U.S.A. Titanic
U.S. A. Titanic June 12, 2017 Assaulted by late-night heartburn, I tossed and turned. Visions of the Titanic played on the movie screen of my psyche--and then, I had a moment of clarity. Titanic is an almost perfect analogy for this Presidential administration. The Republicans in power are the crew of the ship. They are the ones with the keys, the keepers of the protocol, and the rules, which they can/do change in order to promote their mission to cater to the whims of their First-Class passengers, those with the wherewithal to afford a cruise on the most luxurious vessel of the age. They could pay to play, just like the one percent of today. Assigning a role to Trump, I considered Bruce Ismay, the White Star Line executive who was hellbent on winning the race across the Atlantic, willing to sacrifice safety to increase his notoriety. Next, I thought that maybe he is more like Cal Hockley, Rose’s crass nouveau-riche fiance, who collected fine artwork, including Rose, to