"The Emperor Has No Clothes"

Many of us remember Hans Christian Anderson’s fable, The Emperor’s New Clothes, from 1837. It is all about a vain king who was preoccupied with his appearance and his wardrobe. A pair of swindlers took advantage of this by pretending to be able to weave the finest cloth for him. Actually, no one could see the clothes, but the Emperor pretended to see the clothes and wore them (which was nothing), so he had on no clothes. Everyone was silent about the fact that he had nothing on, until a child blurted, “But he has nothing on!” Symbolically, this fable represents a situation in which people are afraid to criticize something or someone because the perceived wisdom of the masses is that the thing or person is good or important. When anyone reflects on today’s society in the United States, we could easily see the Emperor (President) wearing no clothes. Is the President seen as this Emperor? It certainly appears that way among Republicans, a party dedicated to holding power no matter how distasteful the leader is. In many instances, they have thrown good sense to the winds and allowed the President to insult the world and all compassionate, intelligent Americans. It will take conscientious Republicans to get courage up and finally stand up to say, “Hey, this guy is wearing no clothes” meaning he has no Integrity, no Respect, no Compassion, no sense of Equality, and absolutely no Love for anyone except Himself. They are not listening to the rest of the citizens, but if he continues on his path of disrespect and disregard for them and others, he will be revealed as Emperor with No clothes.

Actually, no one should care to see him naked because Stormy Daniels certainly painted that visual which was not a pretty picture. In comparison to the Hans Christian Anderson fable, it is closely resembled as how autocrats function. That Emperor had analogies with Russian leaders whose word he considered as law, and the Trump administration functions in much the same way.

Without doubt, a solid majority of Americans can see that Trump exemplifies No ethics, but a loyal group will not face that reality, and some people simply do not care. They support him in his world of pretense.

Actually, we all know that Trump has multiple material riches with expensive clothes. It is really Character, Morals, Integrity and Intelligence that he lacks and Humility, of course, he has none of that. But then, you cannot purchase any of these with a $$$$$$$$$ bill, can we?

Look around this community and see if you can locate some Emperors. Find any? Hmmm!!!