Our so-called president
is delusional if he thinks that just because good fences make for
good neighbors, high border walls make for good allies. History shows
us that high walls create bitter enemies, and exist as much to keep
resident populations inside as to keep invading hoards out. Walls
breed fear and distrust.
Rather than building
walls, we should be tearing them down and building friendships,
instead. Tackling global problems arising out of for-profit
capitalism requires global cooperation, which is most easily obtained
by gaining trust and forging friendships among nations. At a time
when humanity stands on the brink of ecocide, putting up a wall is
about as stupid as it gets.
Of course, every stupid
idea deserves a silly rhyme to commemorate it. This one's based on a
children's classic:
Grumpty Trumpty built a
high wall,
from which, soon after,
he took a hard fall.
Not all of his minions,
nor all of his kin,
could put the
Pumpkinführer together
again.
How will the Cheeto
Burrito* pay for his Great Wall? Slashing social benefits for the 99%
and giving huge tax cuts to billionaires are my two guesses.
Projected to cost a
minimum of $15 billion, Trump's Folly could easily exceed $25 billion
when the costs of defending lawsuits and typical cost overruns are
factored in. That's a lot of money to commit to a project that is
almost certain to be reversed by the next duly elected U.S.
President, who is absolutely certain to be smarter than the current
one.
*Kind of doughy, full
of shit and sprinkled with Cheeto dust (among other things).
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