What Is the Difference Between a Madman and Donald Trump?
What Is the Difference Between a Madman and Donald Trump? If an ordinary citizen claimed to own the Moon, no one would take him seriously. People would laugh and say that he was crazy. But when the president of a powerful country makes such a claim, it is by no means funny. Of course, this is only a small example of Donald Trump’s understanding of power; under this understanding, the boundaries between reality and personal desire, political authority and ownership, power and justice have become blurred and even dangerous. Therefore, we should not ignore this small problem, because given the direction in which things are moving, we must be prepared to confront his unreasonable demands: today the Moon, tomorrow the Sun, the day after that, the territories of other countries, and then all of humanity! At first glance, this may seem like an exaggeration, but the real problem lies precisely in society’s contemptuous laughter at this absurdity, rather than asking, “Where does this demand com...