In Woody Allen’s 1971 comedy “Bananas,” the new dictator of the fictional banana republic San Marcos memorably announces: “From this day on, the official language of San Marcos will be Swedish. In addition to that, all citizens will be required to change their underwear every half-hour. Underwear will be worn on the outside so we can check. Furthermore, all children under 16 years old are now 16 years old!”
This scene leapt to mind on first hearing of Trump’s executive priorities of renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, coercing Canada into becoming the 51st state, and using military force to obtain Greenland and repossess the Panama Canal. Remember the plan to lob missiles into Mexico to deal with the drug cartels?
To paraphrase Mr. Rogers: “Can you say unhinged? I thought you could!” Buckle up, you haven’t seen anything yet. God help us!
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Robert Gavlak
Midtown
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