Hmmm, could we rewrite history to erase his very existence?
The year is 2059. Tom comes home from his first day of Grade 10 in a New York City secondary school. His father asks him how his first day went. Imagine the following conversation.
“Well, History class was kind of weird. We’re studying U.S. history. But the chapter covering 2025 to 2029 in our textbooks is just two blank pages. We complained to the teacher. But she said it was not a printing mistake and that we should not ask anymore about it.”
“Oh, well… I guess I can let you in on the truth. That was the second term in the White House for the Orange Turd. We’ve all collectively agreed to pretend those years never happened.”
“Orange Turd?”
“That’s what many of us called Donald Trump.”
“Donald Trump? Oh, come on! I’ve heard that story. It’s just an urban legend.”
“I wish I could say it was, son. We’ve worked hard for years to create the impression it was just an urban legend. But it actually happened.”
“No way. The urban legend goes that he was indicted in four separate criminal cases between his first and second term and was found guilty on 34 criminal counts. You expect me to believe that a guy like that really got elected to a second term?”
“Sadly, yes he did. It’s something those of us around at the time do not like to talk about.”
“You’re bullshitting me, Dad. The legend says he had an affair with a porn star called Stormy Daniels. Stormy? That’s a made-up name if I ever heard on. And he supposedly paid her $130,000 in hush money.”
“Again, all true. That’s what one of the criminal cases was about. If I recall correctly, she was the one who first called him the Orange Turd.”
“How naïve do you think I am, Dad? The legend says he wanted to make Canada the 51st state and take over Greenland. And that he wanted to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants and make Mexico pay for it.”
“As improbable as that sounds, all of it is true.”
“Sure. And I suppose he could said he could end the Israel-Hamas / Palestinian conflict in 24 hours. Same for the Russia – Ukraine war.”
“Every crazy story you’ve heard about Trump is true. He was a walking, talking shit show from day one. That’s why we pretend those years never happened. Go ahead. Google Donald Trump.”
“What the hell? There’s only one hit. It just says Orange Turd and nothing else.”
“Yup, even Google agreed to erase all mention of him. Now let’s never speak of the subject ever again.”
Could we really make it happen? Could we scrub history and erase Trump’s existence from it? Weed b Gon helps us eliminate weeds. If we all pull together, we could conjure Trump b Gone and erase him from the annals of history.
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