"Recall all the glory of the British Empire and scare the shit out of Trump!" There was a discussion about this on the news last night, where several commentators were saying the trump camp is distinctly twitchy about The Donald addressing the Commons and Lords in a joint session, as often occurs during state visits. It appear's Trump's low self-esteem might express itself by refusing to address the houses as he feels intimidated by them, and would be worried about any protests from MPs or Lords; he's considered too thin-skinned to deal with any criticism (refer to his tweets). On top of this, it looks like he's going to be foisted on Brenda for far longer than she'd like, and they intend to billet him in Balmoral where he can play golf far away from the plebs he so vocally claims to represent, but who know a fascist when they see one. Of course Theresa The Appeaser and her cabal of witless poshos and right-wing sycophants seem unable to comprehend that their actions have consequences, hence the ill-timed and frankly stupid invite. Brexit has basically rendered us as beggars on the trade table, having to snuggle up to nasty regimes and the sort of feckless bastards we should be rallying against, but of course we have no bargaining power compared to the EU or the far eastern and asian countries. If we looked like a poodle to GWB under Blair, we look like some sort of anal parasite on Trump under May, and this serves neither of our peoples any good in any way. The visit will be interesting for sure, and as long as innocent people don't die (as in the killing of Ian Tomlinson) perhaps the Great Dictator will finally understand some of us still value compassion and humanity above turning a fast buck for your mates and getting white supremacists into the White House.
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