Diana’s Little Corner in the Nutmeg State: The Branding Of The United States!

Sunday, December 21, 2025

The Branding Of The United States!

I want you to look at all these images...

Trump Tower - NYC

Trump Tower - India

Trump Golf Course - Ireland

U.S. Department of Labor - Washington DC
Doesn't that look Orwellian from 1984

Trump Ballroom - White House

Arc de Trump - Washington DC

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

George Orwell wrote: "When the brand becomes the state, the citizen becomes the customer"—But for Trump they are shills.

What are your thoughts?

Updated: 12/25 @ 4AM

Trump now wants a battleship named after him!

1 comment:

Richard Nelson12/23/25, 12:34 PM
Now he wants a new series of deadly warships named after him. In one way that is proper as he is a deadly person to many. Here is the start of an essay I am preparing, "The most lethal warships to ever be built and the Biggest, the Bravest, the Boldest, the Best lacks any moral authority. Oh, these sins of Caesar’s men. Amazing, really, when you come right down to it as those in power celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace and those with no power are taken for a ride. Our rebellion should never be a smorgasbord, folks."
So what does our rebellion should never be a smorgasbord folks? Can we pick and chose what we like or dislike of what comes out of a authoritarian ruler and his followers. Will the fear of China, Russia or whomever overtake us and as long as the bombs drop somewhere else we are ok with our hundreds of flavors of jelly. From Mary's song we hear this, "He has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty." Now as we wait for the words to become action let us sort out what can be possible in the new world, the things that will not bring mold of the old with us. There are over 771,480 homeless people in this country I am sure we can gather some ideas from them.
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You've got to be taught
To hate
And fear
You've got to be taught
From year
To year
Its got to
Be drummed in your dear little ear
You've got to
Be carefully
Taught
You've got to be taught
To be
Afraid
Of people
Who's eyes are oddly made
And people who's skin is a different shade

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