Monday, October 1, 2018

№ 433: Lives Of Two Failed Men


Although playwright Miller would not have admitted it,
Donald Trump is Willy Loman.
BOTH Donald and Willy cheat on their wives.
BOTH are salesmen and showmen.
BOTH have two useless, moaning grown sons
created in their own image.
BOTH taught their sons to steal and to lie.
(And neither said, “Finish your spinach!”)
BOTH are addicted to enormous pomposity.
BOTH demonstrate extreme grandiosity.

People suffering from grandiose delusions believe themselves extraordinary. — Wikipedia

Willy, for reasons unclear,
is considered somehow sympathetic.
While Donald, let me be perfectly clear,
though he endangers us, is truly pathetic.

So. . .tote it all up! You do the math.
Willy's a failure. Donald's a psychopath.