The author is wrong in comparing Trump to Zaphrod, because the president was supposed to distract the public from learning who was really running the galaxy. Trump shines a spotlight on who is running the country.
Yes, absolutely. Zaphod is also two headed and creates constant scandals - that's Bill and Hillary ("two for one co-presidents," "public and private positions") to a really obvious level. To hit Trump with Zaphod instead of the Clintons is an absurd suspension of disbelief by the writer, if not outright arrogant hypocrisy.
“Trump shines a spotlight on who is running the country.”
The parallels are neat, but Douglas Adams wrote this bit after visiting Italy - Where elections and corruption are simply par for the course.... We are getting close to that so the parallels are even clearer.
Many people, ESPECIALLY those here at FR need to understand that Trump -used to be- friends with these people. But I believe that he’s now “seen the light” and is out to destroy what he once was part of.
He knows that while it’s cool to be one of the Elites, the Elites don’t have a plan to hold onto it. His family, his kids and grandkids will inherit a terrible land where they will have no opportunity. That’s important to him.
Tell people to think about when gang members leave their gangs, and then speak out against them. You can’t keep looking at them and wagging your finger - “Yeah ! You YOU USED TO BE PART OF A GANG!”. They deserve legitimacy.
So yes, Trump has relationships with the enemy. But I really believe that he’s had enough of it and has divided himself from it - And now wants to destroy it.
I was thinking about this during the 2nd debate. Trump, Rodham/Clinton and Vanderbilt all on a stage pretending that they don’t know each other. It was kabuki theater. All of these people know each other, have had dinner together and share a lot of things in common.
But to watch the two parties gang up on the third was also telling.
Trump is NOT like the Douglas Adams stories. He is the reluctant leader. He wouldn’t be running for president, even though he had plenty of chances. He had plenty of chances to run for all sorts of offices but he hasn’t. Only now that things are so bad that “What have you got to lose?” has he done this.