America has no king.
America needs no king.
Seen on the official White House Twitter feed. Donald Trump, calling himself a king.
A king.
Donald Trump increasingly reminds me of Denethor. As he threatens our nearest neighbors, as he covets lands governed by our allies, as he spurns decades-long alliances and parcels up territory not his with foes, I think of Gandalf’s indictment of the Steward of Gondor.
I think George III gets a bad rap from Americans — he was a fairly decent king, and the colonists’ issues were with Parliament specifically — but we threw off kings almost two hundred and fifty years ago.
And today, Donald Trump calls himself a king.
I will never call him a king.
Published by Allyn Gibson
A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over fifteen years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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