from the still-waiting-for-the-gun-owners-to-ride-to-the-rescue dept
I, for one, cannot wait for the commenters to show up to call this headline hyperbole. mfers please. Why don’t you just read it for yourselves, in your own god-king’s words and images:
So, what are we looking at here, you might be asking if the embed didn’t load or you’ve averted your eyes in a last desperate act of self-preservation. And if you’re just visiting here from a more pleasant alternate timeline or have just awakened from a coma, I encourage you to brace yourself for what I’m about to describe.
It is an AI-generated image of Donald Trump as Robert Duvall’s character from Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now.” Wording written in the font used for the “Apocalypse Now” poster says “Chipocalypse Now,” which suggests an impending invasion of Chipotle restaurants, rather than the impending invasion of Chicago, Illinois or, at the very least, a war on snacks that ultimately won’t be profitable for Frito-Lay.
Behind Duvall/Trump are helicopters, some fire, and the Chicago city skyline. Above it is the worst thing of all: stuff falling out of Trump’s brain directly onto the social media platform owned by the president’s trust fund, as delivered by the president’s own Truth Social account:
“I love the smell of deportations in the morning…”
Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR [three helicopter emojis]
I would imagine deportations smell like sweaty white guys in balaclavas, but what do I know. And the whole “Department of WAR” thing would be risible enough if it used the proper name for that federal agency: the Department of Defense.
We shouldn’t be sending soldiers to US cities except in cases of extreme emergencies, like widespread violent riots or to assist in federal disaster relief efforts. That Trump has decided being on defense is too pansy-ass for a department run by a guy with a likely constant BAC of 0.10% only makes this more grotesque than it already is, since it’s clear Trump prefers his military to be on the attack, rather than simply do what it can to protect our freedoms without engaging in neo-colonialist takeovers of foreign countries or, especially, cities Trump simply doesn’t like.
Then there’s the choice of imagery. You’d think the government representing the free world would try to find iconic images that can be twisted to portray it as the good guy. But under Trump, the social media accounts associated with his administration have routinely (and perhaps deliberately) depicted the government and its agencies as conquering villains.
See also this post by a Border Patrol official, in which the government chose to take the form of Darth Vader casually slaying tons of rebel soldiers:
More specifically in terms of this post: Robert Duvall’s character was just another amoral monster freed by the violence of the Vietnam War. There are no heroes in “Apocalypse Now.” There are only varying shades of evil. The only thing surprising about this post by Trump is that he didn’t align himself with Colonel Kurtz. But then again, Trump appears to be extremely sensitive about his badly-hidden male pattern baldness. Maybe that’s why he chose the guy with the hat.
And that’s only one of several things wrong with all of this. The government should not be in the business of bringing about an apocalypse, much less threatening its own citizens with the possibility of discovering firsthand why this madman has re-branded the Department of Defense. Meanwhile, all the people claiming they need assault rifles for hunting and/or fending off government encroachment are still sitting at home, waiting for Obama to force the issue by finally coming for their guns.
All the “I didn’t vote for this” people need to put up or shut up. I voted against this and I’m stuck with the reality you people created. At some point, this is going to move from rhetoric to violent military action against US citizens. And all the voter’s regret in the world isn’t going to bring anyone back to life, much less restore this nation to what it was before these robber barons reclaimed the White House.
Filed Under: chicago, defense department, donald trump, martial law, national guard, police state, rogue state, trump administration, war, what the fuck
