Trump and Macbeth

[horses4courses]

An article to make conservatives cringe.
You all know that I live for that.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/worl...done-1.4319954

It’s hard to believe, four centuries after Shakespeare, that the fear of being unmanned is still so potent that it could wreck a country. But it is. And it has. Donald Trump’s warped view of masculinity has warped the US’s response to a deadly pandemic. And Trump doesn’t even have a diabolical Lady MacTrump whispering in his ear, goading him about being a man. He goads himself, fuelled by ghostly memories of his autocratic father.

Even Trump’s allies are baffled about why he can’t fake a sense of compassion and competency. He has made enough cheesy movie cameos even one hawking cheese-stuffed Pizza Hut crust – that he should know how to pretend to be halfway human.

[PaceAdvantage]

I see the "Fred Trump" talking points were released this weekend....and worldwide no less.

You guys are a HOOT!

Could you be any more transparent? Jesus...

[Tom]

The Irish Times......

[Overlay]

The plot of Macbeth was already re-enacted to perfection (even if unintentionally so) by Kennedy and Johnson, as highlighted by Barbara Garson's satire Macbird. The similarities have always been astonishing to me.

[Tor Ekman]

I’d wager the OP has never even read Macbeth

[TJDave]

Originally Posted by Tor Ekman

I’d wager the OP has never even read Macbeth

Who/what is OP?

[Tor Ekman]

Originally Posted by TJDave

Who/what is OP?

The original poster ... or in this case, the original poseur

[horses4courses]

I would wager heavily that I've read a lot
more Shakespeare than Trump ever has.

Trouble is, he'd lie about it.
Can't be trusted for a second.

[Tor Ekman]

And I’d wager a good lizard’s leg and howlet's wing that you are full of shite