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To clarify:
Donald Trump is a madman. That is sub-optimal. BUT !
D.J. is not the only nut-job in the solar system.
What severely compounds the alarm:
a) Trump is president of the United States
b) he was elected to the office, despite other less horrendous candidates on the ballot.
Here
@CV.us we not only engage the public discourse on current events. We apply satire to help sharpen the point.
The word "malaprop" inspired by a character in Richard Sheridan's 1775 play
The Rivals, known for her verbal blunders.
malaprop
the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
especially the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malaprop
BUT !
For those not familiar with this etymology may wrongly surmise:
- mal: a prefix meaning bad, &
- prop: an abbreviation for "propeller". Think of it as a malaprop about "malaprop".
How many MAGA voters could provide a cogent explanation of the electoral college? "Electrical" college is a malaprop that satirizes them in general, and perhaps Trump voters in particular.
It'll take a Constitutional amendment to get rid of our ec.
Until then we're stuck with it. At least we can satirize, reflecting the kind of ignorance that helps elect a man like Trump to the U.S. presidency.