The spectacle of Trump and his caravan of weirdo cronies such as Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, JD Vance, Nikki Haley and Ted Cruz continues to afford a record display of parasitic obsequiousness which is unfailingly extraordinary (to the level of a cartoon) by virtue of its collective and universal patent disregard of fact.  The relevance of truth in the upcoming federal election in the United States of America has long ago evaporated.  The contest now is one only of presentation, not unlike a high school debate such as, “Be it RESOVED THAT Little Red Riding Hood is a sexual myth”. Winning is the only objective.  And the Republicans have made that very clear.

Meanwhile Trump continues to enflame his audience with unspecified threats from without and contrasting reassurance that he is the only man who can save the world.

The assertion, aside from being utterly preposterous, is itself a threatening complement to American society which so far appears to embrace this menacing peril of reality.

Below are some of the published remarks about Trump’s stage entertainment upon official acceptance of his Republican nomination (an historic juncture which shall forever taint the legitimacy of whomever it is who is really behind Trump and pulling his strings for their unscrupulous commercial benefit):

He called illegal immigration an “invasion that is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year” and promised the “largest deportation operation in the history of our country – even larger than that of President Dwight D Eisenhower many years ago”.

More than one million Mexican immigrants were deported from the US in 1954.

In a lengthy section of one of the longest convention speeches in memory, he blamed immigrants for crime, and said: “We have become a dumping ground for the world, which is laughing at us, they think we’re stupid.”

Contradicting the fate of impoverished immigrants escaping despotic government, Trump spoke of his own recent trials as messianic:

He told the hushed crowd in detail about the recent attempt on his life, suggesting he had been saved by divine intervention.

But it is the immigration theme which appears to have captured the selfish attitude of his multitude, providing them seemingly with an excuse for poverty and lack of eduction and whatever else is wrong in their tattooed drunken lives.

“The greatest invasion in history is taking place right here in our country. They are coming in from every corner of the Earth, not just from South America but from Africa, Asia, the Middle East. They’re coming from everywhere,” Trump said.

“They’re coming at levels that we’ve never seen before. It is an invasion, indeed.”

But research shows such statements are misleading, if not false. A 2020 study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found that “undocumented immigrants had substantially lower crime rates than native-born citizens and legal immigrants across a range of felony offenses”.

It is Trump’s revitalized evangelical spirit (and obvious absurdity) which has recalled the likes of Ernest Angely.

“I’m not supposed to be here tonight – not supposed to be here,” he said. The crowd responded: “Yes, you are.”

Trump added: “Thank you, but I’m not. And I’ll tell you, I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God.”

The final bow is the recap of the entirety.

Trump is known to talk about his own perceived achievements, wealth and qualities. He calls himself one of the best presidents ever. In 2018, while president, he described himself as “really smart”.

One can only hope that these cosmic performances will run regularly and weekly because America has shown itself positioned best for entertainment and diversion, the magic of the circus, the pomp of the children’s parade, the fancy dress and the hype.

Yet it does not succeed to a vote in favour of the Republicans.  Something is missing. Well, in FACT, everything is missing. Substance.  Policy.  What exactly will they do to rule the world?  Or is it all just a spectacle? And if, as I fully suspect, it is, then Americans need something different, something with some meat and intellectual appeal, reason and thought.  Not exactly what Trump and his minions are known for.

There is some strength in the argument that, “There are two ways to get down a river; either you know where to go or where not to go”. The choice before the American public seems clear to me because, while the Republicans don’t know where to go, they can only emphasize the point which is neither alluring nor persuasive. I think it is time for Americans to decide where in the world they wish to go because there are a lot of others across the globe who have already made up their minds and it doesn’t revolve around narrowness or being unproductive and negative. Maybe it’s time to get back to the business of the people.