The God-King Can Bleed
The God-King Can Bleed I was eating dinner with my sons the other night discussing President Trump when my eldest son said, “Maybe his real purpose is to let us know that the god-king can bleed.” I was interested. “Go on,” I said. He paused, “It’s like in the movie 300 when Leonidas told Xerxes that ‘we may all die but at least we will show the world that the god-king can bleed.’” Pretty cool metaphor. For the most part, I am less interested in Trump’s personal flaws and his outrageous twitter behavior. What does interest me is the corrupted system within which we live, and the fact that he seems to be the only person willing to talk about it. His rise is not surprising to me at all, and the handwringing about how he has garnered such support makes me laugh. Of course many people want to vote for him. I mean, who in the heck wants the alternative? To vote for people who denigrate you and your beliefs, call you ...