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Donald Trump: Our 19th Century Boy

Well it’s plain to see You were meant for me
Yeah, I’m your boy
Your 20th century toy (T.Rex 1973)

Tony Atkinson
The Curmudgeon
5 min readJan 11, 2025

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Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

Look, we all know that Conservatism and right-wingery generally looks to the past for inspiration. But until lately we all thought that Trump and MAGA just wanted to go back to the 1950s or so. You know, that Disneyfied, Pleasantville kind of world where the (white) Man of the House comes home from work and calls “Hi, Honey, I’m home!”, to be met by an adoring wife in an evening gown carrying a perfectly-made Martini.

It seems, however, that Trump has decided to look further back. Rather than merely bringing back patriarchy and white supremacy 20th Century-style, he seems to be set on reviving 19th Century imperialism!

He wants Greenland, he wants Panama, he’s considering annexing Canada and Elon Musk has suggested he ought to ‘liberate’ the UK! When questioned about Panama and Greenland, Trump will not rule out military action to get what he wants. He seems to think ‘economic pressure’ will be enough to force Canada to capitulate. In a rare display of common sense, he has not responded to Musks’ suggestion regarding the UK.

Now this whole Imperialist thing was supposed to have gasped it’s last in the 20th Century. The short-lived Third Reich. The…

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Tony Atkinson
Tony Atkinson

Written by Tony Atkinson

Snapper-up of unconsidered trifles, walker of paths less travelled by. Writer of fanfiction. Player of games. argonaut57@gmail.com

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