The 22‑foot colossus

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Ophelia Benson

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Golden calf pig.

A towering gold statue of Donald Trump was unveiled at the president’s golf course in Doral, Florida, during an emotionally charged ceremony presided over by an Evangelical pastor.

Placed on a pedestal in a clearing of palm trees, the 22‑foot colossus depicts the president thrusting his fist into the air, echoing his defiant gesture after the attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania.

I wonder if it ever occurred to anyone involved in this that putting up a statue to yourself is…erm…not exactly a reputable way to go about things.

At Wednesday’s dedication ceremony, the sculpture was draped in white and blue fabric, resembling a Greek toga. It was encircled by a few dozen guests seated in chairs, as Pastor Mark Burns — a member of Pastors for Trump — spoke at a podium.

“Today at Trump National Doral Miami, we witnessed an unforgettable moment,” Burns wrote on social media before emphasizing that the gilded effigy was not a false idol.

Excuse me excuse me pastor sir – yes it is. If ever anything could be called a false idol it’s a giant statue of the worst human being on the planet.

The statue, of course, is both hideous and laughable. His paunch is neither concealed nor minimized.

The statue — which rises 15 feet atop a 7-foot base — was commissioned and bankrolled by a collective of crypto investors seeking to boost visibility for their memecoin, $PATRIOT, according to The Daily Beast.

Oh I see, so it’s basically a commercial.

Feast your eyes.

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3 responses to “The 22‑foot colossus”

  1. Brian M Avatar
    Brian M

    Jayzzzzzussss. How can any rational human being think this is ok? How can the attendees not burst out laughing? I mean, the “memecoin” is itself laughable, so maybe if you believe on piece of nonsense you can believe anything? See: Evangelicsl pastor.

  2. Your Name's not Bruce? Avatar
    Your Name’s not Bruce?

    …the 22‑foot colossus depicts the president thrusting his fist into the air, …

    I guess we should count ourselves lucky that it’s his fist that’s doing the thrusting….

    I wonder if it ever occurred to anyone involved in this that putting up a statue to yourself is…erm…not exactly a reputable way to go about things.

    Well, he’s got to catch up with all those other presidents who put up monuments to themselves in Washington, D.C. (And Washington naming the WHOLE CITY after hisself! That’s nerve!) And just look at Mount Rushmore, where four of them conspired to have that whole goddamn mountain carved up with their likenesses! *

    I have to wonder if his handlers, and those in the shadows and waiting in the wings for him to kick off, are encouraging some of his more outlandish excesses? Whoever they put in his place (Vance, or someone else) will look comparatively sane in comparison, and once he’s gone, Trump can take the blame for all the over-reach they inherit (but fail to give up). I remember seeing a political cartoon, years ago, showing a diminutive Kruschev up on a ladder propped against a huge statue of Stalin, heaping bodies of his own victims on top those already piled atop the head of the late dictator’s image. The caption has Kruschev saying something like “If I’d known it was this easy….” Once he’s dead, Trump will be a convenient scapegoat (should they need one), if his “legacy” ever becomes more of a liability than an asset to those who follow him.

    *But none of those guys were smart enough to set up exclusive deals for official, licenced merch. Suckers and losers!

  3. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    Something something false idols something something.

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