Donald Trump — For All the Wrong Reasons

Only a few reasons are out there when it comes to why Donald Trump does anything. Pretty women, fame, and fortune seem to top the short list. Some say there are few if any others, but if we look at the international scene, he is ahead of even progressive Democrats. 

First, he made friends with Vladimir Putin (formerly of the KGB). Was it to end the Cold War? A Trump Tower in Moscow as an International Conference Center is more likely. The two leaders would prefer Peace Treaty conferences moved from Geneva to Moscow, each for their own reasons. Putin would like to restore Russia to its leadership role under the Czars. Trump would just like to shake things up, add to his rent rolls, and provide a venue for a formal Peace Treaty with North Korea and a subsequent Nobel Peace Prize for himself. Trump a Peace Laureate?

He’s been working on it. He has already held talks with Kim Jong Un on turning the Cease Fire of 1953 into a real Peace Treaty. To show that he means it, he has unilaterally cancelled the annual War Games the US has been holding with (not against) the South Korean military. Kim Jong Un has already said he would dismantle his nuclear works once a formal Peace Treaty is signed with the US. The best the two sides have been able to achieve since the 1953 Cease Fire has been a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The president of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, is all for rapprochement. In the Inter-Korean summit Talks of April 2018 he and Kim signed the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity, and Unification of the Korean Peninsula. So who is against a Permanent Peace Treaty? Maybe only John Bolton (of the white mustache), the perennial war hawk.

For Trump, a Nobel Peace Prize would also add a cool $1 million to his coffers. And, who knows of the unexpected opportunities that may come up. The last model Peace Treaty was signed between Tibet and China in 821 CE (AD). In the Treaty, the Kings were given all due respect — the Kings were referred to as the Great King of China and the Great King of Tibet, the Miraculous Divine Lord. Such titles would surely suit The Donald. 

All well and good, but Trump may have painted himself into a corner with his Border Wall to keep illegal immigrants out. The Gadfly Revelry & Research Team met to discuss the matter, and found a way out for one who can change his mind when it suits him.

US Law states that any immigrant with a green card or any other color may appeal for Sanctuary. Indeed, many of the immigrants from Central America — Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and others — have come to the US to escape danger, persecution or deep poverty. The Pilgrims,four centuries ago, came for religious freedom.

The R&R Team suggests that Donald just re-purpose the Wall. He can start by renaming it the Diego Rivera Wall in memory of the early 20th century Mexican muralist. Anyone who worked with such large scale frescoes would surely be attractive to Trump who was an artist in his own right. [The Art of the Deal.] 

In fact, such a tradition already exists in Honesdale PA. the county seat of conservative Wayne County.  The Great Wall of Honesdale displays large format paintings and attracts many artists.  

So, for the right reasons or wrong, if Donald Trump can bring Peace, end the Cold War, reunite North and South Korea, and welcome immigrants (artists and others) we can give him credit for such worthy achievements. The Donald will have made America Great again.