First Kim Jong-Un said…
North Korea threatens 'packs of wolves' to 'strangle' US after latest round of US sanctions https://t.co/fLvfNV61S2
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 8, 2017
Then Kim Jong-Orange said…
NEW: Pres. Trump says if North Korea continues threats "they will be met with fire, fury and frankly power." https://t.co/SWO0KcJhxx pic.twitter.com/CVS1Brfm8g
— Good Morning America (@GMA) August 8, 2017
As I mentioned on Twitter, wolves, lacking thumbs, are uniquely unsuited to the task of performing strangulation, whereas nuclear warfare is all about unleashing fire and fury. To be fair, Kim Jong-Un could be the victim of poor translation or may be employing some obscure local idiom that doesn’t resonate in another language (Americans who are temporarily plagued by phlegm, try telling foreigners you have “a frog in my throat” — you’ll get quizzical looks!). But let’s say Twitler wins this round of blood-curdling threats issued by nuclear-armed narcissists with bad hairdos.
One phrase in Twitler’s full statement (such as it is) troubles me even more than the fire and fury part: “frankly power.” Thanks to his father’s industrious bigotry and avarice, Trump has felt powerful all his life. His increasingly unhinged behavior since he was sworn in strikes me as the steady decompensation of a walking collection of untreated personality disorders who is confronted for the first time, at age 70, with intolerable limits on his power. Let’s hope he doesn’t fixate on ICBMs as unnatural male enhancement.
Open thread!