07-03-2020, 07:12 PM
In reference to Donald Trump having a pointless celebration of himself -- excuse me, the Fourth of July in the presence of the heads of great figures of American history who would vomit if they ever found out about President Trump:
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Allusion to Vincent's Starry Night.
![[Image: 300px-Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/300px-Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
The word disaster is literally derived from the astrological concept that bad positions of the stars in people's lives bring such calamities as sudden death, bankruptcy, criminal convictions, and perhaps even ship sinkings.
In the case of people making a pilgrimage to see the Great and Glorious Leader celebrate the Fourth -- for some that celebration could be their last celebration of the Fourth. COVID-19 kills. If I took no chances with AIDS, I would take none with COVID-19.
In any event, I have just shown you one of the greatest political cartoons ever. Pulitzer Prize, folks!
![[Image: bd0195be01310cbce2015f532574854a64171045...=600&h=372]](https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bd0195be01310cbce2015f532574854a64171045b1b8cae9e62bfd3474642b13.jpg?w=600&h=372)
Allusion to Vincent's Starry Night.
![[Image: 300px-Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/300px-Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)
The word disaster is literally derived from the astrological concept that bad positions of the stars in people's lives bring such calamities as sudden death, bankruptcy, criminal convictions, and perhaps even ship sinkings.
In the case of people making a pilgrimage to see the Great and Glorious Leader celebrate the Fourth -- for some that celebration could be their last celebration of the Fourth. COVID-19 kills. If I took no chances with AIDS, I would take none with COVID-19.
In any event, I have just shown you one of the greatest political cartoons ever. Pulitzer Prize, folks!
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.