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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald Trump and the Pinocchiolian Pied Piper Syndrome
Note: This article was published in the Lufkin Daily News nearly two years ago and it remains a good read. Check out the interactive link at the end for an artistic representation of the Liar in Chief.As a child there were two stories that were often told to us that were repeatedly used to teach critical lessons.
Pinocchio was a character whom his creator wanted to be like any other little boy. He proved a big disappointment yet was like many boys in several ways except for two things. The first was that he was actually a wooden puppet. The second was that he was a wooden puppet with a propensity for lying. He was not a good liar because every time he lied his nose would extend. The lie was exposed. It showed on his face. He fooled no one. Everyone was aware of his untruths.
The second story was of the Pied Piper. There was a town that had a great rat infestation and needed to have them removed. The Pied Piper vowed he was able to remove them as he played his pipe by charming them right out of town. When the townspeople refused to pay him he chose to treat their children just as he had the rats and they also followed him. By the way, the word Pied means red. That will be significant shortly.
So why the two stories? What is the purpose for writing an article on two fictional characters? Well, though they are fictional, there is a modern day living incorporation of them embodied in the person of former President Donald J. Trump. He is the most prolific liar American politics has ever known. The volume of his lies is beyond what anyone has ever known and although his nose does not grow his lies are apparent to all who hear him speak.
He is also the embodiment of the Pied Piper for in his red MAGA apparel while using his Twitter account Mr. Trump has led millions from a place of sense and security to corrupt election recounts in Arizona, Capitol insurrection in D.C., frenzied rallies of supporters dancing to the music applied to his grandest lies and the emptying of pockets of supporters actually paying him while he robbed them at the same time.
Read more: https://lufkindailynews.com/bright_star/bright-star-donald-trump-and-the-pinocchiolian-pied-piper-syndrome/article_47be929d-261f-5e25-b592-a78e98bf22e3.html
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Donald Trump and the Pinocchiolian Pied Piper Syndrome (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Mar 2023
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Excellent comparisons, the only difference is that TFG was the one responsible for the rat infestation
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2023
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Most Excellent
Rhiannon12866
(206,016 posts)2. Excellent comparisons, the only difference is that TFG was the one responsible for the rat infestation
In the first place! But with his obsession with money - I still believe that he only ran for office in the hope of collecting campaign contributions - now that is spot on! And, as we have seen, he is also obsessed with revenge, will turn on any former ally who he believes has crossed him.