You probably think that the only thing destroying America is the authoritarianism it has embraced, led by an unhinged man and his cadre of opportunistic enablers. And you can be forgiven for that misconception, given that it is shared by most of the world.

No, the real menace to the U.S.A., according to its leader, is something that most believe no longer poses a threat to America’s sovereignty (Cuba and Vietnam are hardly rattling sabres these days, and let’s face it, China and America need each other)): communism. Aware of the spreading popularity of progressive Democrats candidates who preach anti-American values such as accessible health care and living wages, Trump used his Mount Rushmore speech as a warcry against those who would destroy his country’s exceptionalism. 

A shame that history is no longer taught in any meaningful form in Trump’s Amerika, isn’t it?

Perhaps the following is more emblematic of his country today?