CHAOS AND CONFUSION
(what me worry!)
thoughts when looking at the world's largest Ukrainian Easter egg… in Canada… 1979…
No matter what happens, 50 years from now Donald Trump will be known as the most remarkable President ever. Within six weeks from taking over the reins of what was known at the time as the most powerful nation in the world, the nation lost its power, but its President became the most powerful man in the world. Not because of his wit, but because his cronies figured out who to bully at the right time, where to create chaos and how to blind the world with utter confusion.
As a kid my favorite literature was MAD Magazine. Spy vs. Spy by Antonio Prohas; the crazy adventures of Don Martin. At high school I always greeted my friends with MAD mascot Alfred E. Neuman’s “What Me Worry” and I decided on a motto to shape my life: Chaos and Confusion is my Ultimate Goal. Life after school became chaotic indeed and I confused a lot of people, including myself. Still, I failed to color outside the lines.
Thus, my jealous obsession with the hustler who failed in almost everything but maximizing my maxim: Chaos and Confusion is my Ultimate Goal. His minions used Chaos and Confusion as tools to fulfill the craziest goals. Total Chaos gave the upper hand in territorial conflicts and under the umbrella of National Confusion even the most unpopular measures were applauded by the admirers of the regime.
We remember how shaking a big bag of coins influenced the 2025 election in Greenland and how that country chose independence from Denmark - and dependence from Washington. We remember how he devastated the Canadian economy and succeeded in incorporating that country as 51st State of the Union just before designated P.M. Mark Carney was supposed to take over the scepter from Justin Trudeau.
Letting the Gazans return to the ruins of their cities and then luring them back out with truckloads of money was a smart move. Smarter than buying the strip from Israel. Most of the area still looks apocalyptic, but the first casinos are just as packed as the beaches in front. Handing out free chips to the neighbors even appeased the staunchest members of the Tehran aristocracy. All is quiet now in the Middle East.
At home things are different. Robots in our factories are now producing the trinkets we used to import from China. Most chickens have been eaten, and omelets are now illegal. Even if you want to pay taxes you can’t. The IRS has closed its doors. School nurses are overworked since the end of Medicare. Obamacare is replaced by long lines at shelters for the homeless. No more hand-outs to the entitled.
The only thing that hasn’t changed is Chaos and Confusion about the Ukraine. Oh, our President really tried to offer Putin what he wanted. But Putin is equally adverse to hand-outs. He doesn’t want Kyiv handed on a platter, he wants The Win.