I woke up to the news on Radio 4 that the visit of US President was to face some demonstrations tomorrow. They were interviewing two women one of whom was a US Republican and then introduced as "the keeper of the Trump balloon" or some other nonsensical title. This one sounded like a 11 year old girl who should stick to reading The Bunty and having lashings of ginger beer and cake.
Trump is an individual who amazes, amuses, impresses and horrifies me in equal measure. Whatever you make of this man he doesn't give a shit which in this day and age is rather refreshing. We have got used to mealy mouthed, hypocritical and virtue signalling politicians and political activists.
It is an important state visit. Everyone has a right to protest but I fail to see the point of this demonstration. Trump is well who he is and democratically elected President of our strongest ally. It does not escape me that in three days we will be celebrating D-Day which would never have happened with the support of American soldiers, sailors and airmen who laid down their lives alongside our armies so that not just this country but Europe could be free once more.
Our "special relationship" may be a wee bit one sided (and always has been) but the USA is our ally and the strongest force in the free world. It is right we should have the strongest relations possible with the USA without becoming the "51st" state. I'm British and proud of my country and it's people. Not perfect but then no nation is or ever has been. We all sit at our keyboards freely typing today because of the sacrifices of the previous generations some of whom are still with us to return to the beaches of Normandy on Thursday.
Those that hit the streets tomorrow are led by some of the worst this country has to offer. the quislings, communists and pacifists who would overthrow or sell out our freedoms for dead ideological dreams.
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