way. It bears repeating, people win elections without being loved because they are the best, non-emotional choice. You don’t have to attend a rally, have signs in your yard, or wear a stupid hat to cast your vote. You don’t have to be a loved public figure to win an election, not when you’re just better.

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Emphatic fanatics crazed over their beloved Trump have sacrificed many relationships in 2020. It is time to loosen the delusional conspiratorial grip and realize Donald J. Trump is just another slimy politician so he can finally, and peacefully, slip away.