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Leading From the Rear(end)
How one infantile orange moron has changed the English language
Although much of the world has fallen in recent years to the onslaught of mindless populism, the USA is still gamely ahead of the surging crowd.
While Brexit and Bolsonaro and Babiš and all other examples of our Age of Morons herald the end of Western civilization, Trump stands alone for his overwhelming stupidity and complacent ignorance about absolutely everything. He is also the only genuine sub-human in the heap, a screeching blustering creature possessing only the worst traits of humanity without a single redeeming element.
This means that, whereas Brexit is now merely a synonym for brainlessness and perhaps also ineptitude, the word Trump has gifted unto the world a wide range of new expressions:
As thick as a Trump has replaced as thick a brick
Shortly after his election I was walking along a path strewn with the excrement left by dog owners whose religion presumably precludes them from worrying about anyone else on the planet. Ahead of me a man and a woman were trailing along behind their excited toddler. Suddenly I heard the woman shout, “Henry! Don’t step in the Trump!”
Having a Trump has replaced having a dump
