Continuing with my pop-culture comparisons with the Trump presidency, I am reminded of a Jim Carrey movie called The Truman Show. In the movie, Carrey’s character, Truman Burbank, stars in a reality TV show set in the fictional town of Seahaven Island. Everyone knows this is a reality TV show, except Truman. The island is really a large sound stage inside a bubble and filming is done 24/7 via 5,000 cameras set to record Truman’s every move. Does this not sound like a Trump paradise?
Perhaps we could all chip in and have such a set built so that Trump could live out his days in the fantasy world he has tried to build over the last four years. Trump could live in his own little bubble and his Trumpers and Trumpettes could all sit around their sets and watch their reality TV star president do what he does best. He could Tweet, hold press conferences near a helicopter, play golf, and have regular campaign rallies. In this dream world he would be president for life.
This would benefit everyone as real life would go on without the daily distraction and interruption of his ego screaming for attention. The MAGA hatted faithful would get to live in the same fantasy world as their hero for as long as they like. It might be made financially viable and a profit center through merchandise sales, cable TV subscriptions, and donations from evangelicals who will seemingly donate to anyone. Trump’s tweets would only be available by paid subscription and we could hire Russian trolls to issue flattering responses.
I envision a remote location, say, Easter Island which is described as Te Pitot e Henua (Navel of the World) as it is one of the most remote places on earth. The 600+ famed statues of Easter Island, the moai, could be used for Trump rallies where he could easily claim them to be 60,000 strong. This 63 square mile island could be fitted with a mini-White House and a mini Mar-a-Lago. There would be a golf course where Trump could cheat to his little black heart’s content. The fake Oval Office would be fitted with flat screen sets that play reruns of Fox News with all his favorites. There would be Fox and Friends, Tucker Carlson, Hannity, and Ingraham.
I say it would be a win-win situation for us all. We get rid of a pest and Easter Island gets to enjoy a little blonde navel lint to go with their Navel of the World moniker.
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